Category: Immigration

Le Canada est un pays d’Amérique du Nord favorable à l’immigration, divisé en dix provinces et trois territoires. Le pays offre de nombreuses opportunités de travail et un meilleur niveau de vie aux nouveaux immigrants. Avec le soutien du gouvernement du Canada, l’immigration au Canada est possible de différentes façons. Plus de 1 million de nouveaux immigrants devraient être accueillis dans les trois prochaines années. Parlons maintenant de tous les moyens possibles pour l’immigration au Canada.

#1 Système d’entrée express pour l’immigration au Canada

Le Système d’entrée express pour l’immigration au Canada a été conçu exclusivement pour l’entrée de travailleurs qualifiés de niveau international. Le gouvernement fédéral du Canada le gère.Le système classe les candidats en fonction de leur âge, de leur formation, de leur expérience professionnelle et de leurs compétences linguistiques. Le score est connu sous Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Express Entry draws sont effectuées chaque semaine pour émettre Invitation to Apply (ITA).

Selon un rapport de IRCC, Express Entry possède les temps de traitement les plus rapides de tous les programmes de résidence permanente au Canada, 80% des demandes étant traitées en 4 mois ou moins.

#2 Programme des candidats des provinces (PNP) à l’immigration au Canada

Chacune des 13 provinces et territoires du Canada a ses propres programmes d’immigration. À l’exception du Québec, toutes les autres provinces et tous les territoires du Canada proposent les nouveaux immigrants dans le cadre du programme des candidats des provinces.

Le Canada a prévu de cibler 61 000 candidats à l’immigration en 2019 seulement et une augmentation immédiate est prévue de 67 800 en 2020 et de 71 300 en 2021. Il y a près de 80 PNP différents au Canada, chacun avec ses propres critères d’admissibilité. Vous trouverez ci-dessous une liste de divers programmes de candidats de neuf provinces et de deux territoires du Canada.

#3 Visa d’étudiant au CanadaLe Canada est une destination de choix dans le monde pour les étudiants internationaux. Le pays a des universités et des collèges réputés, des frais de scolarité abordables et une attitude positive à l’égard des nouveaux arrivants.Le Canada facilite également la demande d’immigration permanente des étudiants étrangers après la fin de leurs études. Pour cette raison, de nombreux nouveaux arrivants choisissent de commencer leur voyage d’immigration en étudiant au Canada, puis demandent plus tard le statut de résident permanent! 

#4 Le programme pilote d’immigration au Canada atlantique (AIPP)Le programme pilote d’immigration au Canada atlantique (AIPP) a été lancé en 2017 pour aider à attirer plus de travailleurs dans la région de l’Atlantique Canada. Le programme permet aux employeurs de la région de l’Atlantique d’embaucher des travailleurs internationaux de l’extérieur du Canada. Si un travailleur international reçoit une offre d’emploi de l’un des employeurs, il bénéficiera d’un soutien dans son processus d’immigration et son installation au Canada. Tous les immigrants étrangers admissibles peuvent entrer au Canada du Système Entrée express fédéral, du programme pilote d’immigration au Canada atlantique, du visa pour les nouvelles entreprises, du projet pilote d’immigration des régions rurales et du nord, du parrainage familial, du programme des travailleurs qualifiés sélectionnés par le Québec, du Canada PNP, et cetera.Canapprove fournit une assistance professionnelle en matière d’immigration au Canada. Nos consultants certifiés par le ICCRC vous conseillent. Contactez-nous aujourd’hui pour une évaluation gratuite.

With promising job opportunities and high living standards, Alberta has been attracting immigrants from across the globe to settle in this Canadian province. Latest data shows that Alberta is the second most favourite destination for immigrants in Canada, just after Ontario.

The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program(AINP) allows the province to attract immigrants capable of filling the shortages in Alberta’s labour market. Over the years, Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program has helped many workers, graduates and entrepreneurs to settle in the province.

The candidates selected by Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program will receive a provincial nomination certificate with which they can apply for permanent residence in Canada.

