Skilled Worker Skilled workers are selected as permanent residents based on their education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French, and other criteria that have been shown to help them become economically established in Canada. Your application will be reviewed in three steps:

1. According to the Minister’s instructions, your application is eligible for processing if:

  • You have an offer of arranged employment, OR

  • You are a foreign national who has been living legally in Canada for at least one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, OR

  • You are a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the special occupations which have been listed below.

2. If your application is eligible for processing, you must also meet the following minimum requirements to qualify as a skilled worker:

  • You have at least one year of continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment, AND

  • Your work experience must be Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification list, AND

  • You must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

3. If you meet these minimum requirements, your application will then be processed according to the six selection factors in the skilled worker point grid. The six selection factors are:

  • Your education

  • Your abilities in English and/or French, Canada’s two official languages

  • Your work experience

  • Your age

  • Whether you have arranged employment in Canada, and

  • Your adaptability

You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.

Priority Occupation list:

    • 0111: Financial Managers
    • 0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers
    • 0311: Managers in Health Care
    • 0631: Restaurant and Food Service Managers
    • 0632: Accommodation Service Managers
    • 0711: Construction Managers
    • 1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants
    • 2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
    • 2143: Mining Engineers
    • 2144: Geological Engineers
    • 2145: Petroleum Engineers
    • 3111: Specialist Physicians
    • 3112: General Practitioners and Family Physicians
    • 3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
    • 3142: Physiotherapists
    • 3143: Occupational Therapists
    • 3151: Head Nurses and Supervisors
    • 3152: Registered Nurses
    • 3215: Medical Radiation Technologists
    • 3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
    • 4121: University Professors
    • 4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
    • 6241: Chefs
    • 6242: Cooks
    • 7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
    • 7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
    • 7217: Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
    • 7241: Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
    • 7242: Industrial Electricians
    • 7251: Plumbers
    • 7252: Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System Installers
    • 7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators
    • 7312: Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
    • 7371: Crane Operators
    • 7372: Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
    • 8221: Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
    • 8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
    • 9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

 




CEC The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) will allow certain highly skilled temporary workers and international students already living in Canada to remain in Canada while they apply for permanent residency without having to file their applications abroad. Canadian immigrations will be available to certain temporary foreign workers and international students with Canadian degrees and Canadian work experience.

International Graduates with Canadian Work Experience

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements.  They must have:

  •  Successfully completed a program of study of at least two academic years at a Canadian post-secondary educational institution;

  • Obtained at least one year of skilled, professional or technical work experience within 24 months of the application date; and

  • Moderate or basic language skills, depending on the skill level of their occupation.

Temporary Foreign Workers


Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Obtained at least two years of skilled, professional or technical work experience within 36 months of the application date; and

  • Moderate or basic language skills, depending on the skill level of their occupation.

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 PNP Persons who immigrate to Canada under the Provincial Nominee Program have the skills, education and work experience needed to make an immediate economic contribution to the province or territory that nominates them. They are ready to establish themselves successfully as permanent residents in Canada.

To apply under the Provincial Nominee Program, applicants must be nominated by a Canadian province or territory. Most provinces in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province. If you choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process. The province will consider your application based on its immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there. After you have been nominated by a province or territory, you have to make a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for permanent residence. A CIC officer will then assess your application based on Canadian immigration regulations.

PNP cases are usually processed much faster than “regular” immigration cases because rather than waiting in a long queue of applicants to be assessed by Canada Immigrations the assessment is done by the province. In many cases, the immigrant can be issued a Work Permit while his or her immigration case is being processed. Thus, rather than having to wait for years before immigrating to Canada, the immigrant can often come to work in Canada within a few months. Usually Provincial Nominee Program has 2 general categories: Strategic Occupations, to fill critical labour shortages, and Business programs, for immigrants who will be starting up businesses in that specific province OR helping the province’s businesses to expand.

These provinces are currently participating in the PNP program and each has their specific needs and requirements

 

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Family Sponsorship If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent resident you are responsible for supporting them financially from the time of arrival for up to three to 10 years. As a sponsor you must make sure your spouse or relative does not need to seek financial assistance from the government. The process to sponsor your family begins when you, as a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, apply to be a sponsor. There are two different processes for sponsoring your family, one process is used for sponsoring your spouse, conjugal or common-law partner and/or dependent children. In this process there is no need to prove your minimum income but you must prove that the relationship is genuine and is not for the purpose of immigration. You may be required to provide evidence of the relationship such as pictures, letters, telephone bills, emails, and other such personal effects to prove your relationship is real.

 The other process is to sponsor your parents or grandparents. Both you, as the sponsor, and your relative must meet certain requirements. The applicants for permanent residency must go through medical, criminal and background screening whereas the sponsor needs to prove that they earn a minimum yearly income to support their family and the people who they want to sponsor. If the people you want to sponsor are already in Canada, you may have the options of an “In Canada” sponsorship, as well as the “Overseas” sponsorship. Each process has its pros and cons and every case must be carefully analyzed to determine which procedure is best.

 

 

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Business Category The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced business people to invest C$400,000 (or more) into Canada’s economy. Investors must:

  • Show that they have minimum of two years business experience

  • Have a minimum net worth of C$800,000 that was obtained legally

  • Make a C$400,000 investment and

  • Obtain a minimum of 35 points in the selection grid

Your investment is managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and will return your C$400,000 investment, without interest, about five years and two months after payment.

Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneur Program seeks to attract experienced business persons who will own and actively manage businesses in Canada that contribute to the economy and create jobs. Entrepreneurs must:

  • Show that they have business experience

  • Have a minimum net worth of C$300,000 that was obtained legally and

  • Respect the conditions for entrepreneurs after they arrive in Canada.

To remove the entrepreneur‘s condition within three years of becoming a permanent resident:

  • You must control at least one-third of the equity and actively manage a qualifying Canadian business for at least one year after becoming a permanent resident.

  •  The business must have created the equivalent of at least one full-time job (1,950 hours of paid employment) for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (other than yourself and your dependants).

  

Self-employed persons

The Self-Employed Persons Program seeks to attract applicants who have the intention and ability to become self-employed in Canada. Self-employed persons are required to have either:

  • Relevant experience that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or

  • Experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.