Introduction
There are two different ways to get into the country; the first way is by getting a residence permit in the country; another is by getting into the country through a work permit (temporary). Usually, people don’t understand what it means to be a permanent resident of Canada. The truth is that once a permanent residential permit, you will have the same rights as every other citizen in the country. The way to keep the permanent residency is by staying in the country for at least 2 years in the space of 5-year duration; then after 3 years, you can apply for Canadian citizenship. Also, because Canada permits individuals to have double citizenship, which means that after getting Canadian citizenship, you can still get to keep your previous passport.
There are some differences between being a permanent resident and having citizenship; first, a permanent resident will not participate in any general election. The second is that a citizen would have rights, while a permanent resident will be sent out of the country if he/she is found wanting for any crime. Several categories allow an individual to migrate, in each category, it will explain it’s requirements.
- The skilled federal worker: in this category, applicants are rested to make sure that they have the necessary skills that will be valuable to the economy of the country. For eligibility, applicants should:
- Have at least a year of full-time work experience within a 10-year space in the 38 occupations available.
- Have been staying in the country as a worker (foreign) or can be an international student within the space of a year.
- Arrange employment from a Canadian employer.
- Quebec skilled worker: due to the agreement made between the organization and the Government, it has its special process for immigration. Anyone interested in living in the Quebec region will have to follow their due process. The following process for Quebec skilled worker are as follows:
- Training
- Employment offer
- Age (18 to 35 years)
- Provincial nomination program: in case you need a fast method to get into the country is by following the process of PNP. This is the partnership between the government of Canada and the government of the provinces. The following are the lists of provinces that accept PNP:
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Nova Scotia, etc.
- Family sponsorship: this program can allow any citizen from the age of 18 to sponsor any of his/her family members to migrate into the country. The citizen will then sign an agreement stating that he/she will become their responsibility. Family members like cousins, grandparents, parents, spouses, etc are allowed to follow this process.
- Business immigration: this program searches for an individual with special skills for various companies in the country. Their skills could either be through investment or some certain skill. It comes in three different programs.
- Immigrant investor
- Entrepreneur (net worth of at least 250 thousand CAD dollars)
- Self-employed.