How to Immigrate to Canada from India | Canada Immigration Process

1. Express Entry System

What is Express Entry?

Express Entry (EE) is an online immigration application system. It allows people to submit a profile and be considered as a skilled immigrant. Candidates with the highest rankings are invited to apply for permanent residency.

How does EE work?

• Your application will be ranked according to a points system.
• If you are highly ranked, you will be invited to apply for permanent residence as a skilled immigrant.
• Once you have applied, your PR application will then be processed within the next 6 months.

Which Immigration Programs Does EE Cover?

You must use Express Entry to apply for:

• The Skilled Worker Program
• The Skilled Trades Program
• The Canadian Experience Class

How are EE profile points determined?

Your Express Entry profile will get points based on:

• Your education level;
• Your abilities in English and/or French (Canada’s 2 official languages);
• Your work experience and skills;
• Your age;
• If you have a job offer in Canada; and
• Your spouse’s education, language abilities and work experience.

Additional points are also awarded if you have completed a college or university program in Canada or if you have a provincial nomination.

How Does EE Choose People for PR?

1. Once you submit a profile, your profile will be entered into a pool (group) of all the people who have currently applied for Express Entry.

2. You will then be ranked against other people in the pool. Your ranking is based on the number of points you have.

3. If you are at the top of the rankings, your profile will be drawn (selected) from the list of applications. You will then get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence as a skilled immigrant.

2. Provincial Nominee Program

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) streams are a key part of Canada’s immigration policy, with nearly 250,000 people expected to obtain Canadian permanent residence through a Provincial Nominee Program between 2021 and 2023.

Provincial Nominee Programs are the fastest-growing economic Canadian immigration pathway. Over recent years, the federal government has gradually increased provinces’ annual allocations for their respective PNPs, showing the increasing importance of these programs within the overall Canadian immigration landscape.

Each province/territory has its own PNP with its own specific requirements that must be met to be considered eligible. If you are successful in your application you will receive a provincial nomination, which is worth 600 extra CRS points which could all but guarantee that you receive an ITA for Canadian permanent residence.