Recruitment across CanadaRecruitment for employers in Montréal and across Québec

Finch runs professional searches for Québec employers from our North York office, with French-language needs and Québec's professional orders built into every brief.

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Recruiter on a video call with an employer, recruiting for a business elsewhere in Canada

Hiring in Québec follows rules and expectations that differ from the rest of Canada, and a recruiter who ignores them wastes your time. Most professions are governed by an ordre professionnel, construction trades fall under the Commission de la construction du Québec, and French is the normal language of the workplace. Finch takes these into account from the first conversation, so the job posting, the screening questions and the shortlist all reflect how hiring actually works in Montréal, Québec City, Laval, Gatineau or Sherbrooke.

Some Québec employers need a professional who works in French locally and in English with clients or colleagues elsewhere, such as a firm serving Ontario customers or a business with a head office in another province. Others need a fully francophone professional for a local team. Either way, we confirm the language level the role genuinely needs and check that each candidate is already eligible to work in Canada. Searches are run by phone and video, and the retainer for each position is agreed before we begin.

Areas we serve in Québec

Montréal
Laval
Longueuil
Québec City
Gatineau
Sherbrooke
Trois-Rivières

Local hiring

Hiring in Québec

Montréal's aerospace, life sciences and AI

Montréal is home to aerospace manufacturers, a large life sciences and pharmaceutical community, and an artificial intelligence research ecosystem that includes Mila. Employers here compete for engineers, data scientists, regulatory affairs specialists and software developers, and many roles call for working French plus English for national or international clients.

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Québec City

As the provincial capital, Québec City has a large public sector, and it is also known for insurance and financial services. Private employers often need accountants, insurance professionals and administrators who can work entirely in French and who understand Québec's professional and regulatory expectations, including membership in the right order where the title is protected.

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Gatineau and the Ottawa border

Gatineau hosts many federal government offices and shares a labour market with Ottawa, so candidates may live on one side of the river and work on the other. That raises practical questions about professional licences, because a Québec order and an Ontario regulator are separate bodies. We settle which province's licence your role needs before sourcing starts.

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Construction, trades and manufacturing

Construction work in Québec is regulated by the Commission de la construction du Québec, which issues competency certificates for construction trades. Manufacturers in Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières and across the province also hire maintenance and production staff. Tradespeople arriving from other provinces, including Red Seal holders, should confirm CCQ recognition before starting on a regulated site.

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Licensing

Professional orders and regulators in Québec

Many professions are licensed provincially. When we recruit for a regulated role in Québec, we confirm the candidate’s standing with the body that licenses it there.

Profession	Licensing or registration body
Physicians	Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ)
Nurses	Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ)
Engineers	Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
Lawyers	Barreau du Québec
Notaries	Chambre des notaires du Québec
Chartered professional accountants	Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (Ordre des CPA du Québec)
Pharmacists	Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec
Real estate brokers	Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ)
Mortgage brokers and insurance representatives	Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
Construction trades	Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ)

How we recruit for employers in Québec

We begin with a consultation by phone or video, in which we confirm the role, the reporting structure and the language the job actually requires day to day. Under the Charter of the French Language, French is the normal language of work in Québec, and an employer that requires another language is expected to be able to justify it. We note that reasoning in the brief and suggest you confirm specifics with your own advisers or the Office québécois de la langue française.

Screening covers the points that matter in Québec: membership in the right professional order, CCQ competency certificates for construction roles, and a realistic check of spoken and written French and, where needed, English. Québec's professional orders generally require applicants to show appropriate knowledge of French, so we raise it early. We arrange interviews by video or at your premises, help with the offer and follow up after the start date.

Consultation
Tell us about the role, your team and your timeline. We agree on a retainer and fees tailored to the position.
Retainer & search
Your retainer starts the search. We advertise, source and screen candidates for you.
Shortlist & interviews
You meet only suitable candidates. We arrange every interview.
Hire & follow-up
We manage the offer and check in after your new hire starts.

Retainer-based recruiting. Fees are tailored to every position, and a retainer up front starts your search.Book a consultation

Recruiting in Québec: common questions

Can you recruit bilingual professionals for a Québec office?

Yes. Many Québec employers need someone who works in French locally and in English with clients or colleagues elsewhere. We assess both languages during screening rather than relying on a résumé, and we discuss with you why the second language is needed so the job posting and requirements reflect it.

Is a professional licence from another province valid in Québec?

Not automatically. Regulated professionals generally need a permit from the relevant Québec order, such as the OIQ for engineers or the OIIQ for nurses, even when they are licensed elsewhere in Canada. Mobility arrangements can shorten the process for some professions. We confirm each candidate's status with the order before they reach your shortlist.

Do you recruit for Québec construction employers?

Yes. We recruit project managers, estimators and site supervisors as well as tradespeople for construction employers in Québec. For trades covered by the construction regulations, candidates need a valid competency certificate from the CCQ, and we check that status before an interview is arranged. Requirements vary by trade and sector, so we confirm the details with you.

Tell us who you need in Québec

Tell us who you need. A Finch recruiter will call you back within one business day to talk through the role and retainer.

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