Permanent Residence

There are several categories through which a client can obtain permanent residence in Canada.

• We will do a comprehensive assessment/review and advise the client on selection of the right category.
• We will prepare and submit the required paperwork and follow through with the Immigration offices.
• We will assist the client in submitting any additional documentation as required

Canadian Experience Class

The Canadian Experience Class (CEC)  enables you to acquire a Permanent Resident status in Canada. To be considered under the  Canadian Experience Class category you :

• cannot live in the  province of Quebec,
• must have at least 12 months of skilled authorized work experience in Canada in the three years before you apply
• must have the ability to speak, read write in French or English

Skilled work experience includes these type of jobs:

• Managerial jobs (NOC skill type 0)
• Professional jobs (NOC skill type A)
• Technical jobs and skilled trades (NOC skill type B)

Express Entry

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will launch a new system called “Express Entry” starting January 2015. This route to Permanent Residency is an electronic system and hopes to meet current and future labour market needs of the country. This program hopes to attract skilled workers around the world who are interested in immigrating to Canada.  Some of the improvements to Canadian immigration via Express Entry, include quicker processing times, opening up spots to more applicants from different fields, and a greater focus on screening the quality of applications.

Note:  Applicants currently in the system or awaiting processing will not be transferred to Express Entry. Applicants who have already applied to an existing Canadian immigration program will need to apply separately for Express Entry to be considered under this program.

Applicants should complete a profile and submit information about their work experience, language ability, education and other relevant details. Profiles of all applicants will be ranked and those meeting the required criteria or with qualified offers of employment will then be selected to apply for Permanent Residence. Applicants without a job offer must register with Government of Canada’s Job Bank. If applicants are selected they must submit an online application for permanent residence through one of the following programs within 60 days:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program

• Federal Skilled Trades Program

• Canadian Experience Class 
• Provincial Nominee Program

Citizenship and Immigration Canada states they hope to process the majority of applications within six months.

Family Sponsorship

If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and at least 18 years old, you can sponsor the following relatives to Canada under the Family sponsorship class:

• your spouse,
• your conjugal or common-law partner,
• your dependent child (this includes an adopted child) or
• other eligible relatives.

Once that family member becomes a permanent resident, they can live, study and work in Canada.

Spousal Sponsorship

You can sponsor a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or dependent children if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. To be a sponsor, you must be 18 years of age or older. You can apply as a sponsor if your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or accompanying dependent children live with you in Canada, even if they do not have legal status in Canada. However, all the other requirements must be met.

You can also apply as a sponsor if your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or dependent children live outside Canada, and if they meet all the requirements.

When you sponsor a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or dependent children to become permanent residents of Canada, you must promise to support them financially. Therefore, you have to meet certain income requirements. If you have previously sponsored relatives to come to Canada and they have later turned to the government for financial assistance, you may not be allowed to sponsor another person. Sponsorship is a big commitment, so you must take this obligation seriously.

Dependent Child

You can sponsor a dependent child if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. To be a sponsor, you must be 18 years of age or older. You can apply as a sponsor if your dependent child lives with you in Canada, even if they do not have legal status in Canada. However, all the other requirements must be met. You can also apply as a sponsor if your dependent child lives outside Canada, and if they meet all the requirements.

When you sponsor a dependent child to become a permanent resident of Canada, you must promise to support them financially. Therefore, you have to meet certain income requirements. If you have previously sponsored relatives to come to Canada and they have later turned to the government for financial assistance, you may not be allowed to sponsor another person. Sponsorship is a big commitment, so you must take this obligation seriously.

Adopted Child

Adoption (also called international adoption) is a process that recognizes an individual or couple as the legal and permanent parent(s) of a child from another country. An inter country adoption complies with the laws of both the sending and receiving countries.

For all inter-country adoptions, you must complete two separate processes:

1)     The adoption process; and

2)     The immigration or citizenship process.

In Canada, adoption comes under provincial or territorial jurisdiction. To be eligible to adopt a child, you must meet the adoption requirements of the province/territory where you live if you are living in Canada, or the country where you live if you are living abroad, the adoption authority of the country where the child lives.

Federal Skilled Worker

Who is considered a Federal Skilled Worker?

A person who can obtain at least 67 points based on your education, work experience, English and French language skills, age and adaptability. You must have at least one year of continuous and paid (full-time or an equal amount in part-time) work experience in a single occupation,within the last 10 years in one of the eligible occupations OR you must have a valid offer of arranged employment, OR must be an international student who is enrolled in a PhD program in Canada (or who graduated from a Canadian PhD program within the past 12 months).

