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Express Entry is not a separate immigration program; it is an online application process involving both federal and provincial governments, as well as Canadian employers. With Express Entry, Canada is committed to making the immigration process simpler and faster.

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements of the following federal economic immigration programs may make an application to the Express Entry pool:

• Canadian Experience Class:  If you are currently working in Canada or have worked in Canada for at least one year within the last three years, you may qualify for permanent residency under the Canadian Experience Class. This program is a great way for skilled workers in Canada to establish permanent residence and build a life in Canada. If you are currently in Canada on a temporary work permit or student permit and would like to begin the process of immigration, click here to read more about the options available to you under the Canadian Experience Class.
• Federal Skilled Workers: you may qualify for immigration to Canada under the Skilled Worker Immigration Program if you have a job offer from a Canadian employer and at least one year of full-time, paid work experience in an approved occupation. Click here to read more about this Canada immigration option or take our free online assessment to see if you qualify.

• Federal Skilled Trades, this program is for skilled workers interested to acquire a permanent residence visa for Canada. If you are a qualified worker in one of the specific skilled trades, you may be eligible to make an application through Express Entry.

• Some of the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP): these programs allow a province to nominate qualified applicants to immigrate to Canada and attain permanent residency in Canada. The requirements for this program vary by province. Many of the Provincial Nominee Programs allow applicants to apply through Express Entry. If you are interested in immigration to a specific province in Canada, read more about the Provincial Nominee Program to determine whether you qualify for the program in your province of choice.

The Express Entry pool may be entered by completing an online profile. Qualified applicants may receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Permanent Residence and will have 90 days in which to finish and submit their application. Our team of experts will assist you every step of the way in preparing your online profile and your application in a timely manner. Contact us today for more information and to find out if you are eligible for Express Entry to Canada.

Each province in Canada has established its own requirements based on the province’s needs. This is referred to as the  Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for qualified individuals interested in Canada immigration. These programs allow a province to nominate qualified applicants to immigrate to Canada and attain permanent residency in Canada.

With the introduction of the Express Entry immigration system in January 2015, there are now two ways by which a qualified applicant may apply for the Provincial Nominee Program. The Enhanced Provincial Nomination involves an online application process, using the Express Entry pool. Applicants using this new option will be selected based on a ranking system and will receive 600 points for a provincial nomination. Alternatively, for applicants who do not qualify for Express Entry, there is still the option to apply via the ‘Base’ or regular PNP streams using a paper application. If you are interested in immigration to a specific province in Canada, follow this link to read more about the Provincial Nominee Program. The requirements for this program vary by province. Contact us to determine whether you meet the requirements for the Provincial Nominee Program in your chosen province

Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada may sponsor their family members to Canada using the Family Sponsorship Program. This program allows you to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner, parent or grandparent, and dependent children. If you have family members in Canada that are citizens or permanent residents and who are interested in sponsoring you for Canada immigration, you may be eligible to obtain permanent resident status in Canada if both you and your sponsor meet the requirements of the family sponsorship program. Click here for more information about the qualifications of this particular Canada immigration program.

If you are a business person or manager interested in Canada immigration, you may qualify for one of the  Business Immigration Programs. There are several different categories for business & investment immigration, both Federal and Provincial:

1. Entrepreneur Start-Up Visa Program
2. Self-Employed Persons Program
3. Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program
4. Quebec Investor Program
5. Quebec Entrepreneur Program
6. Quebec Self-Employed Person Program
7. Provincial Specific Business & Investment Programs

The province of Quebec, under the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration, establishes their own selection criteria and requirements on the basis of who will adapt well to living in Quebec.

If you’re seeking to immigrate to the province of Quebec as a skilled worker you must meet their requirements, not those of the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

You must submit an application to be selected by the province of Quebec. This is called the Certificate of Selection (Certificat de Sélection du Québéc). Once you’ve been selected by the province, you must make a separate application to Citizenship & Immigration Canada for permanent residence. Click here for more information about the qualifications on this Canada immigration program.

Quebec Experience Class

If you have studied or worked in the province of Quebec, you may be eligible to apply for immigration to Quebec under one of the two categories of the Quebec Experience Class (Programme de l’expérience Québécoise, or PEQ). Foreign Students who received a degree from a Quebec institution within three years or are in the process of getting one may apply for permanent residence in Quebec under the PEQ. Temporary Foreign Workers may be eligible to apply for this program if they currently hold a job in Quebec, have held a job for at least one year in the last two years, and are proficient in French.

You must submit an application to be selected by the province of Quebec. This is called the Certificate of Selection (Certificat de Sélection du Québéc). Once you’ve been selected by the province you must make a separate application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence. Click here for more information about the qualifications of this Canada immigration program.

