Permanent Residence

• EXPRESS ENTRY

Canada Immigration uses Express Entry to manage applications for permanent residence for following programs:

  • • Federal Skilled Worker Program
  • • Federal Skilled Trades Program
  • • Canadian Experience Class

There are two steps to apply to the Express Entry system:

Step 1: Submit an application for Express Entry, and the application will remain in the pool for 12 months. Getting into the pool doesn't mean that Canada Immigration will invite the applicant to apply for permanent residence. To be chosen from the pool the applicant needs to have one of the highest-ranking scores. If the applicant is invited, he/she can apply for permanent residence. The applicant will be ranked in the Express Entry pool using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking

System (CRS) The CRS gives a score based on:

  • • Age
  • • Education
  • • Language Ability
  • • Work Experience
  • • Other Factors

Step 2: Immigration invites the highest-ranking candidates in the pool to apply for permanent residence. The applicant must apply for permanent residence within 90 days. The applicant must meet eligibility and admissibility requirements under Canada's immigration law.

• Sponsoring Members of Family Class

One 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 Canadian Indian Act or
  • • permanent resident of Canada

This program covers:

  • • Sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children
  • • Sponsor your parents and grandparents
  • • Sponsor your adopted children and other relatives

• Provincial Nominees Program

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. The province of Quebec does not have a PNP. See their immigration website to learn more about their programs.

To apply for the PNP you must:

  • • apply to a province or territory for a nomination,
  • • be nominated by that province or territory, then
  • • apply to IRCC to become a permanent resident.

List of Provinces offering these programs:

  • • Alberta
  • • Alberta
  • • Manitoba
  • • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • • Ontario
  • • Saskatchewan
  • • British Columbia
  • • New Brunswick
  • • Nova Scotia
  • • Prince Edward Island
  • • Yukon

Provincial nominees are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program.

Canadian Citizenship

To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must meet all of the following conditions:

  • • Must have Permanent Resident (PR) Status in Canada
  • • Residency of 1,460 days during past six years in Canada
  • • Must have filed Income Tax Returns for four years
  • • Must be able to speak and listen in English or French
  • • Take Test to meet knowledge of Canada requirements
  • • Must not have criminal record in or outside Canada