342. Notwithstanding section 338, a foreign national as well as any of his dependents may acquire the status of resident during his stay in Québec and for the services he receives therein:(a) if he stays in Québec under an exchange programme approved by the Gouvernement du Québec and a foreign government, following an agreement between the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration;
(b) if he holds an employment visa issued by the Federal Department of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and if he stays in Québec in order to hold an office or employment therein for a period of more than one year.