In-Home Caregivers are individuals who are qualified to provide care for children, elderly persons, or persons with disabilities in private homes without supervision. Both the employer and the employee must follow several steps to meet the requirements. Click here for more information about Canada’s In-Home Caregiver program.

Discretion is a valuable element of Canada’s immigration program. It benefits our clients and is consistent with the objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Humanitarian and Compassionate Program benefits applicants who have special and unique situations and allows flexibility to approve deserving cases not covered by the legislation. A humanitarian and compassionate assessment considers circumstances and/or factors that may be sufficiently compelling to allow for the requested exemption. Click here for more information about this program. If you feel that you might have reasons to make an application under Humanitarian and Compassionate ground, please call our office so that we can review your situation. No obligation. All inquiries are confidential.

Canadians are proud of their citizenship. We value the rights and freedoms and accept the responsibilities, that this status gives us. To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must meet the conditions in all these areas: age, permanent resident status, time you have lived in Canada, income tax filing, intent to reside in Canada, language abilities and how well you know Canada. Click here for more information on Canadian citizenship.

The following are the general requirements that anyone applying for Canada immigration or a Canada Visa must meet in order to be admissible to Canada. Individuals may be inadmissible on any one of the following grounds, defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and the Immigration and Protection Regulations:

• Security grounds
• Violating human and/or international rights
• Criminality
• Serious criminality
• Organized criminality
• Health grounds
• Financial reasons
• Misrepresentation
• Non-compliance with the Act and/or Regulations
• Inadmissible family member(s)

Every Canada immigration applicant and his/her family member(s) and dependent children who are not already Canadian permanent residents or Canadian citizens must undergo and pass a medical examination when applying for Canada immigration. A medical examination of family members who are not accompanying you to Canada may also be required.

Applicants who are applying for temporary resident status such as a visitor visa, study permit, or work permit may or may not be required to undergo a medical examination. Applicants may be medically inadmissible to Canada. In considering whether an applicant is admissible medically, the following legal test is applied…

“… a foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if an assessment of their health condition has been made by an officer… and the officer concluded that the foreign national’s health condition is likely to be a danger to public health or public safety or might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand.

The term “excessive demand” is defined by the IRPA Regulations as:

• A demand on health services or social services for which the anticipated costs would likely exceed average Canadian per capita health services and social services costs over a period of five consecutive years immediately following the most recent medical examination required by these Regulations, unless there is evidence that significant costs are likely to be incurred beyond that period, in which case the period is no more than 10 consecutive years; or
• A demand on health services or social services that would add to existing waiting lists and would increase the rate of mortality and morbidity in Canada as a result of the denial or delay in the provision of those services to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Applicants and their family members must be examined by a Panel Physician. Click here to find a Panel Physician in your country.

Each and every applicant for Canada immigration must satisfy Citizenship and Immigration Canada that he or she and his or her dependents are not inadmissible on criminal grounds. You may need criminal and security checks if you are coming to Canada as a live-in caregiver, tourist, student, or temporary worker.

The background check, also known as security certificates, is required to ensure that the foreign national and his/her accompanying family members do not pose a risk to the Canadian public. Immediate family members of the applicant must also provide a police certificate of no information. If a person has been convicted of a crime either from within Canada or from outside of Canada may be deemed inadmissible.  The severity of the crime will determine how difficult it will be for the foreign national to overcome his or her inadmissibility to Canada.

Click here to learn how to obtain a police certificate from your country.

The government of Canada established a fee schedule based on the type of visa or immigration application submitted. Each person 22 years of age or older must pay a non-refundable processing fee of $550.00. In the case of a business immigrant, the principal applicant pays $1,050.00 and each member over 22 years of age in the family will pay $550.00. In all other applications, you must pay $150.00 per child included in the application for all children under the age of 19.

Application fees are paid at the time of your submission. Applicants who are successful in their permanent residence application and that are 22 years of age or older must pay an additional $490.00, the “Right of Permanent Resident Fee.”

After submitting your Canada immigration application or your application for a temporary resident visa to Canada you may be required to appear at an immigration interview with an immigration officer. Those applicants applying for permanent resident status in Canada could be interviewed at a visa post, Canadian Embassy, consulate, or High Commission. In most instances an immigration interview will be scheduled at the visa post where the Canada immigration application was submitted.

If your Canada immigration application is well prepared and documented, an immigration interview may be waived. Should you be subject to an interview, your preparation for the interview is highly important for a favorable outcome. Our immigration team can assist you in preparing for an interview to ensure you are not missing anything.

Call our office for more information regarding interviews for Canada immigration.