I'm sorry to butt in, but I believe the fact that the application was filed a long time ago doesn't really matter. As you know, CIC is very insistent we keep them informed about any change in our status after the application has been deposited, up to landing. In my opinion, changing the province of settlement to (or from) Quebec is a material change that needs to be communicated.TANMEX said:again
That's for Quebec Residents Applications , Not for someone who submitted his Federal Application 1 year ago .
If CIC and Quebec Immigration told him they don't know , how can you be so sure ?>
In fact, when an applicant lands the immigration officers are supposed to verify that their marital status, destination province, etc. haven't changed, in order to ascertain they are still eligible for the category they were approved under. In theory, if upon landing the OP reveals that he intends to reside in Quebec, the officer may deny him his landing and ask him to go through the proper Quebec procedure.
In my opinion, if the OP and his girlfriend decide to move to Quebec at any point before his landing, the right and legal thing to do would be to inform CIC and follow the relevant procedure. This would eliminate any confusion and would be better than trying to justify not having done so after the fact.