Permanent Residency Visas for Emigrating to Canada.

Visa Categories, Requirements & General Information

 Permanent Residency Visas for Emigrating to Canada:

Skilled workers have education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French and other abilities that will help them to establish themselves successfully as permanent residents in Canada. Applying to come to Canada as a Skilled Worker is not difficult. There are Six Selection Factors which award points based on your individual circumstances.  Education Level  Official Languages  Work Experience  Age  Arranged Employment In Canada  Adaptability		Business immigrants are people who can invest in, or start businesses in Canada and are expected to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy. The Business Immigration Programs seek to attract people experienced in business to Canada. Business immigrants are selected based on their ability to become economically established in Canada. There are three classes of visa:  Investors  Entrepreneurs  Self-employed persons
Provincial Nomination Immigration Most provinces in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to play a more direct role in selecting immigrants who wish to settle in that province. If you wish to immigrate to one of Canada's provinces as a Provincial Nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle. The province will consider your application based on their immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there. Note: After you have been nominated by a province, you have to make a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence. A CIC officer will assess your application based on Canadian immigration regulations. Provincial Nominees are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program.		Family Class Immigration Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada, 18 years of age or older, may sponsor close relatives or family members who want to become permanent residents of Canada. Sponsors must promise to support the relative or family member and their accompanying family members for a period of three to 10 years to help them settle in Canada. You can sponsor relatives or family members from abroad if they are:  spouses or common-law partners  parents and grandparents  dependent children, including adopted  siblings, nephews, nieces, grandchildren You may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an aunt, uncle or family member from the list above.
NOMINATION VISAS		FAMILY CLASS VISAS
International Adoption Canadian law allows you to adopt a child from another country if you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. To bring your adoptive child to Canada, you must sponsor the child for immigration. You can start sponsoring a child as soon as you decide to adopt or you can wait until after you have found a child and have started the adoption process. There are two processes that you must go through when you adopt a child from another country: the adoption process and the immigration sponsorship process. You need to know about both.		Quebec Selected Immigration To come to Canada as a Quebec Skilled Worker, you must first apply to the Quebec government for a Certificat de selection du Quebec. Note: After you have been selected by Quebec, you have to make a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence. A CIC officer will assess your application based on current immigration regulations. Quebec Skilled Workers are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program.
ADOPTION VISAS		QUEBEC SELECTED VISAS