Find out more about the immigration requirements by clicking on the suitable visa category below.
Federal Skilled Worker Program
This is one of the 3 federal programs managed through the online application system- Express Entry. This program offers permanent residence to skilled workers with foreign work experience. The program has the following minimum requirements:
Work experience
Language ability
Education
Federal Skilled Trades Program
This is one of the 3 federal programs managed through the online application system- Express Entry. This program offers permanent residence to skilled workers based on their work experience in a skilled trade. The program has the following minimum requirements:
You must have completed at least 2 years of full-time work in the last 5 years in any of the following National Occupational Classification (NOC) job group.
You must take approved language tests in English or French and meet the minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 for listening and speaking and Canadian Language Benchmark 4 for reading and writing. The test results are valid for up to 2 years.
a valid job offer of full-time employmentfor a minimum period of 1 year or
certificate of qualification in that specific skilled trade. It must be issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority
Canadian Experience Class
This is one of the 3 federal programs managed through the online application system- Express Entry. This program offers permanent residence to skilled workers on the basis of their Canadian work experience. The program has the following minimum requirements:
You must have completed at least 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada in the last 3 years in any of the following National Occupational Classification (NOC) job groups:
You must take approved language tests in English or French and meet the minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 for NOC 0 or A jobs and Canadian Language Benchmark 5 NOC B jobs. The test results are valid for up to 2 years.
Quebec Investor Immigrant Program
The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program is the only immigration program in Canada specifically designed for immigrant investors. Foreign investors with net assets totalling at least CAD$2 million may be eligible to apply for Canadian permanent residence through this pathway .
Family Sponsorship
Canadian citizens and residents are eligible to sponsor their relatives as per family immigration program.
The Family Sponsorship program offers various options.
Sponsoring the spouse, partner or child
Sponsoring the relatives
Sponsoring the parents and grandparents
Super visa (for parents and grandparents)
Provincial Nominee Program
The provincial nominee program (PNP) is for workers who have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory want to live in that province or territory.
Express Entry
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) implemented a new electronic system called Express Entry from January 2015. This is an online system for managing applications for permanent residence.
You need to submit your profile to the Express Entry pool. Your online form is scored and ranked. Applicants with the highest scores are invited to apply for permanent residence.