In 2018, Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program underwent major changes and two new immigration streams were introduced–the Opportunity Stream and Express Entry Stream, replacing the Strategic Recruitment stream and the Employer-Driven stream. The Opportunity stream of Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program allows temporary foreign workers working in Alberta to obtain Canada PR. At the same time, the Express Entry candidates who receive nomination from Alberta will obtain 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points and an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residence in Canada at a subsequent Express Entry draw.

Provincial nomination allocation for Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program for the year 2019 is 6000. Alberta PNP has already issued 3385 nominations so far this year, while another 1560 applications are awaiting assessment for eligibility.

Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program Express Entry stream draws:

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Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is a system through which the province itself nominates the applicants who are willing to migrate and settle there in that particular province. All the Canadian provinces except Nunavut and Quebec have their own unique Provincial Nominee Program, with at least one stream which is aligned with the express entry selection system of the Canadian government.

Provincial nominations provided under the express entry-aligned streams are called as enhanced nominations and they give 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points in addition to the express entry candidates. There are more than 80 provincial immigration streams, where you find it quite difficult to choose the suitable Canadian immigration pathway.

CanApprove is here to assist and guide you in finding the suitable immigration pathway to obtain a Canadian PR. Continue reading to know more about Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs.

The PNP of some of the main provinces are as follows:-

Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP)

Alberta, which is a Canadian province located in western Canada is said to have the fastest growing economies. Having two national parks Banff and Jasper, Alberta is possibly the most beautiful part of North America.

AINP is the Provincial Nominee Program of Alberta where the applicants with proper skillsets and work experience receive a provincial nomination certificate from the province foreseeing the successful immigration of the applicant by offering 600 points to the CRS.

Categories of AINP

• Alberta Express-Entry stream
• Alberta Opportunity Stream (AOS)

British Columbia Provincial Nomination Program (BC PNP)

Being the most beautiful and diverse province of Canada, British Colombia focuses on the prominence of natural resources through forestry and mining. It is the home for dense forests with a special coastal climate which makes it the most beautiful in the world.

BC PNP is the Provincial Nominee Program of British Colombia where the province targets the skilled and experienced applicants who plan to migrate to BC. If the applicant is found to be eligible, then a provincial nomination certificate is sent and also an addition of 600 CRS points is granted to pursue the immigration plan.

BC PNP has three categories. They are;

• Skilled immigration
• Express entry BC
• Entrepreneur immigration

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)

          Saskatchewan is the Canadian province where its economy is based on agriculture and natural resources like forestry and fishing. It is a prairie province and so the prominent occupation here is agriculture. Favourable land and climate make agriculture possible and successful.

SINP is the Provincial Nominee Program of Saskatchewan Province. This program helps prospective immigrants with proper skillsets and professional experience to be eligible for migrating to the Canadian province. The province targets the eligible applicants who later may receive a nomination certificate from Saskatchewan province along with 600 CRS points with which they can apply for Canadian PR through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Categories of SINP

• International skilled worker category
• Saskatchewan experienced category
• Entrepreneur and farm category

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Ontario is the largest province of Canada, which is considered to be the home of 40% of Canadians. It houses Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Also, it is the centre of economic, social, and political life in Canada.

OINP is the Provincial Nomination Program of Ontario. OINP focuses on the migration possibilities of applicants having proper skillsets and proven work experience. The eligible candidates will receive a nomination certificate along with 600 CRS points from the Ontario province, thus the applicant can apply for a PR to the Canada government.

Categories of OINP

• Human Capital Category
  • Employer job offer Category
  • Business Category

Along with the Provincial Nominee Programs explained for the above provinces, there are also different PNPs offered for remaining provinces like Nova-Scotia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Northern Territories, Yukon, etc…

Purpose of Provincial Nominee Program

• Since there is a demand for labours, PNP helps to meet the labour market needs.
• Canada is the second largest country in the world and the population of Canada is reasonably low. PNP helps to fill the population gaps in the provinces by opening gates for immigrants.
• PNP helps the immigration process more possible.

