CANADA IMMIGRATION

 

 

 

The United Nations ranked Canada is the best place in the world to live.

 

 

In Canada there are three categories of immigrants: Family Class (closely related persons of Canadian residents), Independent Immigrants (admitted on the basis of a point system that account for age, health and labour-market skills required for cost effectively inducting the immigrants into Canada's blue-collar labour market) and Refugees. In 2008, there were 65,567 immigrants in the family class, 21,860 refugees, and 149,072 economic immigrants amongst the 247,243 total immigrants.

Under Canadian nationality law an immigrant can apply for citizenship after living in Canada for 1095 days (3 years) in any 4 year period.

 


Canadian Dollar is almost equal to US Dollar

Close proximity to US an attractive option for those eventually want to settle in U.S.A.

Once become Canadian Citizen, you are eligible to work in US of NAFTA agreement.

Government provides free education, medical coverage, unemployment allowance and liberal perks and payment of work.

The United Nations ranked Canada is the best place in the world to live.


Do you want to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker?

 


Under changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, federal skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to the eligibility criteria listed below. (Does not apply to Quebec)

 
Do you want to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker?
 

Under changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, federal skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to the criteria listed below. Note: This does not apply to applicants intending to live in the province of Quebec.

These criteria affect you only if you applied on or after June 26, 2010. If your application was received before June 26, 2010, it will be processed according to the rules that were in effect at that time.

Note: If you are applying under one of the 29 eligible occupations, as of June 26, 2010, a maximum of 20,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the following 12 months. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year.

Is my application eligible for processing?

For your application to be eligible for processing, you must include the results of your official language proficiency test, and either:

  • have a valid offer of arranged employment, OR
  • be a skilled worker who has had one year of continuous full-time or equivalent part-time paid work experience in at least one of the following eligible occupations within the last ten years:

0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
2151 Architects
3111 Specialist Physicians
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3113 Dentists
3131 Pharmacists
3142 Physiotherapists
3152 Registered Nurses
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
4151 Psychologists
4152 Social Workers
6241 Chefs
6242 Cooks
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
7242 Industrial Electricians
7251 Plumbers
7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371 Crane Operators
7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service


 

 

Category
Maximum Points
 Education  25
 Language  24
 Work experience  21
 Age  10
 Arranged employment in Canada  10
 Adaptability  10
 TOTAL  100

 

 EDUCATION Maximum 25
University Degrees:
PhD, or Master's, AND at least 17 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study
  25
Two or more university degrees at the Bachelor's level AND at least 15 years of  full-time or full-time equivalent study   22
A two-year university degree at the Bachelor's level AND at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study   20
A one-year university degree at the Bachelor's level AND at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study   15
A two-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study   20
A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study   15
Trade or Non-university Certificate or Diploma:
A three-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 15 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study    22
A two-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study   20
A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study )   15
A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 12 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study   12
Secondary School Educational Credential    5
LANGUAGE Maximum    24
First language:
High proficiency (per ability1)   4
Moderate proficiency (per ability)   2
Basic proficiency (per ability) 1 to max. of 2
No proficiency  no points
Possible maximum (all four abilities)   16
Second language:
High proficiency (per ability)   2
Moderate proficiency (per ability)   2
Basic proficiency (per ability) 1 to max. of 2
No proficiency  no points
Possible maximum (all four abilities)   8

 

 
WORK EXPERIENCE Maximum 21
One year  15
Two years  17
Three years  19
Four years  21

 

AGE Maximum 10
Maximum 10 points for:  21-49
Less two points for each year:  over 49 or
  under 21

 

ARRANGED EMPLOYMENT IN CANADA Maximum 10
HRDC-confirmed permanent offer of employment  10
Applicants from within Canada holding a temporary work permit that is:
Validated by HRDC, including sectoral confirmations  10
Exempt from HRDC validation under international agreements (e.g., NAFTA) or significant benefit (i.e., intra-company transferee)  10

 

 

ADAPTABILITY
Maximum 10
Spouse's or common-law partner's education  3-5
Minimum one year of full-time authorized work in Canada2   5
Minimum two years of full-time authorized post-secondary study in Canada2   5
Informal job offer in Canada   no points
Points received under the Arranged Employment factor   5
Family relationship in Canada   5

Total Maximum 100 Points

Notes:

  1. Applicants are rated on the ability to speak, listen, read or write Canada's two official languages.
  2. Applies to either principal applicant or accompanying spouse or common-law partner.

 

 

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