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Travel / Visit

Immigration officers consider several things before they decide if you can come to Canada. You must be a real visitor to Canada who will leave by choice at the end of your visit. An officer will look at the following when you apply:

your ties to your home country,
the purpose of your visit,
your family and finances,
the overall economic and political stability of your home country, and
an invitation from a Canadian host.

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for obtaining the temporary visa (or its renewal). Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.

Study

Canadian universities consistently rank among the best in the world, while Canada is continually rated one of the best countries in the world in which to live. Students studying in Canada invariably return home academically strong, with fond memories of their student years.

Canada actively seeks to retain its international graduates and provide a clear path to permanent residence. Students come from all over the world to study in Canada, and many stay on to work and live and raise a family after. In Canada, international graduates receive a post-graduate work permit up to 3 years in length.

New rules to reduce the potential for fraud or misuse of the program, protect Canada’s international reputation for high-quality education and improve the services available to genuine students came into force on June 1, 2014. The new rules:

limit the issuance of study permits to applicants who will be studying at a designated learning institution (DLI), including institutions that are designated by provinces and territories on the basis of meeting minimum standards;
require students to actively pursue their studies while in Canada; and
allow full-time international students enrolled at designated institutions in certain programs to work part-time off campus and full-time during scheduled school breaks without a work permit.

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for obtaining the student visa (or its renewal). Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.

Work

Foreign nationals can be authorized to work in Canada through various processes. Over 150,000 foreigners come to work in Canada every year. Many of these workers stay temporarily to advance their skills, experience and career opportunities before returning to their home country. Others apply and successfully obtain their Permanent Residency.

Canada Immigration does not usually offer open work permits, allowing you (the foreign national) to work anywhere. They are always employer specific, tied to you and one employer who you have approached and that the employer has offered a job that they could not fill with a Canadian candidate. These positions of course by nature must be reasonably technical and highly skilled (in the O, A or B band of the National Classification of Occupations), and you as the candidate having the required education to support the position.

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for obtaining the student visa (or its renewal). Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.

Express Entry

The introduction of Express Entry on January 1, 2015, underlines the Government’s commitment to ensuring the immigration system supports a strong and prosperous Canada. It is designed to assist employers and provinces to connect with applicants who have the required skills and experience to adapt and establish themselves in Canada.

Express Entry will manage and rank all qualifying applications made through the following programs:

1) Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)

2) Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

3) Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from the Express Entry pool through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to meet local labour market needs.

How we can help:

Conduct a detailed review of your background and determine your eligibility under the Express Entry program
Submit an Express Entry profile ensuring accuracy of information and maximizing your points
Submit a Permanent Residency Application once you receive an Invitation to Apply
Provide updates and continuously work with you throughout the application process

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for Express Entry. Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

Most provinces and territories in Canada can nominate immigrants through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). These immigrants must have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of that province or territory, and must want to live there.

If you are nominated under a non-Express Entry stream:

you will have to apply through the paper-based process, and
if the province or territory finds you eligible and nominates you, you will send an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

If you are nominated under a province or territory’s Express Entry stream, you must:

meet their requirements, and
meet the minimum criteria for Express Entry
- this includes meeting the requirements of at least one of the immigration programs it covers.

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for Provincial Nominee Program. Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.

Family Sponsorship

Your relatives can live, study and work in Canada if they become permanent residents of Canada. You can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada if you’re at least 18 years old and a:

Canadian citizen or
person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or
permanent resident of Canada

For instance, Canada grants permanent residents emigrating to join a spouse / partner through the Canada spouse visa category.

There are different rules depending on whether the Sponsor is a Canadian permanent resident or Canadian citizen and whether they are currently residing inside or outside Canada.

Changes were recently made to help reduce processing times for both in-Canada and overseas applicants.

These changes include the following:

One application package for all spousal sponsorship applicants: All applicants, both in Canada and overseas, can now use the same application package and checklists.
New basic guide: Applicants can prepare their application using a shorter, more basic guide.
Personalized document checklist: Applicants can use one of four checklists (based on who is being sponsored) to find out which forms and documents they need to submit.
Simplified relationship questionnaire: The new questionnaire is easier to understand and has fewer questions.
Medical exam: Applicants no longer need to submit medical exams up front with an application. Instructions will be sent to the applicant when a medical exam is needed.
Police certificates: Applicants need to provide only the police certificates from:
- the country where they currently live; and
- the country where they have spent most of their adult life since the age of 18 (if different from the country where they live).
Other police certificates maybe be requested only if needed.
The person being sponsored can access more information through their online account: They can
- get instructions on documents needed;
- see real-time information about their application status;
- receive messages from in their online account.

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for Spousal Sponsorship. Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.

Citizenship

With the recent changes to the Canadian Citizenship Act, permanent residents of Canada may apply for citizenship sooner than previously.

Some immediate changes include:

Intent to live in Canada once granted citizenship is no longer required.
Citizenship revocation provisions only applying to dual citizens are repealed.
Minors can qualify on their own without the need to have a Canadian parent.

The following changes are expected to come into effect in the fall of 2017:

Physical presence in Canada requirements will be reduced to three out of five years.
A portion of time spent in Canada before permanent resident status will count towards residency requirements.
Age range for language and knowledge requirements will be reduced to 18-54 years old.

If you would like our help, we can assess your qualifications for Citizenship. Just message us here and we will get back to you shortly with our assessment.