The Canadian Experience Class is a key option for temporary foreign workers and international students who holds a Canadian work experience and make a candidate eligible to apply under Express Entry System only. This program has been designed by the federal governments to encourage the temporary foreign workers and international students to build their future in Canada. Research by IRCC, Statistics Canada, and academics is clear: skilled worker candidates have a major advantage in the Canadian job market if they have previously stayed & worked in the country. This program benefits candidates to acquire more points in the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking system which eventually increases chances of getting picked in the invitation rounds.

To be eligible for the CEC, you must have:

• Obtained at least one (01) year of skilled, professional or technical work experience in Canada within last 03 years of the application date. One year (or 12 months) of work experience is defined as at least 1,560 hours of skilled work in Canada which can be obtained through full-time or equivalent part-time work.
• Meet a minimum requirement of language proficiency (CLB) of 5 for NOC TEER category 2 or 3 occupations or CLB 7 (“adequate intermediate proficiency”), for NOC TEER category 0 or 1 of occupations.
• Applicants can remain in Canada whilst the application is in process which means it is not required for an applicant to be in Canada and is also open to apply if they left Canada within the last three years.

To be eligible to apply under CEC category as an International Student as well as a foreign worker, must meet the below:

As an International student:

• Have obtained your educational qualification from a Canadian designated learning institution.
• If you were a student, then must apply under a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
• With your PGWP, must have a minimum of 1,560 hours of Canadian work experience in one of the NOC TEER categories i.e. 0, 1, 2, or 3.
• With your PGWP, must have a minimum of 1,560 hours of Canadian work experience in one of the NOC TEER categories i.e. 0, 1, 2, or 3.
• Sit for an English or French language test and obtain the minimum CLB requirement (CLB 07: NOC TEER category 0 and 1 candidates and CLB 05: NOC TEER category 2 and 3 candidates).
• Apply under the Express Entry system and the time, when candidate secure an invitation to apply, then stands high chances of attaining a decision on your permanent residency visa, within six months.

The most prominent way to gain a Canadian Permanent Residency under CEC as Temporary Foreign Workers:

• Must have one year of professional work experience inside Canada.
• Get a Canadian work permit.
• Obtain at least 1,560 hours of Canadian work experience in a NOC TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3 of categorize jobs.
• Sit for an English or French language test and obtain the minimum CLB requirement (CLB 07: NOC TEER category 0 and 1 candidate and CLB 05: NOC TEER category 2 and 3 candidates).
• Apply under the Express Entry system, once you receive an invitation to apply, submit your application within timeframe and meet the requirement and stand a chance of attaining a decision on your application.

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This FSTP is one of the three programs, being managed under Express Entry System dedicated to Trade workers. This program offers number of benefits, by offering a Permanent residency to the workers and help them in qualifying the eligibility with even minimum scores and no minimum educational requirement. The leverage has been given to the trade workers since they are from an area of significant need and fulfilling the labour shortage of Canadian market. To be eligible to apply under this program, one must meet the below requirements:

In order to qualify under Federal Skilled Trades Program, candidates must:

• Have at least 02 years of full time work experience (30 hours a week) or an equivalent work experience in a nominated trade within the last 5 years.
• Holds a valid job or an offer of employment for a period of at least 1 year in Canada.
• Obtained a certificate of qualification in the same trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal government or have an ECA report from one of the recognised agency from Canada.
• Meet the minimum required English or French or both the language’s scores not less than CLB-05 for speaking and listening, and CLB 4 for reading and writing, where the least required scores for French proficiency levels NCLC-05 in Speaking and listening and NCLC 4 for Reading and writing;
• Also, the job requirements for eligible skilled trade occupation under the National Occupational Classification (NOC), except for needing a certificate of qualification.

