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Express Entry
Express Entry is not a program but an electronic application management system to manage application from skilled workers. Applicants submits their profile under Express Entry System and are ranked in the pool according the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
Under the express entry system, the following programs are managed –
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Worker Trades Program
How Does It Work?
Eligibility Assessment: Before entering the Express Entry pool, candidates must determine their eligibility under one of the following federal immigration programs:
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Canadian Experience Class
Create an Online Profile: Eligible candidates create an online profile in the Express Entry system. This profile includes information about their skills, work experience, language proficiency, education, and other relevant details.
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS): Profiles in the pool are ranked based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The CRS assigns points for factors such as age, education, work experience, and language skills. Additional points can be earned for a valid job offer, a provincial nomination, or other factors.
Invitation to Apply (ITA): Periodically, the Canadian government conducts draws from the pool, inviting the highest-ranked candidates to apply for permanent residency. If you receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA), you will have a limited time to submit your application.
Application Submission: Once you receive an ITA, you can submit a complete application for permanent residency. This includes providing documents to support your claims in the profile and paying the required fees.
Processing and Decision: After submission, your application will be processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Most applications are processed within six months. If approved, you will receive your permanent resident visa.
Canadian Experience Class
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is for skilled workers with Canadian work experience who want to become permanent residents.
Key Requirements:
- Skilled Work Experience: Must have at least one year (1,560 hours) of paid work in Canada in NOC categories TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3, gained while authorized to work.
- Language Proficiency: Candidates must take approved tests in English or French, meeting minimum scores in writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
- No Education Requirement: While there’s no formal education requirement, further qualifications can improve your Express Entry ranking.
- Admissibility: Must be admissible to Canada; certain security, criminal, or medical issues may affect eligibility.
- Living Outside Quebec: The CEC is for those planning to live outside Quebec, which has its own immigration processes.
The CEC provides a streamlined pathway for skilled workers already contributing to Canada’s economy. If you meet the criteria, we can help guide you through the application process!
Federal Skilled Worker
The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) is an immigration pathway for skilled workers with foreign work experience seeking permanent residency in Canada.
Key Requirements:
- Skilled Work Experience: Candidates must have at least one year of continuous paid work in a TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3, obtained within the last 10 years. Work experience must align with the National Occupational Classification (NOC) for the primary occupation.
- Language Ability: Applicants must take approved language tests in English or French, achieving minimum scores in writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
- Education: Candidates with foreign education must provide an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) and, if educated in Canada, must hold a relevant certificate, diploma, or degree.
- Selection Factors: Candidates must score at least 67 points based on factors like language skills, education, work experience, age, and adaptability to qualify for the FSW program.
- Proof of Funds: Applicants must demonstrate sufficient funds to settle in Canada unless they have a valid job offer or are currently working in Canada.
- Admissibility: Applicants must be admissible to Canada, meaning they should not have any security, criminal, or medical issues.
- Where You Can Live: The FSW program is for those planning to live outside Quebec, as the province has its own immigration processes.
The FSW program is a robust opportunity for skilled workers to contribute to Canada’s economy. If you meet the requirements, we can help you navigate the application process!
Federal Skilled Trades
The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) is designed for skilled workers seeking permanent residency in Canada based on their qualifications in a skilled trade.
Key Requirements:
Skilled Trade Sectors: Eligible trades include construction, transportation, manufacturing, industrial, natural resources, and agriculture. Most trades require specialized knowledge and an apprenticeship.
Work Experience: Applicants must have at least two years (3,120 hours) of full-time paid work experience in the same NOC group, specifically in Major Groups 72 (excluding Sub-Major Group 726), 73, 82, 83, 92, or 93, Minor Group 6320, or Unit Group 62200. Experience must be in a country where the applicant was qualified to practice.
Job Offer or Certificate of Qualification: Candidates need either a valid job offer for at least one year or a certificate of qualification issued by a Canadian authority, confirming they are qualified to work in their trade.
