Recently, Prince Edward Island, Canada made changes to its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). With the implementation of new amendments, immigrants will find it easier to go through the program in order to meet the requirements needed to obtain residency in Prince Edward Island!

Earlier, individuals who intended to migrate to Canada under the PEI PNP Entrepreneur Stream had to deposit $25,000 as an evidence of good faith, along with the intention of settling in the province. However, the amount gets refunded, given the applicant had resided in the province for a year. As per the new amendment, this requirement has now been relaxed.

Also immigrant entrepreneurs whose proficiency in English or French, being the two officially accepted languages in Canada is insufficient were required to deposit an amount of $20,000, that to be returned after they demonstrated a certain level of language skills in either of the languages. With the changes to the PNP, the PEI government lowered the standard for the official language skills.

The PNP is a federal-Provincial partnership between the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island. The program was introduced to accelerate immigration to Canada for individuals, as well as families who intend to settle in Prince Edward Island. As per the rules of the program, applicants must meet the basic requirement of having moderate proficiency in either of the two Canada’s official languages, English or French. PNP allows applicants to immigrate under three categories- (1) Skilled Worker; (2) Immigrant Entrepreneur; and (3) Immigrant Partner.

Based on the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in Canada, an applicant can only file his application for permanent residence in two kinds of locations in the world. This is as per the Section 11 of the act. The first place is the one where the immigrant has been legally permitted to enter for a minimum of a year. Secondly, it is the native state or country of the applicant.

Incase, a person is applying for permanent residence as a Federal Skilled Worker from outside Canada, he must be eligible under the new rules. With this, if the applicant does not have a work permit and is not selected under any of the provincial nominee programs, he has to ensure that his profession is listed in the 38 occupations list. If his profession appears on the list, then he must prove his eligibility in the form of academic qualifications and must submit the complete application form.

Post submission and approval of the application, the application might have to submit other documents based on his case. To know more on the documentation aspect, the applicant must wait for the communication from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

The process might seem very easy but it is because of this assumption that many a times, minute details are forgotten. To help an applicant with such matters, a visa and immigration consultant is the right person to be contacted. He can guide you through the entire procedure. Most consultants offer a prior assessment of an applicant’s skills and qualification which gives a better insight into an applicant’s case. So, to know more, contact an Immigration Specialist today!

It is always better to apply and qualify under a Provincial Nominee program as it can be considered as being more advantageous compared to the other visa programs. There are many reasons for the same.

Firstly, it leads to faster processing of your application. This could lead to faster grant of a Permanent Resident status. With a faster approval, it would mean no more standing in queues or checking your status online or waiting endlessly for that matter.

Secondly, the programs under the Provincial Nominee system tend to differ for each state. There are many applicants who end up not qualifying under the Federal Skilled Worker program. The Provincial Nominee program is a fresh breather for such candidates. The criteria are different for each and every province which makes it very flexible for the candidate to apply. These provincial programs do not have criteria with respect to the Point Based System. Their skills could be sufficient enough to contribute to the Canadian economy.

When compared to the Federal program, the eligibility criteria on the Points Based System are very stringent. The criteria include age, educational qualifications, work experience and language skills and so on.

With the above two key points, an applicant stands a better chance in terms of immigration. This way, it would be easier for you select your options for residence accordingly.

For instance, some provinces are very employer friendly. In such a case, if an employer finds someone who he thinks would be efficient in contributing to the Canadian economy, province would generally abide by the employer. However, the employer has to show proof of his good faith and that he is bona fide.

If you are planning to immigrate to Canada, this program is more than worth to given a thought to. With this, consult a Canadian visa expert who is always updated in this regard.

According to a recent report brought out by the Auditor General - Sheila Fraser in Canada, there are major issues with reference to the Canadian Immigration system. To overcome these faults, amendments have been proposed by Ottawa. However, if speculations are to be believed, little has been done to foresee the relative after effects.

The report states that the immigration policies are catering more to the individual provinces and the employers hiring immigrants. But nothing is being done to dig out the illegal and fraudulent cases being attempted. This mainly refers to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program which permits many low skilled migrants for jobs including construction workers or nannies and so on.

With such immigrants, some of whom can’t even talk in English, the employers tend to abuse these workers which include paying low wages and so on. The Canadian government hold these immigrants in high regard and thus feels that nothing specific is being done to stop the abuse that the program has catered to.

With the help of this program, some employers also tend to bring in their relatives on these visas which probably could have been availed by a more deserving candidate. Also, these employers are then overseeing the family – reunification rules.

Looking into the above aspects, the Foreign Worker program is set to undergo changes since it plays a major role in the building the Canadian economy.

The report also states that the Provincial Nominee program is expected to become a major source for immigration where as the Federal Skilled Migrant program is going to fall down comparatively. Also, no minimum set criteria has been identified by Ottawa for the workers selected by the provinces. Thus, a review has also been called for all these programs.

Since Canada considers all its immigrant population an asset, it is important that as a prospective immigrant, you don’t fall prey to the above nuisances. Thus, it is best that you contact an Immigration and Visa Specialist who deals with Canadian immigration. He would be able to guide you with all the aspects and provide you with the relevant information regarding the incomes, salaries and wages and so on. So, Contact one today!