The Federal Skilled Trades Program has been designed and organized under certain groups of NOC codes:

• Major Group 72, technical trades and transportation officers and controllers
• Excluding Sub-Major Group 726, transportation officers and controllers
• Major Group 73, general trades
• Major Group 82, supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production
• Major Group 83, occupations in natural resources and related production
• Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors, and utilities operators and controllers
• Major Group 93, central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, excluding Sub-Major Group 932, aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors.
• Minor Group 6320, cooks, butchers and bakers
• Unit Group 62200, chefs

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Express Entry is one of the economic way to obtain a Permanent Residency through various sub programs under it. It is a pool of applications where all the eligible candidates compete the other based upon their Comprehensive scores or by the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) is purely based upon the demand of their occupation and applying for a suitable program. To get picked by the Federal government (IRCC) an applicant should outstand from the crowd by having high scores or an offer from a Canadian Employer or past experience in Canada or by obtaining a Canadian Education to claim additional points and last but not the least, having a nomination from a respective province to claim 600 additional points in their EE application. There are several programs falls under the Express Entry System, can help you achieving what you are looking for? Here we get to know more about same.

• The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
• The Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
• The Federal Skilled Trade Worker Program (FSTWP)

Though, it’s a competitive system to which determines the eligible candidates to be selected on the basis of their age, education, work experience, language proficiency, spouse qualification factors and also adaptabilities to gain maximum factors to be picked upon the based on high ranking to obtain a Permanent Residency Visas for oneself and the family members.

Since Canada has been a land of opportunities but at the same it’s not that easy to grab those opportunities unless you hold a valid visa or permit to enter, live and work. The provincial nominee program has played a very vital role in migrating the skilled workforce to Canada in the last few years. Considering the facts and figure from Statistics Canada, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has welcomed over 40,000 new immigrants to Canada in 2022. These numbers are even more than those accepted through the Express Entry-managed programs. This has been an incredible and an increasingly popular method of obtaining permanent residence (PR).

Canada’s PNP has an interesting history, crucial to know; how the program runs, its priorities, and how can it be used to enhance your immigration chances. In the mid-1990s most (88%) of Canadian immigration was focused in three provinces (that are still the most populous) — Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. As a result, the other provinces; Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador), and the Yukon and Northwest Territories realized that a significantly smaller proportion (12% of immigrants) were being shared between them.

Which caused a serious problem to the social and economic goals of these provinces, and set the groundwork for the innovations that were to come; as the provincial governments looked for a way to make immigration to their provinces more enticing to foreign workers.

First Express Entry PNP Draw Sent 893 New Invites For PR in February 2023: specified Express Entry draw since June 2022. To be an eligible provincial nominee candidate, one need to supply evidence to substantiate that they meet the eligibility criteria to be able to make an impactful contribution to the provincial economy and society. The provincial or territorial government may consider the application based on the demand of specific occupation and current market needs. On the other hand, the most important factor is the candidate’s pure intention to settle in the respective province or territory.

PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, COUNTED FOR MIGRATION PRORGAM:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

However, the Provincial Nominee Program has been classified into two categories:

• One of the best route to gain the nomination and additional point is under Express Entry Application.
• Another one is without Express Entry program, mean; an independent Permanent residency program to specific province and territory like: Quebec, Saskatchewan etc.

To know more about the Provincial Nominee Programs and the eligibility criteria, feel free to contact our experts or book an appointment as per your convenience.

The Atlantic Immigration Program is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled workers and international students, which allows an applicant to love and work in one of the regions from Canada’s 4 Atlantic provinces:

• New Brunswick,
  
• Nova Scotia,
  
• Prince Edward Island
  
• Newfoundland and Labrador.

This program helps designated employers to hire potentials candidates across the globe to address the labour shortage within these four provinces. The goal of this program to support the shortage through skilled workers and to enhance the population in regional areas at same time. To develop the workforce and increment in employment rate in the designated areas, government has encouraged this program, a lot.

AIP targets the hiring of foreign nationals through a designated employers in Canada,with a legit offer of employment wherein a candidate must have their permanent settlement plan in the country along with their Immediate family members, if any. To address the shortage of particular skillset, vacancy needs to be fulfilled on urgent basis,

AIP targets the hiring of foreign nationals through a designated employers in Canada, with a legit offer of employment wherein a candidate must have their permanent settlement plan in the country along with their Immediate family members, if any. To address the shortage of particular skillset, vacancy needs to be fulfilled on urgent basis, for which they extend the offer of employment to candidate and also get them entered on a valid work permit visas.

