I Have an International Degree

• The completed and signed application for admission (sent to [email protected]).
• A copy of your birth certificate or other official proof of identity (e.g., passport, national identity card).
• The addition to the diploma or any other document attesting to the fact that you have completed one of the French programs of study listed in the appendix to the agreement between France and Quebec. This document must be sent directly to the OIQ by the concerned institution.
• Payment of your application fee. See the fee schedule to know the exact amount.
• Proof of knowledge of French.

For more information on the agreement between Québec and France and to obtain the list of recognized French programs, consult the regulation.

For the list of countries concerned, click here.

If your country is included, the documents you will need to provide are listed below.

Otherwise, see the list for countries without an agreement (below). Please note that only documents sent in electronic format are accepted (no paper documents).

• A completed and signed application for admission.
• A recent photograph.
• A copy of your birth certificate or other official proof of identity (e.g., passport, national identity card).
• A transcript for each degree in support of your application. These must be sent directly to the OIQ by the concerned institution.
• A copy of all academic diplomas supporting the application. These copies must be certified by the educational institution.
• Where the degree was earned five or more years before application, the applicant must demonstrate their current knowledge by submitting one of the following:
  • A graduate degree in engineering or a field related to the undergraduate degree and transcript. Note that the transcript must be sent directly to the OIQ by the institution (in electronic format only) and that the degree must have been earned within the last five years.
  • An email from an employee of the institution issuing the undergraduate degree confirming that the content of the program the applicant is pursuing is consistent with that currently offered to the student community.
  • A certification of experience for a job held by the applicant within the last five years. Note that only one year of experience is sufficient if it is related to the undergraduate degree field.
  • The Certification of Engineering Experience Acquired in Canada form or the Certification of Engineering Experience Acquired Outside Canada form completed.
• Payment of your application fee. See the fee schedule to know the exact amount.

If you obtained your degree in a country other than Canada, France, or one of the countries listed here, you are an Internationally Educated Professional (IEP). In this case, here are the documents you will need to provide:

• A completed and signed application for admission.
• The World Education Services (WES) evaluation report for degrees earned outside Canada. Once you have created your profile in the OIQ portal, you must open an account with WES and follow the steps below:
  • Review the required documents for the country where you graduated and make sure you have them.
  • Select WES Standard Assessment Request.
  • Add a recipient and select Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec from the drop-down menu.
  • For the type of evaluation, select WES ICAP Course-by-Course.
  • WES will then perform a comparative analysis of your university credits and send them to the OIQ. If you have any questions, contact WES directly.
• A copy of your birth certificate or other official proof of identity (e.g., passport, national identity card).
• A transcript for each degree obtained in Canada. These must be sent directly to the OIQ by the institution concerned.
• A description of each course taken to obtain each diploma. Please note that an official translation is not required for this document.
• The completed table of corresponding course descriptions and transcripts for each of your diplomas obtained outside of Quebec:
  • Fill in the table for degrees obtained outside of Canada (to complete this form, you must first have obtained your course description and your evaluation report from WES).
• A copy of any university degree that supports the application or a certificate of completion.
• If applicable, a summary of your thesis, final year project, or internship for all your degrees. Please include the title, project duration, number of hours, and credits earned for the project. In addition, please provide the objectives, methodology used, and results obtained (grade or mention).
• A document demonstrating that your level of French is sufficient to practice the profession.
• Payment of your application fee. See the fee schedule to know the exact amount.