PERMANENT RESIDENCE

If you are well educated and have proficiency in English or French, you can directly apply for permanent residence in Canada. You must consider it if you have; - Bachelor Degree or more - IELTS 6.0 or more - Minimum 2 year experience in a related field.

EXPRESS ENTRY

The Comprehensive Ranking System in Express Entry Program ranks eligible candidates for immigration to Canada under the following: - core human capital factors; - accompanying spouse or common-law partner factors; - skill transferability factors; and - factors relating to a provincial nomination or a qualifying offer of arranged employment. There are a total of 1,200 points available under the Comprehensive Ranking System.

For candidates without an accompanying spouse or common-law partner, there are: a maximum of 500 points available for core human capital factors; a maximum of 100 points available for skill transferability factors; and 600 points available for either a provincial nomination of a qualifying offer of arranged employment. For candidates with an accompanying spouse or common-law partner, there are: a maximum of 460 points available for core human capital factors of the principal applicant; a maximum of 40 points for the core human capital factors of the spouse or common-law partner; a maximum of 100 points available for skill transferability factors; and 600 points available for either a provincial nomination of a qualifying offer of arranged employment.

Before you proceed to create your Expression of Interest profile, the following steps are mandatory; IELTS: a language test is required for almost every immigration stream that leads to a Permanent Resident visa. Credential assessment: Under the current FSW programs, foreign diplomas are given an equivalent value in Canada. The credential assessment can also be an important first step towards licensing or certification in their field in Canada.

Click here http://www.wes.org/ca/fswp/ to see if your diploma / degree match to a Canadian degree. Resume and reference letters: Many people do not have an up to date resume and have not needed to ask their employer for reference letters. Beginning to update and edit a resume, as well as starting to determine how to obtain references may be useful for job searching or immigrating to Canada. Please note that you may need one Resume for Govt. and one for Employers as Employers generally understand clear and simple Resume. As part of their Express Entry profile, candidates must submit valid language test results and Educational Credential Assessments (if their education was completed outside of Canada and they wish to receive points towards their Express Entry score). Please note that Resume and profile is most important in Expression of Interest profile. Express Entry profiles will be valid for one year. Candidates who do not receive an Invitation to Apply for permanent residence after 12 months can resubmit their profile and re-enter the pool if they still meet the criteria.

PROVINCIAL NOMINATION PROGRAMS

BC-PNP

British Columbia (B.C.) is Canada’s westernmost province. Set between the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Rocky Mountains in the east, B.C.’s beautiful scenery and outdoor activities appeal to people from around the country and around the world. B.C. also is experiencing economic growth. More than one million job openings are expected between 2018 and 2028.

Qubec PNP

Quebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level. Quebec is Canada’s largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger.

Manitoba PNP

The MPNP is an economic program that selects skilled workers who have the training, work experience, and language ability to be employed in Manitoba and make a positive contribution to the provincial economy.

New Brunswick PNP

Employers unable to fill skilled positions with Canadian residents may present their business case to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program and apply for approval to recruit a specified number of foreign candidates to fill these positions.

Nova Scotia PNP

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program seeks Skilled Workers who wish to settle in the province and who are qualified to fill critical skills shortages. Individuals in most skilled occupations can qualify, provided that a Nova Scotia employer offers standard wages and working conditions for that occupational field. Also, the employer must have exhausted all other means of finding workers.