A written answer on whether the buyer can be licensed, whether a licensed employee may serve as qualifier and what supervision the law requires. The business plan must show how the franchise will lawfully perform its trade.
A business that cannot legally work is not a real enterprise
Consular officers test whether the enterprise is real and operating or will be on issuance. For a licensed trade, that includes whether anyone in the business can lawfully do the work. Ask the state board three questions in writing: whether the buyer's Québec certification and experience allow him to sit the contractor examination and on what timetable; whether the franchise may operate under a licensed employee as qualifying party and what that person must do; and what supervision ratio the law imposes on unlicensed technicians.
Put the answers and the chosen approach in the business plan, with the qualifier's offer letter if one is used. Add the franchise agreement, the disclosure document, the bank records for the fee and equipment, the lease for the shop or the home-office arrangement the franchisor permits, and the five-year projection with staffing. Certified translations of French trade certificates and financial records are required.
Take the consular fee from the State Department's schedule.