1. For the purposes of the General and Vocational Colleges Act (chapter C-29), “resident in Québec” means a student who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27) and who is in one of the following situations:(1) the student was born in Québec or was adopted by a person who had his or her residence in Québec at the time of the adoption;
(2) one of the student’s parents or his or her sponsor has his or her residence in Québec;
(3) the student’s parents or sponsor are deceased and one of the parents or the sponsor had his or her residence in Québec at the time of the death;
(4) the student maintains a residence in Québec even though his or her parents or sponsor have ceased to reside in Québec;
(5) Québec is the last place where the student resided for 12 consecutive months while not pursuing full-time studies;
(6) the student holds a selection certificate issued under section 3.1 of the Act respecting immigration to Québec (chapter I-0.2);
(7) the student has been residing in Québec for at least 3 months without having resided in another province for more than 3 months;
(8) the student resided in Québec according to subparagraph 2, 4, 5 or 7 for 3 consecutive years within the last 5 years; or
(9) the student’s spouse has or had his or her residence in Québec according to one of the preceding subparagraphs.