New Residents
You are a new resident if you have recently established residential ties with Québec. A new resident can be:
- a refugee
- a person who has applied for permanent resident status from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and has obtained it
- a person who has either received approval-in-principle to stay in Canada from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or a selection certificate from the Québec government; (such as a foreign student)
- a person who previously lived in another province or territory in Canada
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Residence status and income tax
See Residence Status and Income Tax for information on:
- how we take residential ties into account in determining your residence status
- how and to what extent your income is subject to income tax the year you arrive in Québec
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