Language Ability: Applicants must take approved language tests in English or French and meet minimum scores in writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Education: There are no formal education requirements for the FSTP, but additional qualifications can enhance your Express Entry ranking.
Proof of Funds: Applicants must demonstrate sufficient funds to support themselves and their families unless they have a valid job offer or are currently working in Canada.
Admissibility: Candidates must be admissible to Canada, meaning no security, criminal, or medical issues prevent entry.
Where You Can Live: The FSTP is for those planning to live outside Quebec, as the province has its own immigration processes.
The FSTP offers a valuable opportunity for skilled tradespeople to contribute to Canada’s economy. If you meet the criteria, we can assist you in navigating the application process!
Provincial Nominee Program
Provincial Nominee Program allows the provinces and territories to nominate workers who meet their criteria in terms of skills, education or work experience, and who have intention to reside in the province and become permanent residents.
There are two steams under PNP –
- Non-Express Entry –
- The foreign national needs to meet the eligibility criteria for the province, and apply under the non-express entry process
- If nominated, the foreign national applies for the permanent residency to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Through Express Entry –
- It involves creating an express entry profile
- If the applicant is nominated through express entry system, the applicant get 600 CRS points which effectively guarantees the chance of getting an Invitation to apply (ITA) for the permanent residency
Family Sponsorship
One of the objectives of Canadian Immigration Policy is to reunite family in Canada. Through Family Sponsership your relatives and family members can become permanent residents of Canada, and can study, live and work in Canada.
Certain relatives can be sponsored if the sponsor, apart from other criteria, is
- Atleast 18 years of age
- Is a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada
- Able to take care of the basic needs of the sponsored person
- Not receiving social assistance for reason other than disability
Family sponsorship could be –
- Spouse/Common Law Partner
- Dependant Children
- Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship
Spouse or Partner
A Canadian Citizen/Permanent resident can sponsor their Spouse/ Common-law Partner/ Conjugal Partner to become Permanent resident of Canada.
To sponsor spouse, the spouse must be –
- Legally married to the sponsor
- Atleast 18 years of age
To Sponsor Common-Law Partner, the “CLP” must be
- Living with sponsor for atleast 12 months consecutive in a conjugal relationship, and not married to the sponsor
- Atleast 18 years of age
To Sponsor Conjugal Partner, the Conjugal Partner must be
- Not married or in Common-Law Relationship to the sponsor
- Atleast 18 years of age
- Lives Outside Canada and in relationship with the sponsor for atleast 1 years, and was unable to live with the sponsor because of immigration or legal reasons
Dependent Children
Dependent Children of your own or of your Spouse/Comon-Law Partner can be sponsored to become Canadian Residents. The following is the definition of dependent children –
- The child must be under 22 years of age, and
- The child must not have a spouse/common-law partner
However, Children who are 22 years or older may qualify as dependant if they meet the following two conditions –
- Their physical or mental condition makes them unable to support themselves financially
- Their financially dependency on their parents existed before they were 22 year of age and is continuing
Please note the dependent children(grandchildren of the sponsor) of the dependant children are also eligible for sponsorship
Parents & Grandparents
A Canadian Citizen/Permanent resident can sponsor their Parent and Grandparents if the sponsor meet the following conditions –
- If the sponsor get the invitation to apply from IRCC
- The sponsor is atleast 18 years of age and live in Canada
- The sponsor has enough money to support the sponsored persons – parent and/or grandparents
- Meet under conditions as per the IRPA and IRPR
The process to sponsor parents and grandparents may be different each year. Generally, the following are the steps –
- IRCC opens the “Interest to Sponsor” application form
- Sponsor submits the Interest to Sponsor form, and get a confirmation number
- If the sponsor receive the invitation to apply, they submit the application
- Application to become sponsor
- Application of Permanent Residence for parents and grandparents as the case may be