What is the Canada Immigration Process?
Canada Immigration can be taken out through different visas — Study visa, work visa, visitor visa and those who are thinking for long term for them there is Permanent residency visa. The Canada PR Process can be complex and time-consuming; thus, it is best to seek the advice of a professional immigration consultant to accomplish your goals.
To understand the Canada PR process, let us look below for details.
What is Permanent Residency (PR) status?
PR status is allotted for five years. The best part of Canada PR is that you can apply for a full Canadian Citizen if you have stayed in Canada for three years out of the five years of PR visa. However, the benefits that the PR status of Canada offers are very similar to the full citizen. These are –
• Healthcare subsidized
• Free education
• Social benefits
• Legal safety against crime
There are two ways of attaining PR status in Canada. Through the Express Entry Program and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Both these programs operate on Point-based systems. The Express Entry System is a centralized selection system, and the Provincial Nominee Program is the selection based on each province. The applicant can choose either of the pathways for relocation based on the credentials and ability of vacancies in the area that applicants which to migrate to.
Express Entry Program
It is the fastest mode of applying for Canada Permanent Residency (PR) status, which helps relocation in six months. It is a system where the applicant is evaluated on a points measurement basis. Then the candidate’s total points are created based on his / her personal information with the help of the tool called CRS Calculator. The CRS scores are calculated based on Age, Education, Work Experience, Language proficiency, and Adaptability in the Human Core Capital. Apart from this, other factors like Bonus factors and skill transferability that helps in point calculation. The calculation is as per the following -
CRS calculator = Human Core Capital + Skill Transferability + Bonus points
The sub-streams of the express entry program are –
• Federal Skilled Workers program FSWP)
• Federal Skilled traders program(FSTP)
• Canadian experience class (CEC)
The FSWP is a subcategory for first-time applicants who have never lived in Canada before. FSTP is a category for the traders, and the CEC is for those applicants who have experience living and working in Canada.
What is the Step-by-Step Canada PR process?
Step 1 — Take the Language test
Step 2 — Create an express entry profile
Step 3 — Complete your ECA
Step 4 — Meet the Express Entry draw score
Step 5 — Receive ITA
Step 6 — Documentation
Step 7 — File for the PR status
