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Nursing schools in Quebec City, Quebec

Canada · Quebec City, Quebec · Last checked October 2026

4 schools in Quebec City list nursing programs on pages we checked against official sources. For each you will find the credential, the application service and a link to our fuller guide, then how licensing works in Quebec and a checklist for comparing programs.

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Nursing programs in Quebec City

Cégep de Sainte-Foy

DEC in Soins infirmiers (180.A0), three years, fall and winter intakes, French-language college. Apply through SRACQ.

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Cégep Garneau

DEC in Soins infirmiers (180.A0) over seven or eight sessions, plus a 22-month accelerated option; DEC-BAC with Laval and UQAR. Pages in French; apply through SRACQ.

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Cégep Limoilou

DEC in Soins infirmiers (180.A0), three years, with DEC-BAC bridging to several universities. Applications go through the regional admission service (SRACQ for Québec City colleges).

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Université Laval

B.Sc. in nursing (105 credits, three to four years) and a DEC-BAC route (2 to 2.5 years), all in French. Limited-enrolment program; dates are on Laval’s contingent-programs page.

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Licensing in Quebec

In Quebec, registered nurses are licensed by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ). The usual routes are a three-year college DEC in nursing or a university bachelor’s degree (including DEC-BAC), and the OIIQ professional exam applies either way. Practical nurses (infirmières auxiliaires) are a separate profession with their own order, the OIIAQ. Rules can change, so confirm the current requirements with the order.

Nursing programs in Quebec: provincial guide

How to compare these programs

We do not rank schools, and we do not publish tuition, cut-offs, pass rates or seat counts, because they change and are easy to get wrong. Use the school pages for the facts above, then work through this list for each program you are considering:

  1. Regulator approval. Is the program on the regulator’s own list for the title you want (registered nurse or practical nurse)? Check the regulator’s list, not only the school’s wording.
  2. Credential and route. Degree, diploma or DEC; direct entry, after-degree, accelerated or bridging. Note the length the school page states.
  3. Where you study and train. Campus, in person or hybrid, and where placements usually take place.
  4. Application route and dates. Which application service applies, and the current deadline. They differ by program and change every cycle; some intakes close or pause.
  5. Language. Language of instruction and of placements, and the language of the licensing exam.
  6. Selection and prerequisites. Required courses, tests, interviews or lotteries listed on the program page.
  7. Costs and support. Ask the school for current tuition, fees and placement-related costs, and for what support it offers.

How Fiabita’s Study Lab can help

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Last checked October 2026. Programs, dates and requirements change, so each school’s official pages are the authority; our school guides link to the sources we used.

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