Economic / Federal Programs

A permanent resident is a person who has been granted permanent resident status by immigrating to Canada. As a permanent resident, you and your dependents can enjoy many of the benefits a Canadian citizen does. You have the right to:

Entitled to have most social benefits, including health care coverage,Canadian Child benefit.
Live, work or study anywhere in Canada.
Apply for Canadian citizenship upon completion of 3 years of your permanent residency, in some cases within 2 years.
Protection under Canadian law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Permanent residency is an exciting prospect but there are many factors to consider before beginning the process. There are several different ways to apply for permanent residence and the first thing you must decide is which program is the best fit for you and your family. Or else at charlotte’s we are here to help you to find the perfect permanent pathway to Canada.

Express Entry

Express Entry is an online immigration system and most popular pathway among professionals, which manages skilled workers applications for permanent residence to Canada under federal and certain provincial economic programs, except quebec. It is not an immigration program in itself, but a method for selecting the best candidates for Canada’s existing skilled worker immigration programs inside Canada and from best candidates from around the globe.

What are the Programs Covered by Express Entry?

1. Federal Skilled Worker Program.
2. Federal Skilled Trades Program.
3. Canada Experience Class.
4. Select streams under Provincial Nominee Programs.

Federal Skilled Worker Program

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Basic Candidate’s requirements:

Have one year of continuous full time qualifying skilled work experience in the last ten years.
Have a valid offer of arranged employment or alternatively,Achieve the Canadian minimum language threshold on an official language test.
Have a Canadian secondary or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree or an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report indicating their foreign education is equivalent to a Canadian one.

Selection factors

If you meet all the minimum requirements, then the system assesses your application based on:

Age
Education
Work experience
Whether you have a valid job offer
English and/or French language skills
Adaptability (how well you’re likely to settle here)

These factors are part of a 100-point grid used to assess eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. You earn points for how well you do in each of the 6 factors. The current pass mark is 67 points.

Selection factor point grid

Federal Skilled Trades Program

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The FSTP is part of a major effort by federal and provincial governments to welcome more skilled trades workers to Canada to address labor shortages in trades occupations. Canada has an aging population and low birth rate, which is why it is relying more on immigration to support its labor force and economic growth. The skilled trades is an area of significant need.

Immigrating to Canada under the FSTP offers a number of benefits. Under
Express Entry, successful FSTP candidates are usually able to obtain their permanent residence within six months.

In order to be eligible to apply as a Skilled Trades Worker, applicants will need to:

Have an offer of employment in Canada or a certificate of qualification from a province or territory to ensure that the applicant is “job ready” upon arrival;
Meet a basic language requirement;
Have a minimum of two years of full time (or an equal amount of
part-time) work experience as a skilled tradesperson within the five years
before you apply
Have the skills and experience that match those set out in the National
Occupational Classification (NOC B) system, showing that they have
performed the essential duties of the occupation

Canadian Experience Class

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The Canadian Experience Class is for skilled workers who have Canadian work experience and want to become permanent residents.

CEC Eligibility factors:

01 Work Experience

You must have completed 1 year of paid work experience in Canada with
a Canadian employer within the previous 3 years.
Have gained your work experience by working in Canada while under
temporary resident status with authorization to work
According to the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC),
skilled work experience means work experience gained in TEER 0, 1, 2, or
3 job categories. Your work experience can be in 1 or more of these
categories.
Your work experience consisted of a minimum period of 30 hours per
week for a duration of 1 year or more or the equivalent in part-time
experience.
Your work experience cannot be not self-employed such as a
sub-contractor or entrepreneur
You’re not eligible for the Canadian Experience Class if

You’re a refugee claimant in Canada
You’re working without authorization
Your work experience was gained without temporary residentstatus in Canada

02 Language Ability

The minimum language requirement is based on the occupation you are
applying under.

03 Education

There are no education requirements for the Canadian Experience Class. However, having previous education (especially within Canada) will increase your CRS points in Express Entry and will increase the likelihood of receiving an
invitation to apply (ITA). Canadian Experience Class is the path to PR that most former international students who are graduates of Canadian colleges and universities use.

04 Settlement Funds

Settlement funds are not required under the Canadian Experience Class

05 Intent to Immigrate to Canada

You must intend to permanently immigrate to any Canadian Province other than Quebec

06 Admissible to Canada

In addition to the CEC criteria, you and your family member must not be criminally or medically inadmissible to Canada. This means that you cannot become a permanent resident under the Canadian Experience Class if you have criminal convictions unless you have received a pardon from the Parole Board of Canada or a confirmation of Criminal Rehabilitation from IRCC.

Provincial Nominee Program

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Prospective immigrants under PNP should have the necessary skills, proper education, sufficient work experience, and a passing language examination result for semi or low-skilled trades or professions. To qualify under the Provincial Nominee Program, a relevant Canadian province or territory must nominate an applicant. Many Canadian provinces have an arrangement with the national Government of Canada in order to carry out their authorization of nominating immigrant workers who would like to establish themselves in their respective province. After having been nominated, the applicant must make a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for permanent residence. The application is then assessed based on Canadian immigration regulations.