Canada’s rapidly growing economy
combined with great career opportunities attracts qualified and skilled
professionals from across the world. Apart from work, millions also look to
study in top-rated educational institutions in Canada.
There are multiple pathways for
Canada immigration and it can often be difficult for an aspirant to decide
what’s best for them.
Let’s discuss your options.
Canada Express Entry
The Express Entry is the most popular
pathway to secure permanent residency in Canada. It has three economic
immigration programs, known as:
- Federal Skilled
Workers Program (FSWP)
- Federal
Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
- Canadian Experience Class
Express Entry is an electronic application
management system where you have to create a profile giving personal
information. This information is largely associated with evaluating your
eligibility and competency for obtaining permanent residency in Canada. Once
you create your Express Entry profile, you enter the pool of eligible
candidates and ranked as per your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. If
your score is high enough at the time of an express entry draw, you will be
invited to apply for Canada PR visa. You get a time period of 90 days from the
date receiving an invitation to apply (ITA) for submitting the necessary
documents for your Canada PR application.
Under Express Entry, the Federal
Skilled Workers Program (FSWP) is particularly important as it attracts a lot
of applications.
An overwhelming majority of foreign nationals seek to get
Canada PR as skilled workers, which allows them to live and work in Canada for
a duration of 5 years. However, just after completing 3 years of continuous
stay in the country as a permanent resident, you can apply to become a Canadian
citizen.
FSWP evaluates the eligibility of
candidates by following a 67-point system. Candidates are awarded points for
eligibility factors such as age, education, language proficiency, work
experience. All candidates are required to have a minimum score of 67 out of
100 to be eligible for the program.
Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)
Canada has 10 provinces and 3
territories and all have been authorised by the federal government of Canada to
have their own immigration programs. As a result, all provinces have a provincial
nominee program (PNP), with the exception of the Quebec province which has
a program different than a PNP. It is known as Quebec Skilled Workers Program,
which is more autonomous in granting permanent residence to candidates compared
to PNPs.
Coming back to PNP, a PNP is a
program run by a Canadian province in collaboration with the federal
government. Under a PNP, a province recommends candidates to the federal
government for Canada PR by awarding them provincial nomination. For Candidates
who have a low CRS score, PNP is no less than a boon. The reason being,
securing a PNP nomination helps candidates earn 600 CRS points which guarantees
them an ITA for Canada PR.
Provinces have the same approach in
deciding whether to grant someone provincial nomination as is the federal
government’s in deciding whether to grant someone Canada PR and that is – how
useful the candidate will be to their economy and what are their chances of
being economically successful in the province/country.
Ideally, someone who moves to Canada
as a permanent resident on provincial nomination should live and work in the
province concerned. However, the Canadian law protects the right of Canadian
citizens and permanent residents to live and work anywhere in Canada.
Among various PNPs, Saskatchewan
Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) and
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) are the popular ones.
All PNPs have various immigration
streams, with at least one Express Entry linked stream.
Quebec Skilled Workers Program
Quebec, as we have mentioned above is
an autonomous province of Canada and has relatively great freedom in deciding
all its policies, including the immigration policy.
Quebec is the only province in Canada
with a French-speaking majority. If you want to move to Quebec, it is mandatory
for you to have language proficiency in the French language. Also, for the Quebec
Skilled Workers Program, you have to apply directly with the
province.
Once, you are able to secure a
provincial nomination from Quebec, they will issue you a Quebec Selection
Certificate. With that certificate, you have to apply for Canada PR with the
federal government. Like other provinces, Quebec has its own points assessment
grid, on which you will need to have a minimum score of 50 to be eligible for
the program.
Family Sponsorship
Family sponsorship is another and
rather easy way of moving to Canada as a permanent resident. A family member
who’s already living in Canada as a permanent resident or citizen can sponsor
you. Thus, paving the way for your permanent residency in Canada. This program
is aimed at ensuring that family members such as spouse/partners and parents
can live together as a family in country. Similarly, the Parent and Grandparent
Sponsorship program allows any person 18 years or above in age to sponsor their
parents and grandparents in Canada. Super Visa is another pathway.
It is natural that you might be a bit
confused at the moment, unable to decide which program is best for you. Anyway,
knowing about so many programs may often not be possible for an individual due
to time constraints.
However, you shouldn’t worry about
that because Nationwide Visas is
there to offer you expert guidance on Canada immigration. Call us now at +91
92 92 92 92 81 for free consultation.
You can also fill in the free
assessment form on our website or write to us at enquiry@nationwidevisas.com. We
will get back to you within 24 working hours.
One of our immigration experts will
be able to help you identify the most suitable program for your Canada
immigration.
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