Registrar’s Office

Whether you’re a candidate from Quebec, Canada, or abroad, carefully review the admission requirements outlined in the program you’ve selected. Additionally, your study project can serve as a gateway to your academic journey. 

Prerequisites for Master’s and Doctoral Programs 

Most of our master’s and doctoral programs require that a professor agree to include you in their research team and supervise your work before you even complete your application for admission. 

• How to Find Your Research Advisor 
• See our “Find Your Research Supervisor Questionnaire” questionnaire to help you in your search. 

Professional Programs 

This requirement does not apply to professional programs (without a thesis), certain master’s programs with a thesis in the social sciences, DESS programs, or short programs. 

Your research advisor has been confirmed. Congratulations! Now gather the required documents to submit your application for admission.

Required documents

You must include a digital copy of the following documents with your application:

Birth certificate or extract: The document must include the applicant’s identifying information (last name, first name, date of birth, gender, city and country of birth) as well as the full names of the parents;

Official transcripts and university degree(s), if applicable;

Proof of language proficiency, if applicable (see INRS language requirements)

Curriculum vitae;

Cover letter.

Documents not written in French or English must be accompanied by a translation certified by a certified translator.

Reference forms

You must provide the contact information for three (3) people who are familiar with your academic background and research skills. For example, a professor, a research director, a supervisor, etc. Colleagues or fellow students are not accepted. After you submit your application, these three (3) people will be contacted and asked to complete a brief form about you.

If you completed your studies in a country other than Canada or in a province other than Quebec, verify the equivalency of your degrees—specifically, the minimum degree required to enroll in a program at INRS.

Submit your application for admission

Once you have gathered all the necessary documents for your application, you can submit your application online via the IDÉ portal (French) and pay the application fee.

Payment must be made via a link that will be sent to you when you submit your application and must be processed by credit card.

Please note that, as part of our commitment to continuous learning, applicants from INRS or the Université du Québec (Fench) network are exempt from the admission fee. Additionally, participants in INRS open houses or those who have met with an INRS representative at a recruitment fair are also exempt from this fee.

When Should You Apply?

You must submit your application for admission by the dates indicated in the academic calendar. Please note, however, that applications received after these dates may still be reviewed.

• Fall semester: March 30¹
• Winter term: November 1²
• Summer term: March 1

¹ Except for international students in the Professional Master’s in Water Sciences: February 15

¹  Except for international students in urban studies programs: March 1

²  Except for international students in urban studies programs (master’s degree only): August 1

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View the guide to applying for admission (French)

Submit my application for admission (IDÉ portal)

Once an application is deemed complete, it is forwarded to the selection committee, which will review it and render its admission decision. As soon as the admission decision is made, the Registrar’s Office will email the official admission decision letter to the applicant at the appropriate time.