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Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

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UniversityPublicWork permit eligibleMaster's & PhDFounded 1969
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi campus
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About

The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (French pronunciation: [ynivɛʁsite dy kebɛk a ʃikutimi], University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, UQAC), is a branch of the Université du Québec network founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. UQAC has secondary study centres in La Malbaie, Saint-Félicien, Alma, and Sept-Îles. In 2017, 7500 students were registered and 209 professors worked for the university, making it the fourth largest of the ten Université du Québec branches, after Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), and École de technologie supérieure (ETS).

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On the register

DLI number
O19359011122
Type
Public
Post-graduation work permit
Programmes eligible for a post-graduation work permit
Master's and doctoral degrees
Offered; no provincial attestation letter needed for these
Founded
1969

Designated learning institutions list, IRCC, 2 October 2026.