If this program is of your interest, then you should meet the below pointers to be eligible for:

• Make sure that you have a relevant work experience if you are a foreign worker.
• If you are an international student who has graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic region of Canada, work experience is not required.
• You match with minimum academic qualification requirement.
• You meet the minimum language criteria.
• You must have enough settlement funds to show proof of financial stability.
• If you are already in Canada with a valid work permit, you do not need to show the proof of funds.
• Should have minimum Language scores in IELTS (general) CLB 05 or equivalent in French if your occupation is from NOC 0 & 1.
• If your occupation falls under NOC 2, 3 and 4, you should have minimum scores of CLB 04 or equivalent in French.

The best part feature of this program is each Atlantic province is attached with Federal Express Entry system which allows candidate who are also eligible to migrate to Canada on Permanent Residency visa through one of the streams these provinces carry.

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The rural and northern immigration program is a community driven program. It has been designed to benefit the smaller communities via permanent residency pathway for the potential skilled workers. There are eleven (11) communities targeted under this pilot program who will assess prospective candidates who best fit to their economic needs and occupations in demand, provided the applicant commits to stay permanently or on long-term basis.

To be eligible for this program, one should meet the below requirement:

• Should meet IRCC eligibility requirement.
• Community requirement as per the specific selected one.
• Should get an offer of employment from a Canadian employer from one of the designated communities.
• Then, apply for a recommendation letter to the community.
• Based upon the community’s recommendation, you can apply for a Permanent Residence.

Participating communities

• North Bay, ON
• Sudbury, ON
• Timmins, ON
• Sault Ste. Marie, ON
• Thunder Bay, ON
• Brandon, MB
• Altona/Rhineland, MB
• Moose Jaw, SK
• Claresholm, AB
• Vernon, BC
• West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), B

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The above mentioned pilot programs were introduced by the immigration authority in the mid-term of 2019, replacing the earlier program (formerly known as Live-in Caregiver Program) class of visas are for the which was revoked the two separate pilot programs were launched, as a pathway to permanent residency programs are as follows:

Home Child Care Provider Pilot

Home child care providers are the employees at private institutions, houses, childcare agencies or babysitting service providers, who takes care of a child’s wellbeing, mental and physical health, their social developments or assist the parents by caring their children at offices, home, fitness or shopping centres etc. They usually take care day to day activities of a child if hired at home individually. They instruct the child about body language, personal hygiene and guide them with proper education or knowledge as per the age of child, like, games, swimming, crafts. They do perform picking and dropping the kids to and from school.

To be eligible for this program, an applicant:

• Must have 02 years of full-time work experience in Canada, in the last 04 years, from the application date.
• Have worked for minimum 30 hours a week, at a full-time paid employment.
• Your past experience should match the description of NOC 44100 as per the 2021 NOC classifications.
• Must have cared for a child below 18 years of age at your employer’s or your own home.
• Minimum language requirement is 05 in each band of IELTS (general) or equivalent scores in CELPIP.
• Must have a valid ECA report from a recognized Canadian institution or Canadian post- secondary educational qualification.

Home Support Worker Pilot

This pilot program was designed by the immigration authorities in Canada to cater the care, support Companionship to the elderly, senior citizens, improving or the people of disability by a trained, soft hearted care taker. They usually provide cares to people of old age group or during the hour of need like improvement from any breakdown, facing exhaustion, helplessness, or any disruption in the family. These care givers performs routine check-up or help in following their diet programs as per the instruction from the specialist. They also provide the physical assistance like: changing of dresses, getting them shower or washroom etc. Sometimes, they do perform the responsibilities of washing their clothes, dishwashing or cooking etc.

To be eligible for this program, an applicant:

• Must have 02 years of full-time work experience in Canada, in the disability or chronic diseases, at health facility centre to elderly people etc..
• Have worked at a full-time paid employment as a reg. nurse, license practical nurse, Nurse aid, home support worker or an old age homes etc.
• You might have a license to work in Canada, if at all require.
• Minimum language requirement is 07 in each band of IELTS (general) or equivalent scores in CELPIP.
• Must have a valid ECA report from a recognized Canadian institution or Canadian post- secondary educational qualification.
• Should have a valid offer of employment from Canadian employer except the High commission, Embassy or the office of consulate, Canada.
• Must have worked for minimum 24 months, full-time paid employment.

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