All you need to know about Canada immigration program

Author: Mona Roy

Canada is a wonderful country to immigrate to. The weather, the culture, lifestyle, and heritage everything is so mesmerising that one cannot hold on the thought of having to start a life there. In India, Canada is one of the most chosen countries for immigration. It is a country that respects every individual, irrespective of the profession he/she is into. The people there identify the hard work of others and encourages a simple life with high living standards.

Why Canada is a top country for immigration

Canada is an English speaking country that identifies French as its main language as well. Other significant language spoken and written there is Punjabi, a popular north Indian language. Immigrants try to find a home away from home because of this and they do not feel isolated or new to the place. There are so many punjabis living in Canada with a PR and many more are planning to shift too. This is also another reason why Indians feel comfortable shifting to Canada for higher studies. One does not feel out of the place because of the low language barrier.

Canada Immigration Program

Moving to Canada is not a farfetched dream anymore. With proper documentation and will to move out anybody can go and live in the paradise. There are so many immigration programs that are put out by the Canadian government for the ease of the immigration process. They too are looking out for immigrants that can live and contribute to Canada’s GDP and economy.

There are various immigration plans that are available for obtaining a PR visa in

Canada:

  • Express entry system
  • Quebec skilled worker program
  • provincial nominee programs

Express entry system

The program was formulated to invite more skilled workers to Canada. If you are a working professional who wants to migrate to Canada, you should be aware of the eligibility criteria for the same.

  1. Work Experience: Minimum one year of full time and consistent work experience is mandatory.
  2. Language Ability: The applicant must obtain at least 6 bands in every English Literacy Test Module for fulfilling the eligibility for immigration to Canada.
  3. Education: In order to be considered for Express Entry, it is necessary to have a Canadian higher secondary education.
  4. Proof of funds: The applicant should have enough funds to show that they can support their family after moving to Canada financially.
  5. Age: Highest points are given for applicants between the age of 18-45 years. Below an above that, the points are negligible.
  6. Minimum points for selection: The Express Entry Program gives points out of 1200. The latest cut off has been decided as 428/1200.

Quebec skilled worker program

The programme has been devised by Canada Federal Government and Government of Quebec. This programme allows highly educated and skilled foreign immigrants to immigrate to Quebec and live and work there. Applicants are assessed on a number of factors on the basis of skills and points are allocated to them. On the basis of the points scored the applicants are provided Quebec Selection Certificate. Using this certificate, the applicant can apply for permanent residency in Canada.

Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Factors

The Quebec Immigration selection factors may be summarized as follows:

Factors

Points

Education

Upto 14 points

Area of training

Upto 12 points

Validated Employment Offer

Upto 14 points

Work Experience

Upto 8 points

Age

Upto 16 points

Language Proficiency

Upto 22 points

Stay and family in Quebec

Upto 8 points

Spouse/common-law partner characteristics

Upto 17 points

Presence of accompanying children

Upto 8 points

Financial self-sufficiency

1 point

Provincial nominee programs

Provincial Nominee Programme or popularly known as the PNP programme is one immigration programme where a Canadian province can nominate an applicant. Here, the nominated applicant gets an edge over the other applicants because of the referral. Certainly, a true Canadian citizen can only refer. This is often the least preferred program chosen because finding a Canadian citizen who can back for you is tough and requires a lot of legal processes.

The most popular and best Canada immigration program out of these three is the express entry program where clearly an immigrant is selected on the basis of the skills and education and how he/she can serve the country in terms of finance, economy and overall growth.

Canada PR Visa Consultants

Since India is a booming hub of immigrants waiting to move to Canada, the immigration agencies have seen a boom in their business. But this clearly does not mean that every immigration agency is authentic and working hard every day to make you reach closer to your dream. With such demand, there are agencies now opening who are looking to take the client’s hard earned money and in return provide them with nothing but the grief of not being able to move to Canada.

IRA immigration is one of the best PR visa consultants in Delhi/NCR who are popular for the success story of the clients. At IRA, there is a team of experts who are sitting with their best knowledge and just one aim in mind, to make you fly to Canada with proper legal documentation. A proper flow of services are:

  • Application Pre Assessment
  • Documentation Assistance
  • Letter Drafting
  • Assistance in Visa Application Filing
  • Resume Rebuilding
  • Refusal Case Analysis and Re-filing
  • Visa Follow up with Immigration Office via email, phone calls, etc

There are a number of services being offered by the IRA immigration which starts from document verification and ends with preparation for visa interviews. Everything is curated according to the client and no two officers are working on the same project. There is only one counsellor allotted to the client from the start to the end. IRA immigration works for immigration for not just Canada, but also United States of America, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and United Kingdom. For every country there are a different set of counsellors because no two countries have the same immigration procedure.