Newcomers · free, no account
In Canada, a resume has no photo, no age and no marital status: in Québec, an employer can't even ask you for them. Instead, it shows your results, your degree explained and your right to work here, in two pages at most.
Example · fictional persona
A logistics engineer who arrived from Lyon two months ago. His resume as he used to write it in France, then what panacheo changes so he can apply here.
In the app, newcomer mode rebuilds your resume like Karim's, without making anything up, and guides you through your arrival steps.
Upload it: we tell you what to remove, adapt and add to apply here. Read for the time of the analysis, in a temporary folder deleted right away, never kept. 5 tries a day. The tool reads the text: it can't see a photo, so remove one yourself if there is one.
Line by line
| Often elsewhere | In Canada | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A photo | None | In Québec, an employer can't require it (Charter, s. 18.1). |
| Age, date of birth | Nothing | Age is one of the protected grounds in section 10. |
| Nationality, marital status, children | Nothing | Protected grounds as well. Your right to work is enough. |
| Full address | City and province | That's all anyone looks at, and it's more discreet. |
| “Curriculum vitae” as the heading | Your name, then your target job title | The job title helps screening software categorize you. |
| An objective | A three-line profile | What you bring, in numbers, rather than what you're looking for. |
| Duties | Achievements, in numbers | “Reduced by 18%” says more than “flow management.” |
| A “Bac+5” or a grande école | The degree, the country, the length | Academic benchmarks differ; the comparative evaluation helps the employer. |
| The title “engineer” | Your job title | A reserved title in Québec, until you get the Ordre's permit. |
| Languages: “fluent” | A clear level, and the test | “Advanced, TOEIC 890” is easier to compare. |
| Interests | Only if they serve the job | Volunteering, though, counts as experience. |
| “References available upon request” | Nothing | You'll be asked for them when the time comes. |
| One tightly packed page | Two pages at most | Enough for your results, without padding. |
Official procedures
Three sources to know. We summarize them; the official pages are authoritative.
Québec.ca · updated March 17, 2026
Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec · graduates from outside Canada
Commission des droits de la personne · updated February 2025
Official sources cited below: the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Québec's Ministère de l'Immigration, the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
These pages summarize general rules; they don't replace legal advice or the official page of your professional order.
Handoff token · single use
You import your original resume; panacheo adapts it line by line, and you approve each change. Your arrival checklist takes care of the rest: degree, permit, network, Canadian experience.
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No. In Québec, an employer can't require information on the grounds protected by the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (section 18.1), and a photo reveals several of them. On a resume here, you leave it off.
No. Keep it, with its original name, its country and its length, and add the comparative evaluation from the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI) once you have it.
The title of engineer is reserved for people who hold a permit from the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. Until you have that permit, write your job title, or “engineering graduate” with the country.
One line is enough: you're authorized to work in Canada, plus the type of permit if it's useful. No need to tell your whole story.
Many employers ask for it. Volunteering, mentoring, a short contract: it all counts, as long as you describe it with results.
