Ways Leading To Becoming Permanent Residents In Canada

25 Sep 2019

The pathway to become a Permanent Resident in Canada can be short or long depending on the situation. It is achievable directly from overseas or by remaining inside Canada through applying to multiple immigration programs. Many persons achieving permanent residence initially come to Canada in the capacity of temporary residents holding a Study Permit or a Work Permit. The experience as temporary residents counts in the application for permanent residence.

The Canadian immigration programs leading towards permanent residents have three categories:

Family Class, Economic Class, and finally the Business Class

You can decide the first step to take Depending on your qualifications for the class you can succeed in. Each class has several immigration programs to bring candidates who can integrate quickly.

Qualifying for Economic Immigration

Canada welcomes more Economic Class immigrants in comparison to other category and has a plan for the next three years. For 2019 there is a target of 191,600, which increases to 202,300 in 2021.

Details of Express Entry

The Federal economic immigration works by using the system of Express Entry. Its economic immigration programs are:

• Canada Experience Class
• Federal Skilled Trades
• Federal Skilled Worker

Additionally, it includes candidates for a few provincial programs.

Process in the Express Entry

• Candidates can enter the pool of Express Entry by submitting a profile that is self-assessed. These profiles get a score by using the Comprehensive Ranking System
• The top scoring profiles get the invitation to apply in Express Entry draws, held usually once every two weeks.
• Candidates receiving the ITA have to submit full application in 60 days strictly 
• The processing time is generally six months for most of the candidates.

Scenario when the candidates Do Not Qualify for Express Entry

Such Candidates can consider applying in the provincial immigration programs.

The provinces manage programs and target many specified shortages in the labor market.

These cater to technology employees in Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec, long-haul truck drivers (Saskatchewan) and medical doctors in Atlantic Provinces.

The majority of provincial programs need a job offer for qualifying though some provinces manage a targeted list of occupations that have demand. These draws open and close, within a day itself.

Also the persons failing to qualify for provincial programs can try to go through work permit route and reach Canada temporarily through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or its Study Permit stream. There is a possible transition to permanent residence.

Qualifying for the Family Class

Canada firmly believes in Family reunification and its federal government has a plan to welcome 88,500 family immigrants in 2018, which will reach 91,000 in 2021.

Persons eligible for Sponsorship in Family Class

Spouse, Dependent children, Common law partners, Parents and Grandparents, sisters, Brothers, nephews’ nieces, grandchildren who are orphans below 18 years in age and unmarried or having the common-law relationship Any other relative of any relationship or age in specific conditions and all relatives accompanying of the above are included in this category.

Also, there are unique requirements and periods of waiting in each category. Also the persons failing to meet requirements can consider the Economic Class.

Qualifying for Business Class Immigration

Business Class route is ideal for High net worth applicants and entrepreneurs to get permanent residence in Canada in either federal or provincial programs. The provincial programs need a process of two steps, commencing with the work permit. Additionally the candidates meeting these conditions get the invitation to apply and can move to permanent residence.

The business programs include:

• Self-Employed Class
• Start-Up Visa
• Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program
• Quebec Self-Employed Program
• Quebec Business Class category
• Quebec Immigrant Investor Program
• Quebec Entrepreneur Program

Other provinces also operate business programs that involve candidates to enter Canada on work permits and achieve permanent residence when they meet the conditions.

Such Two-step programs are managed by:

• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• New Brunswick
• Ontario
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland & Labrador
• PEI

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