In accordance with the provinces of Canada’s constitutional law, a person who is the holder of a Canadian permanent resident visa along with his/her accompanying dependents is permitted to permanently reside anywhere in Canada and earn a livelihood. Apart from it, individuals with permanent residence visas are also eligible for various provincially administered universal healthcare services. They may also attend various provincial educational institutes administered by the public school system with exemption from tuition.

Our immigration consultants are highly qualified and able to resolve your queries regarding Canada Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and the Acquisition of Canada Permanent Residence under the Economic Class. Following is a compilation of frequently asked Questions:-

Qualified Applicants who are able to demonstrate their ability to become economically established in Canada are conferred permanent resident status under the federal skilled worker class. Applicants are also assessed for 6 main and several sub-listed factors of assessment for 100 points.
Applicants who can prove their ability to become economically established in Canada may be granted permanent residence status under Quebec skilled worker class and the provincial nominee, class. Whereas, applicants with business or management experience and high net worth are conferred permanent residence status under the Investor class immigration.
The Entrepreneur class is a point-based system that confers permanent resident status under the Quebec Entrepreneur class or various Provincial Nominee Programs. Applicants who demonstrate the ability to become economically established in Canada based on their business experience and personal net worth may qualify. Approval is contingent upon the entrepreneur’s commitment to invest in and actively manage a qualifying business operated in Canada, which will create more employment opportunities and contribute to the economy.
Applicants who can create their own employment and make a significant contribution to Canada’s cultural, artistic, or athletic life, or those who can earn their livelihood by purchasing and managing a farm in Canada, may obtain permanent residency under the Self-Employed class.

Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism on November 28, 2008, provided the assurance that it will take 6-12 months for the applications under Federal Skilled Worker Application to receive a decision. Whereas the applications under the old regime were dependent upon the time of year, the immigration program and the office in charge, and other factors. Application for permanent residence under the economic class can vary between 12 months to 40 months.

The application for permanent residence generally includes the main applicant, his or her spouse or common-law- partner or conjugal partner 16 years of age or older, and any children who are under 19 years. Even children over 19 years of age may also in prescribed circumstances, be included as accompanying family members.

Applications for the Skilled worker Class are initially filed inside Canada through the centralized intake office – case processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Whereas after the approval of the application further processing on the application will be done with an appropriate immigration office outside of Canada that serves the country where the applicant is legally residing.

Currently, application fees for the skilled worker program are $550 CAD for each applicant as well as each family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years or older, and it must be filed with the application. While a fee of $150 CAD shells applies to each family member under 22 years of age. Further, a fee of $490 CAD is levied for the right to the permanent residence prior to visa issuance for each person who is at least 22 years of age, and it should be submitted upon request by the visa office. Processing fees for permanent residence applications are non-refundable.

The applicant need not visit Canada as part of the immigration process. Applicants applying under the investor or Entrepreneur class are encouraged to undertake exploratory visits to Canada and participate in information sessions sponsored by the provinces.

The applicant and spouse will generally be required to travel to the processing immigration office and attend a selection interview. In some cases, accompanying dependent children over 22 years of age attend the immigration selection Interview.

This is a highly discretionary aspect of the regulations and is largely a function of the immigration office in question. Certain factors such as the immigration office in question, the habitual residence of the applicant, and the documentation of the applicant’s qualification may justify the waiving of a section proof.

The main purpose behind the conduction of the interview is to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in the submitted documents. Therefore, candidates are advised to bring to the interview all the original documentation. Under business class applicants are interviewed to ensure conformance with the statutory definitions and to review the general parameters of the business proposals in Canada.

During the first stage of the evaluation process applicant must have at least one year of applicable full-time experience in one of the 50 listed occupations. Candidate must have an approved offer of employment, and be living legally in Canada for a minimum of one year. Candidate must enroll in a Canadian Ph.D. program and have completed at least two years of the degree program within 12 months preceding the application. During the second stage, the candidate must have one year of experience within the past 10 years in one of the occupations listed in either 0 or skilled level A or B of the national occupation.

Applications for real skilled workers must contain in the prescribed format the name, date of birth and address, nationality, and immigration status of the applicant and his family. Four-digit codes from the National Occupational Classification that corresponds to each of the occupations must be mentioned in the application.

As a condition of the employment process, there are a number of occupations in Canada that require registration as a condition of employment and this process varies from province to province. While the employment requirements including occupational licensing are not a requirement that must be met as a condition of immigration approval.

Yes, under the skilled worker class an applicant must provide evidence of sufficient funds for the family to travel and settle abroad as a measure against the current annual Low-income cut-off published by statistics. A sum of approximately $22000 would satisfy the requirement.

Additional 5 points are given to the principle applicants for adaptability if they or their accompanying spouse or common law, have a close relative in Canada such as a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, spouse, sister, brother, uncle aunt, niece, and nephew who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is physically residing in Canada.