Thursday 4 July 2019

Useful And Essential Facts About Immigration To Canada

By Carol Gibson


Looking at the demography of Canada over the years, the country has been admitting a lot of immigrants arriving at its borders. Despite the fact that it is the biggest county in all of America, Canada has always struggled with a low population. The current population of Canada is only 10 percent that of United States. Following this, there is commitment by the government to boost the population in order to realize high productivity in the longer term. This is worth knowing about immigration to Canada.

The government has several programs in place that promote the admission of immigrants from various countries. All the programs require one to go through several steps in order to be able to be approved to migrate into the country. The process of being approved also takes a long time. In most cases, it takes several months, but it can take up to a few years for one to be approved.

Knowing what options are available can increase the chances of being approved faster. One can also avoid delays, frustrations, and pitfalls if they know how they should go about the process. Generally, there are five options that one can pursue to become a Canadian citizen. These five options exist in form of programs and they include express entry program, family class sponsorship, LMIA work visa, Canadian investor immigration, and the provincial nominee programs (PNP).

Under the express entry program, people are allowed to migrate into the country so that they can live as skilled workers. People who are skilled or possess the required qualifications are assessed, recruited, and selected through a sophisticated system. There are three programs under the federal economic immigration programs. These are CEC, FSWP, and FSTP. The aim of these programs is to meet labor market demands.

Family reunification is highly valued in the Canadian policy for immigration. Therefore, one can gain permanent Canadian citizenship if their family member is already a Canadian citizen and wishes to sponsor them into the country. Only permanent residents and Canadian citizens are allowed to sponsor their relatives into the country.

It is only the children and spouses that can be sponsored. The children being sponsored should be under 22 years. However, there are some exemptions to the rule. Currently, the system does not allow one to sponsor grandparents or parents. One can use super visa category instead to sponsor grandparents and parents into Canadian cities.

A lot of individuals applying for Canadian citizenship begin by acquiring a Canadian job offer. Afterwards, they can apply for a work-related visa. This work visa enables one to move to any Canadian city. As for LMIA work visa program, one is required to get a Canadian work offer first. It is the Canadian employer that can apply for LMIA. It is only after the LMIA has been approved that an applicant can apply for a work permit.

The PNP route to becoming a Canadian citizen is increasing in its popularity a lot. Many provinces in Canada such as Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia have developed their own programs for admitting immigrants into the country. These programs require applicants to live in the province through whose program they entered the country first.




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