If you are planning to migrate to any of the Canadian provinces, then CanApprove is glad to help you. We, with our team of experts, have been travelling successfully for the past two decades in the field of education and immigration. We are here to help you in finding the Provincial Nominee Program which is best suited for you. We assure your process is successfully completed. We assist you from the beginning of the process until the end of the process ie., your visa gets stamped. Connect with us to know more about all the Provincial Nominee Programs to select the best for you.

In the Labour Market Priorities Stream draw held on March 20 for Express Entry candidates, Nova Scotia issued invitations to those who had listed French as their first official language. The March 20 draw was held to mark the 32nd International Day of La Francophonie. It served to launch Nova Scotia’s new Francophone Immigration Action Plan for encouraging francophone immigration to the province. Though Nova Scotia did not specify how many invitations it had issued in this draw, those invited had a minimum language proficiency level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 or higher in all French language abilities (reading, writing, speaking and listening). They were also required to have CLB level 5 or higher in all abilities in English.

Nova Scotia gives top priority to promote the immigration of French-speaking workers to the province. Currently, the number of residents in Nova Scotia, who has listed French as their mother tongue comes to around three or four percent of the province’s total population. The new Action Plan aims to attract more French-speaking immigrants to Nova Scotia and support their retention and integration through access to services and programming.

Francophone Immigration Action Plan

The Nova Scotia Francophone Immigration Action Plan, a partnership between Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (NSOI) and Office of Aboriginal Affairs(OAAF), includes directed efforts on:

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Marketing
• Attraction
• Retention and Integration
• Research and Measuring Progress

NSOI is also planning to collaborate with employers and other stakeholders to attract and retain French-speaking and bilingual candidates for meeting the labour needs in the province as part of the Action Plan.

Canada’s efforts to promote francophone immigration

At the national level, Canada is witnessing a decline in the number of francophone residents outside Quebec. In 2016, the percentage of francophone population outside Quebec was 3.8%. According to Statistics Canada, this will come down to 2.7% in 2036. Canada Government, in its Future Action Plan for Official Languages 2018-23 envisages increasing the proportion of French-speaking immigrants outside of Quebec to 4.4% of all immigrants by 2023.

The Action Plan lays out investing $40.8 million over five years to support francophone immigration. Over the past few years, the federal government has introduced certain changes to immigration programming for supporting francophone immigration.

These include:

• Changes have been introduced to the Express Entry system to give more points to applicants with proficiency in French
• The Mobilité Francophone program helps employers outside of
• Quebec hires French-speaking temporary workers.
• The federal government supports francophone immigration recruitment marketing events like Destination Canada and Mobility Days.

Nova Scotia and francophone immigration

The French-language Services Act of Nova Scotia says that the Province is committed towards the development and enhancement of its francophone community and maintaining the French language for future generations. Nova Scotia is promoting francophone immigration as part of supporting its francophone communities.

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration is supporting the provincial organizations that provide immigration settlement services to French-speaking immigrants. The NSOI also participates in provincial and Atlantic committees for francophone immigration to coordinate immigration efforts and share information. NSOI also participates in recruitment and attraction events for francophone immigration within Nova Scotia.

All these point to the fact that both the federal government and the Nova Scotia Provincial Government are keen about more French-speaking people to Canada. If you have proficiency in French, chances are high that you would be able to obtain Canada PR visa more easily. There are a number of options for French-speaking people to migrate to Canada if they meet other eligibility requirements. All they have to do is to explore these options and choose the right one for them. The assistance of an expert immigration consultant would help them take the right decision.

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Saskatchewan is a province that regularly updates its In-demand Occupations List in order to align it with the changing demands of its ever-evolving labour market. Recently, Saskatchewan updated its In-demand Occupations list thrice in two months and the latest update was announced on May 1. In the latest update, one occupation, Conference and Event Planners (NOC 1226) was removed from the list.

Currently, the In-demand Occupations List of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program(SINP) comprises 19 occupations.

