341. A person having the status of resident and all his dependents shall retain the status of resident in the following cases:(a) if he stays outside Québec as a Québec student registered in an educational institution outside Québec and pursuing a study programme therein;
(b) if he stays outside Québec as a full-time trainee and without remuneration in a university, an institution affiliated with a university, a research institute or a government or international body;
(c) if he is a civil servant employed by the Gouvernement du Québec in service outside Québec;
(d) if he was admitted to a hospital outside Québec before the expiry of a period of 3 months following his departure. The calculation of the period required for loss of resident status is suspended for the duration of such hospitalization. However, this suspension shall cease if the person fails to forward to the Minister, every 30 days, a medical certificate attesting to the impossibility of his returning to Québec;
(e) if he was absent from Québec for less than 12 consecutive months, while his family still resided or maintained a dwelling therein, in order to undertake temporary employment or execute a contract in another province or country, and he returns to Québec at least once a year or he informs the Minister of his inability to comply with this requirement;
(f) if he is employed by a non-profit organization having its head office in Canada, and if he works abroad within the framework of an international aid or co-operation programme approved by the Minister of Health and Social Services.