How do I get or find my permanent code (ministère de l'Éducation)?

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The permanent code is a unique identification code that the ministère de l'Éducation assigns to every pupil or student enrolled in an educational institution in Québec. It is a code of four letters and eight digits. You get it at your first enrolment by contacting the admissions office of your institution. To find it, first look at your report cards, transcripts and diplomas. If you are a former student and cannot find it, you must contact the general information line of the ministère de l'Éducation or of the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur.

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Format: Alphanumeric code of four letters and eight digits.
First enrolment: Contact the admissions office of your educational institution.
Former student who cannot find it: General information line of the ministère de l'Éducation: 418 643-7095; ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur: 418 266-1337.
Changing identification data: Your educational institution if you are still in training; otherwise, the « Modification des données d'identification » form.

Your procedure, step by step

Start the official procedure Official page: Obtaining or changing a permanent code (opens in a new tab)https://www.quebec.ca/education/code-permanent

If you are enrolling for the first time, contact the admissions office of your educational institution: it helps you get your permanent code.
To find it, look at your report cards or transcripts (issued by your institution, your university or the Ministère): the code usually appears there.
Also look at your general, vocational or college diplomas, and at some official documents that the Aide financière aux études or one of the ministries sent you personally.
If you are a former student and cannot find it, contact the general information line of the ministère de l'Éducation (418 643-7095) or of the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur (418 266-1337). The official page also gives toll-free numbers.
If your identification data must be changed following an event or an error and you are still in training, contact your institution.
If you are no longer in training, fill out and submit the « Modification des données d'identification » form indicated on the official page.
Keep your code handy: it may be requested, for example, in a deferred repayment or debt remission application to the Aide financière aux études.

Start the official procedure Official page: Obtaining or changing a permanent code (opens in a new tab)https://www.quebec.ca/education/code-permanent

Your progress is kept on this device only: nothing is sent to Demande au Québec. Some steps only apply in certain situations: skip the ones that do not concern you.

Sources

Obtenir ou modifier un code permanent (Gouvernement du Québec (ministère de l'Éducation))
Remboursement différé (Gouvernement du Québec (Aide financière aux études))
Remise de votre dette d'études (Gouvernement du Québec (Aide financière aux études))

Checked on October 6, 2026. Rules, deadlines and fees can change: always confirm on the official page above. Demande au Québec is an independent website, not a government site.

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