The List is as follows:

*These occupations require the candidates to professional status or licensure to be eligible to apply

Though Saskatchewan’s In-Demand Occupations List is typically updated yearly, the province has informed that it can change the list “at any time based on the number of invitations issued and labour market demand in Saskatchewan.”

The candidates who received an invitation to apply prior to the removal of their occupation from the list can still apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.

Why is SINP In-demand Occupations List important?

Work experience in one of the occupations listed in the In-demand list is a mandatory requirement for candidates to apply for provincial nomination through the Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The SINP is the provincial nominee program of Saskatchewan that allows the province to nominate a set number of economic immigrants for permanent residence in Canada every year.

The Express Entry candidates who receive provincial nomination from Saskatchewan will obtain 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score points that would guarantee them an invitation to apply for permanent residence in Canada in the subsequent Express Entry draw. Those candidates who are not in the Express Entry pool can apply for provincial nomination through the Occupation In-demand sub-category of SINP.

SINP Application Process

Saskatchewan introduced the Expression of Interest system for applying to the SINP, replacing the old ‘first come, first served’ system, only recently. The first step in applying for provincial nomination through SINP is submitting an Expression of Interest. SINP conducts EoI draws periodically to select eligible candidates to be invited to apply for provincial nomination. The invited candidates can then submit the complete application, along with supporting documents.

Saskatchewan conducted the first Expression of Interest draw on August 21, 2018 and invited 466 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

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Australia has recently introduced a few important changes to the Points Test for General Skilled Migration visas. The changes, that will come into effect on November 16, 2019, are relevant to existing Subclass 489, Skilled Independent – 189 and State Nominated Subclass – 190. The changes to the points test will also be relevant for the new Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Subclass 491 visa, which will also commence in 16 November 2019.

Points are awarded in Australia General Skilled Migration for eligibility factors that are linked with the applicant’s ability to make the greatest economic contribution to the Australian economy, as the Australian government’s key purpose of the skilled migration program is to maximize the economic benefits of migration to Australia.

However, in order to apply for the Skilled State (190) or Regional Nominated (190) visas, the applicants are still required to be nominated by a State or Territory. The applicant would also need to have a full skills assessment in an occupation that is on the State or Territory Skilled Occupation List.

By introducing these changes, the immigration authorities of Australia aim to ease the congestion in Australian cities and make more immigrants live and work in regional areas. The changes also indicate that Australian immigration gives preference to applicants who have a skilled partner competent in English or those who have no partner at all.

The major changes to the Points Test are:

• Applicants will receive 10 points for Specialist Educational qualifications. Currently, the applicants receive only 5 points for this criterion.
• Applicants with a skilled spouse or de facto partner will receive 10 points. However, the spouse must meet certain criteria. They must be below the age of 45 and be competent in English. They must undertake suitable skills assessment and their occupation must be on the same skilled occupation list. Currently, applicants with a skilled spouse get only 5 points.
• Applicants who do not have a spouse or de facto partner, or who have a spouse or de facto partner who is an Australian citizen or a Permanent resident will receive 10 points. This new criterion has been added as part of the newly announced changes
• Another new addition is 5 points for applicants with a spouse or de facto partner who has competent English
• Applicants nominated by a State or Territory government, or sponsored by an eligible family member will receive 15 points. These points are awarded to applicants for a Subclass 489 visa or the new Subclass 491 visa. At present, these candidates receive only 10 points.

If all points except the partner qualifications are equal, the invitations will be ranked as below:

First: Applicants with a skilled spouse or de facto partner.

Equal First: Applicants without a spouse or de facto partner.

Second: Applicants with a spouse or de facto partner who demonstrates Competent English but who does not have the skills to obtain skilled partner points.

Third: Applicants with a spouse or de facto partner who is ineligible for either competent English or Skilled partner points.

Though the changes will come into effect only on 16th November 2019, the early legislation will help the potential immigrants to make their plans by the end of the year. However, it is important to check whether you are better or worse off as an immigration applicant after the change.

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