3 Possible Ways for Immigration to Canada

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3 Possible Ways to Immigrate to Canada
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Canada is an attractive choice for many. Its a
large, beautiful country. Its also a safe place
to live, governed by the rule of law.
Furthermore, even during a period of economic
recession, the Canadian standard of living tends
to remain strong.
Arguably, we have one of the best healthcare
systems in the world. Its not surprising that
people want to make Canada their home.
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Lets consider each of those options
Spousal or Common-law Partner Sponsorship
Express Entry
Provincial Nominee Program
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Express Entry
Express Entry is now the dominant method of
economic immigration throughout Canada. The
Express Entry system first requires applicants to
complete an online profile that assigns them
points, based on things like age, work history,
educational background, language ability, family
situation, and arranged employment. Qualifying
applicants with sufficient points are later
invited to submit an application for permanent
residence to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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To create an online profile, applicants (and
their spouses or common-law partners) must have
results from a valid English or French
proficiency exam (IELTS, CELPIP, or TEF) as well
as recognized educational credential assessments
for education completed outside of Canada.
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Provincial Nominee Program(s)
While there are actually dozens of PNP streams,
typically only one or two streams are worth
considering for any given applicant. If you are
currently living in, or have strong connections
to, a particular province (i.e., have work
experience in that province or have completed
some education in that province), you should
likely only consider the provincial nominee
options of that province. In most provinces,
there is a stream dedicated to skilled (or in
some cases, semi-skilled) workers who have
arranged employment in that province.
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PNP applicants must first apply for nomination
through a provinces PNP stream. Once nominated,
applicants can then apply to CIC for permanent
residence.
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Spousal or Common-law Partner Sponsorship
Express Entry and PNP are both focused on
economic immigration. Unfortunately, many
would-be applicants will be unable to qualify
under an economic immigration stream. For some of
those people, a sponsorship application may be a
possibility. In the vast majority of cases, the
only sponsorship options available are for those
who are married to, or living common-law with,
Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
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Many international students, temporary foreign
workers, and long-term visitors to Canada develop
meaningful relationships with Canadians while
they are living in Canada. For those people,
sponsorship may provide an opportunity to remain
in Canada when other options arent available.
Those who are legally married to Canadians or
permanent residents may be able to apply right
away. For those living in common-law
relationships with Canadians or permanent
residents, they must wait to apply until after
they have been in those relationship for at least
one year.
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