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How long must you stay in Quebec after getting PR through the QSWP?

creatory

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After acquiring permanent resident status through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP), how many months or years are you required to stay in Quebec before moving to another province?
 

armoured

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After acquiring permanent resident status through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP), how many months or years are you required to stay in Quebec before moving to another province?
-You should check whether there are any specific obligations in the documents you signed. But there probably are not.

-If not, you are a PR and you have the right to move within Canada. As long as you didn't misrepresent (lie) about your intent to stay/work in Quebec, you will be okay.

-In really broad simple terms, if you've stayed more than a few months and actively looked for work/had work and got better opportunities, you're probably okay. (Having been there for several months will show you had intent and attempted to stay there)

Not because there's any magic number, but having actually stayed in the province several months and looking for work there is strong evidence you intended to/attempted to stay. Changing your path afterwards as life dictates is not forbidden.
 
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