Immigration to Canada

Canada, the wonderful overseas destination, has mesmerized the global community of migrants since too long. Numerous compelling reasons motivate the enterprising and footloose visitors to move to the country with the nation’s amazing location being one of the reasons. Are you looking for immigration to Canada? Let’s discuss about it.

Since the Maple Leaf Country shares its geographical borders with the US and has a special immigration arrangement with it, it allows the visitors to easily gain admission into the latter and explore the Super Power. Immigration to Canada is might be a best option for you, If you are looking for overseas immigration. 

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories and all offer endless possibilities, related to business and investment, to all, including the enterprising and go-getting migrants. No wonder, over the past couple of years, immigration to Canada has been further improving, and gathering more momentum, thanks to the different kinds of benefits–including Permanent Residency (PR) and Citizenship–that the Canadian Government and its regional counterparts offer to the visitors.

Remarkably, despite the fact that the immigrants to the country tend to settle in almost every province and territory, 7 out of the 10 new entrants (roughly 51% in 2011) settled in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Yes, majority of the immigrants favor urban regions to principally rural regions. Hence, the provinces dotted with big urban centres—like, for instance, Ontario and British Columbia (BC)–draw the highest number of visitors.

Citizenship and PR Pathways

Getting citizenship and PR in the hotspot are possible through these highly useful and easy-to-follow visa gateways:

1. Canada Express Entry: The widely used online programme that started in January 2015 facilitates the wishful aspirants to easily migrate into the country. The system is quite liberal, in terms of rules and regulations, even as revolutionized the entire immigration process for the country and the candidates. It provides access to majority of applicants as there were no special requirements for the visa. Every candidate is eligible to submit an application using their education and experience. All those scoring higher points, under the scheme’s point based system, are cherry-picked by the Canadian employers while other applicants are placed in the Job Pool from where they are picked up by the Canadian employers.
2. Quebec Skilled Worker Programme (QSWP): Moving to Quebec for getting Canadian PR and ultimately citizenship is also a very good visa route available to the aspirants, but Quebec follows a different set of rules for immigration. A skilled worker seeking migration to Quebec needs to apply first to Quebec Government and then to the Canadian Government. The applicant needs to seek approval from the Quebec Government before applying to the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for PR.
3. Quebec Immigrant Investor Programme (QIIP): This extensively loved scheme is entirely based upon the approval of the Quebec Government. Depending on the assessment of the applicant’s profile his scores help him to make a way to the Maple Leaf Country. Quebec runs its own laws and formalities for the investment programme under discussion. A wishful migrant should seek its approval before applying for PR. The applicant needs to submit valid proof clearly stating that he does not possess any criminal record in his country and whatever he plans to invest in the country is legally earned by him. Plus, it is also expected that the applicant is not suffering from any kind of diseases that could prove a threat to the residents. To prove his health condition, he is required to submit a medical report of his complete health checkup.
4. Provincial Nominee Programme (PNP): The Maple Leaf Country puts forward numerous opportunities to the aspirants who wish to achieve more in their life before they start recognizing those few streaks in their beard. The IRCC is entrusted with the work of executing hassle-free immigration process to its provinces and territories with the help of the different provincial governments. Jointly, both work towards establishing the migrants successfully in a given province or territory, even while the involved province or territory presents him with PR and citizenship for the valuable contributions made by them to its economy and society.

For more information on the Immigration to Canada please contact me at mustaqali@abhinav.com.