General Inquires
Pursuant to the provisions of Canada’s constitutional laws, the holder of a Canadian permanent resident visa and his/her accompanying dependants are permitted to permanently reside in Canada and earn a livelihood in any one of the ten provinces or three territories within Canada. In addition, individuals with Canadian permanent residence may attend primary and secondary education institutions in the various provincially administered public school systems, tuition exempt. Permanent residents also qualify for provincially administered universal health care coverage.
(Skilled worker class, Quebec skilled worker class, provincial nominee class, entrepreneur class, investor class, self-employed persons class, Canada experience class).
The Federal skilled worker class is point based and confers permanent resident status upon qualified applicants who are able to demonstrate an ability to become economically established in Canada. Applicants are assessed under 6 factors and numerous sub factors of assessment providing for 100 points. Individuals with at least one year of continuous full-time employment experience, or the equivalent in part-time employment in one or more “open” occupations, within the 10 years preceding the date of their application and who possess the required settlement funding, may qualify for assessment. Applicants who do not meet the applicable pass mark may be accepted under the positive discretion provisions of the regulations. This mechanism is (rarely) used to accept a number of applicants who will be able to successfully settle in Canada yet who do meet the applicable pass mark.
Under the Quebec skilled worker class and the Provincial nominee class, applicants may become permanent residents on the basis of their proven ability to become economically established in Canada, in accordance with immigration programs and selection criteria administered by Quebec or the provinces.
(Skilled Workers are persons with suitable education, work experience, age and language abilities under one of Canada’s official languages and who are selected as permanent residents under six selection factors which demonstrate their likelihood to become economically settled in Canada. Applicants are assessed under 6 factors and numerous sub factors of assessment providing for 100 points. Individuals with at least one year of continuous full-time employment experience, or the equivalent in part-time employment in one or more “open” occupations, within the 10 years preceding the date of their application and who possess the required settlement funding, may qualify for assessment.
Applications submitted under the Federal skilled worker class undergo a two-stage assessment process.
To qualify under the First-Stage, skilled worker applicants must meet the following conditions:
Eliminatory condition:
Possess at least one year of applicable experience in one of 50 major high demand occupations (health, skilled trades and finance) listed here.
Possess an approved offer of “Arranged Employment”.
Legally living in Canada for a minimum of one year as a temporary foreign worker and have received a permanent full time employment offer from current employer.
Are enrolled in good standing in a Canadian PhD program and have completed at least two years of the program or graduated within the 12 months preceding the application.
Applicants who meet one of the above eliminatory conditions will be eligible for continued processing as a skilled worker under a second-stage at which time they must also meet each of the following essential selection conditions:
Essential selection conditions:
Possess one-year, within the previous 10 years, of suitable continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment.
The work experience must be classified within Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations), Skill Level A (Professional Occupations), or Skill Level B (Technical Occupations and Skilled Trades) within the meaning of the National Occupational Classification system.
Score sufficient points under the skilled worker point grid comprising of six selection factors. The current pass mark is 67 points Possess suitable settlement funding AND Undergo a successful security background and medical examination.
With regards to the Start-up Visa, immigrant entrepreneurs need the support of one of the designated organizations to implement their innovative business idea. These organizations review the business proposal and assess the potential for success. Entrepreneurs whose proposals are selected receive a Letter of Support from the organization.
Venture Capital funds are set up by firms of professional investors, where the money is sourced through various external sources.
Angel investors are individuals who contribute their personal finances, advice and business experience towards the initial growth of a small enterprise.
Business incubators are companies that help new business ventures by providing several services, like office space or management training.
To begin with the application process for Canada start-up visa, prepare a business plan after a thorough market research. Next, the business idea has to be convincing enough for the designated organization so that they support the start-up when the plan is presented before them. Once the idea has been approved, the designated authorities will send a commitment letter to the IRCC and will issue a Letter of Support to the applicant. Once the Letter of support has been received, arrange for all the documents that are being asked for in the Canada Start-up Visa application and submit it along with the required fees. The file will then be reviewed by the respective authorities and a decision will be taken on your application.
No. Except under exceptional circumstances, the Family Class program only allows citizens and permanent residents to sponsor spouses or common-law partners, dependent children, parents, and grandparents. You may sponsor any non-immediate family member (e.g. niece, nephew) if you have legally adopted them and they meet the definition of a dependent child.
In most cases, TRPs are submitted to a Canadian consulate or Canadian embassy for processing. If you are a U.S. citizen, you can apply for a TRP at a Canadian consulate in the United States. However, the downside for applying at a Canadian consulate rather than the border is that processing times for TRP applications at the Canadian consulate sometimes can take a number of months.
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The duration of your TRP varies depending on the circumstances of your case. TRPs can be valid for a number of months or years, and they could be for a single entry to Canada or for multiple entries to Canada.
In certain cases, if your conviction occurred 5 years ago or longer, you may be eligible to make an application for Criminal Rehabilitation to enter Canada. A ‘Criminal Rehabilitation’ application (if approved) will wipe out your criminal inadmissibility that prevents you from entering Canada. If you travel often to Canada, you may want to apply for this.
Note: Unlike Temporary Resident Permits, an application for ‘criminal rehabilitation’ cannot be made at a Canada/U.S. border. You should make an application for criminal rehabilitation at a Canadian consulate or embassy.
