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You can live in Canada on a temporary residence basis as an international student, temporary worker, or a visitor.
Permanent residence means that you have been granted the status of a permanent resident as an immigrant.
A permanent resident is not a citizen of the country. However, as a permanent resident, you will have access to certain benefits such as:
There are several immigration pathways for foreign nationals to immigrate to Canada for permanent residency or ‘PR’ for short.
The following immigration programs enable a foreign national to live, study, and work in Canada permanently: *Click on the program that interests you
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Federal Skilled Trades Program
Canadian Business and Investor Immigration
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)
Permanent Residence for Caregivers
Humanitarian Compassionate Grounds
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
PR Pathways for Temporary Workers in Healthcare and Essential Non-Healthcare Occupations
PR Pathways for French-Speaking Temporary Workers in Healthcare and Other Essential Occupations
PR Pathways for French-Speaking and Non-French-Speaking International Graduates
Economic Mobility Pathway Pilot (EMPP)
Spousal Sponsorship allows you to sponsor your spouse or common-law partner or conjugal partner to Canada under different sponsorship progrants
If your partner is already living in Canada, then you can apply through the inland spousal sponsorship. If your partner is living overseas, then you can apply through the overseas spousal sponsorship (also referred to as outland spousal sponsorship).
Under the Family Class Sponsorship, you can sponsor your spouse, dependent children, parents, or grandparents for permanent residency. There are different categories: Spousal Sponsorship, Dependent Child Sponsorship, and Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship.
The federal Express Entry system was launched in 2015 to manage applications under the 3 federal economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
The Federal Skilled Worker Program allows skilled workers to immigrate to Canada with accompanying family members. The FSWP is for experienced individuals who can meet the eligibility requirements for the program.
Applicants must have at least 1 year of skilled work experience and meet the other age, education and language level requirements.
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for skilled tradespeople who want to immigrate to Canada.
You are required to have a minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience to be eligible. You will be eligible for permanent residency through the Express Entry system as a skilled tradesperson.
The Canadian Experience Class program is for temporary foreign workers with Canadian work experience. The CEC allows you to apply for permanent residency through the Express Entry system.
You must have at least 1 year of full-time work experience in the last 5 years or be employed for 1 year in your skilled trade. You can also have the appropriate certification from a Canadian authority in your skilled trade.
Canadian Business Immigration offers several immigration programs for international entrepreneurs, investors, start-up companies and self-employed individuals who want to immigrate to Canada. These immigration programs allow applicants to gain permanent residency in Canada.
Applicants must meet the determining eligibility requirements for their specific stream to qualify. Generally, business immigration programs have requirements for personal net worth, business investment, business ownership and experience, language proficiency, etc.
Provincial Nominee Programs are unique to every province and territory in Canada. PNPs give each provincial and territorial government the choice to nominate foreign skilled workers with various skills and experiences that are relevant contributors for the betterment of their current labor market needs and economies.
Applicants must currently be residing in Canada and have a valid job offer from a designated employer that is operating within the particular province or territory that they want to immigrate to. However, there are many streams within PNPs that don’t have this job offer requirement.
Out of the 10 provinces and 3 territories, only Nunavut, which is Canada’s newest territory currently does not have a PNP. Quebec offers its own immigration programs.
Different PNPs offer several Express Entry aligned immigration streams known as “Enhanced” PNP streams or Express Entry linked PNPs. These streams help the province to nominate candidates from the federal Express Entry pool with the skills and experience that are relevant to their current labor market needs.
Applicants must be eligible for 1 of the 3 federal economic immigration programs. You do not necessarily require a valid job offer for all Express Entry aligned PNP streams.
Quebec has the autonomy to select immigration applicants to protect their distinct identity. Quebec Immigration programs have a 2 step process. While French proficiency adds value to your application, it is not mandatory.
Quebec selects applicants based on their skills, experiences and human capital value. If you want to immigrate to Quebec, you can apply for 1 of the several immigration streams offered under the Quebec Immigration.
As a professional caregiver, you can apply for permanent residency under the Home Child Care program and the Home Support Worker Program.
These new caregiver pilot programs are employer-specific. Caregivers are now allowed to change employers when necessary and add accompanying spouses, dependent children or parents and grandparents to their application.
Canada could grant you permanent residency based on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds if you have minor children who will be in danger or dependants with a severe medical condition that can not be treated if they had to return to your home country.
A permanent resident card (also referred to as a PR card) is proof of status for permanent residents who are traveling outside Canada. It is valid for 5 years. You will require a PR card if you are returning to Canada.
Canadian Citizenship is the last and ultimate step in Canadian Immigration. Permanent residents can qualify to apply for Canadian Citizenship if they meet certain specified requirements.
Permanent residents must be physically present in Canada for at least 3 years (1,095 days) in the last 5 years.
Applicants will be required to pass a citizenship test and attend an interview with the government body of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) if requested. If your application is successful, you will be required to take the Oath of Citizenship at a Citizenship Ceremony.
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) is a special immigration program for the Atlantic provinces of Canada. The AIPP encourages economic immigration of skilled and semi-skilled workers and international graduates who will fill the labor market gaps.
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is specially designed to encourage economic immigration to the rural and northern communities of Canada.
Currently, 11 communities across 5 provinces from the west coast of British Columbia, throughout the Prairie Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and bookended by Ontario are participating in this pilot program.
Although not part of these province’s PNP, this pilot is another option for immigrating to these provinces.
You will require a valid job offer and a recommendation from the community within the province that you want to reside in to apply for permanent residency through this program.
The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot is an industry-specific pilot that encourages economic immigration of high-skilled and semi-skilled foreign temporary non-seasonal workers to fill labor shortages within the Agriculture-Food related sector such as the meat processing and mushroom production industries.
The two PR Pathways for Healthcare Workers and Essential Non-Healthcare Workers, launched on May 6, 2021, will invite a total of 50,000 new immigrants to Canada until November 5, 2021. Applicants interested in either pathway must have at least 1 year of full-time work experience and sufficient language proficiency to be eligible for permanent residency. Accompanying family members will also be eligible for permanent residence if they meet certain criteria.
The two PR Pathways for French-Speaking Temporary Workers in Healthcare and Other Essential Occupations was introduced to encourage temporary workers fluent in the French language and employed in healthcare and other essential occupations to apply for permanent residence. There is no visa cap for these pathways. The maximum number of applicants will be invited until November 5, 2021. Applicants will require at least 1 year of full-time work experience and proficiency in the French language according to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB).
The PR Pathways for French-Speaking and Non-French-Speaking International Graduates was launched on May 6, 2021, by the Canadian government to encourage French-speaking and non-French speaking international graduates to transition to permanent resident status if they meet the eligibility criteria.
The PR pathway for Non-French Speaking International Graduates will invite around 40,000 new immigrants until November 5, 2021, while the PR Pathway for French-Speaking International Graduates will accept the maximum number of applicants during the same period with no visa cap.
The Economic Mobility Pathway Pilot (EMPP) offers an immigration pathway for up to 10-15 skilled refugees from the Middle East and East Africa who have the ability to meet the eligibility criteria for one of the economic immigration programs offered by the IRCC.
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