Skilled Immigration to Canada
Canada PR Categories for Skilled Immigrants: Many foreign skilled workers are moving to Canada worldwide for better employment opportunities and quality of life. These individuals help flourish the Canadian economy. Thus Canada welcomes thousands of skilled immigrants each year. Most of these immigrants immigrate to Canada through one of the following Canadian Skilled Immigration pathways.
Canada PR Categories for Skilled Immigrants
1. Express Entry
Immigrate as a skilled worker
2. Family sponsorship
Sponsor your relatives, including your spouse, partner, children, parents, grandparents, and others to immigrate
3. Provincial nominees
Immigrate by being nominated by a Canadian province or territory
4. Quebec-selected skilled workers
Immigrate as a skilled worker in the province of Quebec
5. Atlantic Immigration Program
Immigrate by graduating from a school or working in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland and Labrador
6. Caregivers
Immigrate by providing care for children, the elderly or those with medical needs, or work as a live-in caregiver
7. Start-up Visa
Immigrate by starting a business and creating jobs
8. Family-based humanitarian program for Colombians, Haitians and Venezuelans
Migrate as a national of Colombia, Haiti or Venezuela, living in Latin America or the Caribbean, with family in Canada
9. Self-employed
Immigrate as a self-employed person in cultural or athletic activities
10. Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Smaller Canadian communities supporting their local economy through immigration. Pilot opens to permanent resident applicants later in 2019.
11. Agri-Food Pilot
Immigrate by working in specific agri-food industries and occupations
12. Temporary resident to permanent resident pathway
The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway is a limited-time pathway to permanent residence. It is for certain temporary residents who are currently working in Canada and their families.
13. Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents
Two pathways to permanent residence for eligible Hong Kong residents who are currently in Canada.
14. Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot
Immigrate through economic permanent residence pathways as an eligible skilled refugee
15. Refugees
Immigrate as a refugee or become a sponsor
16. Francophone immigration
Live, work or study in French in a Francophone community outside Quebec.
Canada Investment Visa & Business Immigration
IRCC also offers Canada Investment Visa and Business Immigration programs for professionals with skills that would benefit the Canadian economy. Most of these business immigration programs allow foreign entrepreneurs and investors to obtain Canada PR by investment. These business immigration options fall under various types of programs, including:
- Business-Focused PNPs
- Self-Employed Visa Canada
- Canada Start-Up Visa Program
- Intra Company Transfer Canada
Express Entry and PNP targets to rise
The Express Entry target will be 110,700 permanent resident admissions in 2024, and this will rise to 117,500 immigrants in each of 2025 and 2026.
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) target will be 110,000 immigrants in 2024, and rise to 120,000 in 2025, and another 120,000 in 2026.
Spousal, Partner, and Children sponsorship has a target of 82,000 admissions in 2024, and this will rise to 84,000 in each of 2025 and 2026. Meanwhile, the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) target will be 32,000 immigrants in 2024, followed by 34,000 immigrants in each of 2025 and 2026.
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