Explore Pathways To Permanent Residence
Express Entry
Provincial Nominee Program
Provincial Nominee Program
Express Entry is the fastest and most popular pathway for newcomers seeking a new life in Canada. Express Entry organizes and processes applications for people who wish to immigrate to Canada and acquire Canadian Permanent Residence
Provincial Nominee Program
Provincial Nominee Program
Provincial Nominee Program
Canada’s provincial nominee programs (PNPs) offer a pathway to Canadian Permanent Residence for individuals who are interested in immigrating to a specific Canadian province or territory.
Each Canadian province and territory operates its own PNP designed to meet its specific economic and demographic needs.
Federal Skilled Workers
Provincial Nominee Program
Federal Skilled Workers
The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program is one of the three programs contained within Canada’s Express Entry system for processing permanent residency applications. All programs within Express Entry are highly competitive, utilizing Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to rank candidates.
Federal Skilled Trades
Canadian Experience Class
Canadian Experience Class
The Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program is one of the three federal immigration programs managed by the Express Entry System. As with all Express Entry programs, FST uses the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to rank interested candidates against one another, only inviting the most competitive candidates to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence.
Canadian Experience Class
Canadian Experience Class
Canadian Experience Class
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program is ideal for candidates who have recent Canadian work experience and are seeking permanent immigration to Canada. CEC is also one of the fasted routes to Canadian permanent residence under the express entry system.
Family Sponsorship
Canadian Experience Class
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
If you are a Canadian permanent resident or citizen with a family member who wants to immigrate to Canada, you may be able to help them become a permanent resident. Family reunification remains one of the pillars of the Canadian immigration system. There are regulations on who is considered family under this pathway and you must understand the undertaking requirements of sponsorship.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
The Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream is an immigration stream under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
It gives foreign workers with a job offer in a skilled occupation at Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) the opportunity to apply for a nomination from the OINP to perma
The Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream is an immigration stream under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
It gives foreign workers with a job offer in a skilled occupation at Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) the opportunity to apply for a nomination from the OINP to permanently live and work in Ontario.
This stream is open to foreign workers in and outside of Canada.
This stream is now operated under an expression of interest system. You can only apply if you first register an expression of interest and are issued an invitation to apply.
Self- Employed
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
To qualify as a self-employed person, you must have two years of relevant experience and show that you intend to become self-employed in Canada. You must also score at least 35 points on a selection grid designed to determine whether you will be able to make an economic contribution to Canada.
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
For people who do not fit within any of the programs for immigration to Canada, but find themselves in exceptional circumstances, there is the option of making a request on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds. An immigration officer may find there are special circumstances that merit a person to remain in Canada as a Permanent Reside
For people who do not fit within any of the programs for immigration to Canada, but find themselves in exceptional circumstances, there is the option of making a request on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds. An immigration officer may find there are special circumstances that merit a person to remain in Canada as a Permanent Resident or come to Canada even if they do not meet all the requirements of the Regulations.
A person is not eligible to make a Humanitarian and Compassionate Application if they have a refugee claim pending before the Refugee Protection Division or less than 12 months have passed since an application for refugee protection was rejected, abandoned or withdrawn after the hearing started.
There are exceptions if the application is based on the inability of the country of origin to provide adequate medical care or when the best interests of a child is affected.