A majority of the Canadian immigrants who immigrate are from India. Each year thousands of Indians move to Canada, which makes it the 8th largest Indian exodus of the world.
With more than a hundred economic class immigration programs, which also includes the Express Entry and its programs.
An important point to keep in mind would be that IRCC uploads the processing times on their website, real time processing time will be different, because of the pandemic that has created a heap of applications.
Regarding the costs, IRCC website will update the information for the procession fees. there could be some hidden charges that will be have to be found and be faced costs like language tests, medical exams, and many other charges.
The following programs have created a path for Indians to immigrate.
- Provincial Nominee Program
- Family-class sponsorship
- Canadian work permit
- Express Entry
- Study then work
The Express Entry Program
The most popular immigration program of Canada, is an online system, that manages applications for the three programs:
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Canadian Experience Class
- Federal Skilled Worker
Once proven eligible of any of the programs, you may enter the pool and your information to get your CRS scores.
Points are graded on the following factors:
Work Experience
Language
Age
Education
The term “Skilled” is determined on the basis of your work experience and the skilled jobs that are listed under the NOC system, jobs falling under the skills 0, a or b are skilled and eligible for scoring CRS scores.
The applicants with the highest grades are called for applying in order to get a PR via the regular rounds that are held.
Provincial Nominee Program
PNP or Provincial Nominee Programs are used by the provinces of the country in order to invite candidates into its brooders. Nunavut and Quebec are the only provinces that don’t use this program and have programs of their own for inviting candidates.
PNP are of two types:
Enhanced- work with express entry
Base- are independent
Enhanced program: The candidates are part of the Express Entry pool. When you receive a provincial nomination from the PNP, 600 points are automatically added to the overall score you have. On receiving this yu are automatically pushed at the top of the pool, making you eligible to receive an ITA for Express Entry.
Base program: Provincial Nominee Program is an option to the candidates who haven’t qualified for the Express Entry. Immigrating via the base PNP, you have to apply through the province and once you qualify, you are nominated. After getting certified you can apply for PR with the federal government.
Study and work in Canada
The immigrants who’ve worked and studied in Canada even before getting their PR have proven to get a higher earning potential compared to the ones who are coming in from abroad.
In a recent study, it was found that half of the Indians are students who became permanent residents of the country in a span of 5 years after getting their study permits, in comparison to any other country. The international student path is not made for everyone.
The tuition fees paid by international are relatively more than Canadian students. All of this depends on the school that the students attend, and the eligibility criteria for the scholarship opportunity.
A study permit is needed if you want to pursue higher education. This enables you to work for 20 hours per week in the duration of your study permit and full time at the time of your semester breaks.
Indians might be eligible to apply for the expedited study permit via the Student Direct stream if they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the same, be It the fees for the 1st year of the course.
Some programs might qualify you for the PGWP- post-graduation work permit. This lets the students work anywhere in the country. This lasts until your program, so if you are doing a one-year program then your permit will last for one year.
If you do not wish to go ahead with the PGWP, that’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you need to be sure of the fact that the program you enrolled for qualifies for the program. These programs usually last for about 8 months and it has to be from a recognized learning institution in Canada. Along with this, you need to make sure you have attended the full program at the time of your academic session so that you can benefit from the PGWP program. However, there are times when a student may not qualify for the same.
The work permit of Canada
Canadian work permit has two categories namely:
- Temporary Foreign work program
- International Mobility Program
The difference between the two programs
A temporary foreign work permit needs an employer of Canada to get a labor market impact assessment. LMIA is a means of proving to the government that the employee is an asset to the company and that he/she will have a positive impact on the labor market f Canada.
Being said, the global talent stream, that functions under the TFWP, is the work permit that allows the tech workers in certain jobs or the ones who have been hired to get an expedited work permit. The employer is not required to do any advertising for the LMIA, that’s why the processing time is quicker.
LMIA are not required for the IMP, as the program already exists in promoting the objective:
- Economic
- Social
- Cultural policy
The program is further sub-divided into the following categories
- Significant benefits
- Charitable and Religious workers
Example for the International Mobility program is Intra-Company Transfer. This program is for the ones who want to travel from India to anywhere in Canada.
Family-class sponsorship
Canada allows citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their spouse, law partner, children or parents and grandparents. The residents of Canada can only sponsor relatives like:
- Brother
- Sister
- Aunt/Uncle
Relatives with a criminal or medical cannot be sponsored.
The candidate must be above the age of 18 years to be eligible for sponsorship, and not be divorced or separated with your partner living in Canada and your partner needs to be financially stable to support you and your children.
If your partner or common-law partner is a citizen of Canada, they can sponsor when abroad. However, PR residents have to be in the country at the time of the sponsorship.
At the time of processing the candidate can be outside the country or within the borders of the country. During the processing, if you are in India or any other country, you will be considered as an outland applicant, but if you are in the country at the time of processing that you will be considered as an inland applicant, and you could be qualified for getting a spousal open work permit.
The PGP- Parents and Grandparents Program is the path to get your parents or grandparents a PR. At the moment the program is operating like a lottery draw, where the IRCC takes in the sponsorship forms of the interested candidates. After this, the immigration department takes over and invites the candidates to apply for PR. The alternative choice for the PGP is the super visa, which enables the grandparents and parents to reside in Canada for two years. Kids younger than 22 can be supported even if they are your own or adopted.
