Permanent RESIDENT VISA

There are different ways to immigrate to Canada depending on one’s situation, background, or experience. For young people with a certain education, good language ability, and at least one year of work experience in National Occupation Classification (NOC) Code A, O or B, the Federal Skilled Worker Class is the preferred option. Since 2015, this class has been administered through the Express Entry System, alongside the Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class and in some cases, Provincial Nominees Programs.

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Federal Skilled Worker Program

Skilled workers are chosen based on their skills and ability to contribute to Canada’s economy. This category includes most professionals with occupation classification NOC A, O, or B. This Program requires that the applicants have a positive Credentials evaluation, good language scores, and adequate proof of Funds. In addition, they must not be inadmissible to Canada and must pass criminal record checks from all the countries they have lived in for a specified period of time. They have to score reasonably high in Express Entry ranking to be invited to apply for Permanent residency. There are a few more conditions that may need to be met.

Federal Skilled Trades Program

Federal Skilled Trades program targets skilled tradesmen/women with at least 2yrs of work experience in the last 5yrs in their trade. The experience has to be in National Occupational Classification identifiable in the Canadian system.

Canadian Experience Class

Canadian Experience Class is for people with at least one year of job experience in Canada in NOC A, O, or B, and must have gained experience under Temporary Residence status with authorization to work. Although there is no educational experience required for this class, graduating from a Canadian institution generally improve applicant’s chances

Provincial

Provincial Nominee Program

This section is about processing applications for permanent residence submitted by applicants who have been selected by a province or territory.

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is designed to enable provinces and territories to support the immigration of people who

  • Have expressed an interest in settling in their province or territory
  • The province or territory believes will be able to contribute to the economic development and prosperity of that province or territory and Canada

Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from the Express Entry pool through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to meet the province’s local labor market needs.

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SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP

Applicants can get spousal sponsorship if they have spouses or common-law partners who are Permanent residents or citizens of Canada. The applicant will eventually get a permanent resident visa once finalized after meeting certain requirements.

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BUSINESS / ENTREPRENEUR CLASS

The Entrepreneur immigration is designed to attract entrepreneurial talents to the participating province in Canada. This program is for people who have at least 3yrs experience as business owners or senior managers in a business. Applicants must have a substantial asset (usually more than $500,000) and must be willing to invest a minimum of $150,000 depending on the province of choice as all provinces have their independent entrepreneurial programs and schemes.

Entrepreneur Category Process

Expression of Interest (EOI): The candidates submit an EOI to the province, and all applicants are listed into a pool, and the highest-ranking applicants are selected to submit a full application.

Invitation to Apply (ITA): Candidates are selected from the EOI system based on their score on the point criteria grid, with the top-scoring EOIs being prioritized for selection and formal application submission.

Selected candidates are invited to apply to the province through the following processes;

  • Candidates that pass the verification stage will be issued an Entrepreneur Approval Letter which will convey support of the applicant’s request to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a two year temporary work permit.
  • The work permit will allow persons to reside and work legally in the province while they implement their Business Proposal and their Business Performance Agreement with the province.

Invitation to Apply for Nomination

Once an applicant satisfies the conditions of the Business Performance Agreement they can apply to be nominated by the province for permanent residency. The province nominates approved applicants who, as per program criteria, acquire or partner in a business in their province and are actively involved in its management, and who reside in the Province.

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