What is the expected Language Proficiency for a Federal Skilled Worker?

You must prove your language levels by passing a language test from an agency approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). You can get a maximum of 28 points for language ability but to qualify you must get a minimum of CLB 7 for your first official language in all four language areas i.e. listen, speak read and write. To get additional points on the second official language you must get a CLB 5 in all four areas.

What do your mean by arranged employment?

You must have a you have a permanent job offer from a Canadian employer that has been approved by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Eligible Professions (Option to minimize and maximize)

0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
0111 Financial managers
0112 Human resources managers
0113 Purchasing managers
0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
0311 Managers in health care
0711 Construction managers
0712 Home building and renovation managers
0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
0911 Manufacturing managers
1111 Financial auditors and accountants
1112 Financial and investment analysts
1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
1114 Other financial officers
1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
1224 Property administrators
2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
2131 Civil engineers
2132 Mechanical engineers
2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
2145 Petroleum engineers
2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
2172 Database analysts and data administrators
2173 Software engineers and designers
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
2234 Construction estimators
2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
2281 Computer network technicians
3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
3111 Specialist physicians
3112 General practitioners and family physicians
3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
3142 Physiotherapists
3143 Occupational Therapists
3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
3216 Medical Sonographers
3233 Licensed practical nurses 3234 Paramedical occupations
4011 University professors and lecturers
4151 Psychologists
4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters

Federal Skilled Trades

Persons qualified in a skilled trade can apply for Permanent Residence under the Federal Skilled Trades Program.

To qualify under the Federal Skilled Trades Program you:

• Cannot live in Quebec
• Must be able to speak, read and write English and/or French
• Must have completed 2 years or more of full time work experience, or an equal amount of part time work experience in a skilled trade. Must have completed these hours of work within the 5 years before application submission
• Meet requirements set out in National Occupational Classification (NOC) in the field of skilled trade
• Receive full time employment offer for a duration of at least one  year, or a certification of qualification in a specific skilled trade issued by the Province or Territory
• Different provinces and territories have different processes for issuing a certificate of qualification. Each separate province and territory’s trades authority will need to assess your training, skills and experience. Please contact me regarding the place you’d like to live and work to find out more.

List of Skilled Trades

6321 Chefs

6322 Cooks

6331 Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale

6332 Bakers

7201 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

7203 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades

7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades

7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers

7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

7232 Tool and die makers

7233 Sheet metal workers

7234 Boilermakers

7235 Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters

7236 Ironworkers

7237 Welders and related machine operators

7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system)

7242 Industrial electricians

7243 Power system electricians

7244 Electrical power line and cable workers

7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers

7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers

7247 Cable television service and maintenance technicians

7251 Plumbers

7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers

7253 Gas fitters

7271 Carpenters

7272 Cabinetmakers

7281 Bricklayers

7282 Concrete finishers

7283 Tilesetters

7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers

7291 Roofers and shinglers

7292 Glaziers

7293 Insulators

7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

7295 Floor covering installers

7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades

7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

7303 Supervisors, printing and related occupations

7304 Supervisors, railway transport operations

7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators

7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

7313 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics

7314 Railway carmen/women

7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors

7316 Machine fitters

7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics

7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers

7322 Motor vehicle body repairers

7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics

7332 Appliance servicers and repairers

7333 Electrical mechanics

7334 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

7335 Other small engine and small equipment repairers

7361 Railway and yard locomotive engineers

7362 Railway conductors and brakemen/women

7371 Crane operators

7372 Drillers and blasters – surface, mining, quarrying and construction

7373 Water well drillers

7381 Printing press operators

7384 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.

8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry

8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying

8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling services

8231 Underground production and development miners

8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers

8241 Logging machinery operators

8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

8255 Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

8261 Fishing masters and officers

8262 Fishermen/women

9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing

9212 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities

9213 Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing

9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing

9215 Supervisors, forest products processing

9217 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

9221 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling

9222 Supervisors, electronics manufacturing

9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing

9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing

9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing

9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly

9231 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing

9232 Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators

9235 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators

9241 Power engineers and power systems operators

9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators

Proving Language Ability

You can take the following test approved by Citizenship & Immigration Canada:

English 

• CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (you must take the “CELPIP-G” test)
• IELTS: International English Language Testing System (you must take the “General Training” option)

French

• TEF: Test d’évaluation de français