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This one of the most asked Canada immigration Questions. Both federal and Quebec skilled workers, provincial nominees may receive Canada Immigration Visas; and as well as

people who have a study and/or work experience in Canada, and as well as business individuals under Canada’s economic immigration categories.

Additionally, if you are a close family member of a Canadian citizen and permanent resident, then you may be assigned Canada Immigration Visa via family sponsorship.

Lastly, Canada gives permanent resident visas to eligible asylum seekers and some individuals on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

Candidates must include their spouse/common-law partner/conjugal partner and any dependent children if they are under 22 years in their immigration application. However, if the applicant’s dependent child is 22 and older, then s/he must be a full-time student in Canada.

Dependents will be directed to go through medical exams and security clearance requirements. Note that, if you made a change in your family status following your application has been submitted, this may also affect the processing of your application.

You can not include your parents cannot in your application. Nevertheless, if you are a Canadian citizen and permanent resident then may be qualified for bringing your parents and grandparents to Canada through one of two current programs: Family Class sponsorship and/or the Super Visa program.

IRCC affords equal rights under the Canada immigration application process to same-sex partners.

Only Self-employed program and educational programs including English language courses in Designated Learning Institutions might be an option.

Yes. One of the main requirements for being eligible for the programs under the Express Entry system is having an undergraduate degree.

Yes, people with disabilities are eligible to apply. However, they might or might not have an issue, depending on the type of disability.

Express Entry is an electronic management application system for immigration to Canada.

Canada immigration questions include lots of inquiries about the Express Entry system. It is not an immigration program and it facilitates the selection and processing of Canada’s economic immigration programs:

• the Federal Skilled Worker Class (formerly the Federal Skilled Worker Program),
• the Federal Skilled Trades Class (formerly the Federal Skilled Trades Program),
• the Canadian Experience Class, and
• a portion of the Provincial Nominee Programs.

Applicants make an “expression of interest” (EOI) in immigrating to Canada and, if they are eligible for at least one of the aforementioned programs, they then enter the Express Entry pool. The federal government and provincial governments, as well as Canadian employers, are then able to select candidates from this pool who will then receive an Invitation To Apply (ITA) for immigration to Canada under one of the programs.

The Comprehensive Ranking System is the government of Canada’s internal mechanism for ranking candidates based on their human capital, determined by factors such as age, level of education and language ability.
This helps to enable Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly known as CIC) to decide which candidates may be issued invitations to apply for permanent residence. There are up to 600 points available under the system for a candidate’s core human capital and skills transferability factors. 

There are no eligible occupation lists for any of the programs. It must be noted, however, that in order to be eligible for any of the programs under Express Entry, the candidate needs to have work experience in an occupation that has a National Occupation Classification (NOC) code of skill type 0, A or B.

Canadian employers have a direct role in Canadian immigration. This role now under Express Entry is more direct and greater than previously. Candidates increase their chances of being invited to apply by promoting themselves directly to employers through the Canada Job Bank.

Not necessarily, though for many candidates, obtaining a valid job offer from a Canadian employer significantly increases their chances of being invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence. 

The documents include those pertaining to civil status such as marriage certificates, birth certificates, language test results, an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA; if applicable), work reference letters, security background checks, and other documents.

Each created profile remains in the Express Entry pool for a period of 12 months or until an Invitation to Apply. If after 12 months a candidate wishes to remain in the pool, s/he may create a fresh profile.

This topic is in the list of Canada immigration questions of many potential candidates. Upon receiving an invitation to apply for permanent residence from a Canadian province or territory, candidates should have the intention to reside in that particular province or territory. The Provincial Nominee Programs are set up to address local and regional labour market needs. However, once a candidate has landed in Canada, s/he will have the right to freedom of movement within Canada, as well as the right to live and work anywhere in Canada for any employer.

No. Express Entry is designed to facilitate the processing of economic immigrants for Canadian permanent residence. However, there are a number of other ways of moving to Canada.

• Except for a portion of the Provincial Nominee Programs that are processed through Express Entry, other PNP candidates will be able to apply to these programs directly if they are eligible under the requirements, which are based on local and regional labour market needs. Most PNP streams require the candidate to secure a valid job offer before immigrating to Canada, but there are some exceptions. Successful candidates will land in Canada as permanent residents.
• Candidates for certain employment opportunities in Canada may arrive as temporary foreign workers requiring the processing of a Labour Market Impact Assessment.
• There are several instances where an employer may be exempt from the requirement to secure an LMIA.
• Coming to Canada to study is a popular option for those who wish to continue their education at one of Canada’s many renowned colleges and universities.