Refugee

This is a description of Canada’s protection system. It is not advice to make a claim, and it is not a way to plan a claim. Refugee protection is for people who cannot safely go home. It is not a faster economic program, and it is not family sponsorship under another name. A refused claim […]

Other Program

Several of these programs are closed or paused. What is still a real option What is not taking new files How we can help Atlantic Immigration Program A permanent federal pathway for skilled workers and international graduates with a job offer from a designated employer in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland […]

Sponsorship

A citizen or a permanent resident can sponsor certain close relatives for permanent residence. The sponsor signs an undertaking: a promise to support the person for a set number of years. The promise survives divorce, separation, and a move. If the sponsored person later needs social assistance, the sponsor can be asked to repay it. […]

Self-Employed

The same federal program is also listed under Other Program. The status is the same in both places. Federal Self-Employed A small permanent-residence category for relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics, and a significant contribution to cultural or athletic life in Canada. The grid has looked at experience, education, age, language, and adaptability. Right […]

Entrepreneurs

Federal Start-Up Visa This was the federal permanent-residence program for an innovative business supported by a designated organization: a venture-capital fund, an angel-investor group, or a business incubator. It was not a passive investment. Right now How we can help Quebec Entrepreneur For people who will settle in Quebec and start or acquire a business, […]

Investors

Federal There is no open federal investor program. The old Immigrant Investor Program ended years ago and was not replaced by a passive federal investment visa. How we can help Quebec A passive route. You do not found a company. You do sign an investment agreement with a financial intermediary that has an agreement with […]

Business

Business immigration rests on capital, ownership, or a record of working for yourself. It is not a skilled-worker score, and Canada does not have one business visa. Your options Words that get mixed up How we can help

Other Provinces (PNP)

Nunavut is not listed because it does not run a nominee program. Quebec has its own system. A province or territory selects a person for its own labour market or business, then asks the federal government for permanent residence. The nomination is the provincial half. Permanent residence is the federal half. Two shapes What clients […]

Quebec

In the menu the portal is written “Arima.” The official name is Arrima. Quebec chooses its own economic immigrants. A person who will settle in Quebec as a skilled worker does not do that through Express Entry. The province issues a Certificat de sélection du Québec. Only then does the person apply to the federal […]

Federal (Express Entry)

Express Entry is the federal system that manages three programs. It is not a fourth program, and it is not the route for someone whose destination is Quebec. Your options inside the pool You must meet at least one of those before a profile is worth creating. If more than one fits, IRCC invites in […]