Permanent Residence & PNP

Express Entry Program

Express is an electronic management system designed by the Government of Canada to make the immigration process quicker and simpler for applicants applying for Permanent Residence. This program also provides the agility for the Canadian authorities to filter and choose the right candidates who could contribute to the socio-economic culture of Canada. Applicants are allocated points based on various selection criteria, and highest ranked applicants are invited to apply for permanent residency in Canada.

An Express entry applicant should qualify under one of the economic programs listed below:

• Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
• Federal Skilled Trade Program (FSTP)

The Process

Express entry is a step by step procedure:

• Aspirants submit their profile into the Express Entry pool through the online portal.
• Candidates are filtered based on the score and ranking system. Every profile in the Express Entry pool is granted certain points based on the following grounds-
  Language Proficiency
  Age
  Education
  Work experience
  Certificates
  Adaptability
  Other factors
  Based on the score, a rank is awarded to the profile.
• The profile with highest ranks is sent an Invitation to Apply for Canadian Permanent Residence Permit with the Federal Government.
• All those aspirants who have received the ITA will have to submit another application with supporting documents within 60 days of receiving the same. If the candidate defaults in providing any document or information that would lead to cancellation of the application.

Asquare Immigration team is well experienced handling different case scenarios of Express entry profile which will support the applicant at each stage of their application.

Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSW)

The Federal skilled worker class gives opportunity to thousands of newcomers to immigrate to Canada under professionals and skilled workers category around the globe who have no Canadian experience to qualify to immigrate Canada permanently.

The applicant is assessed under the FSW points system; where an aspirant should score at least 67 points (out of 100) in order to be eligible on the following selection grid.

• Age
• Education- Foreign and Canadian
• Work Experience- Foreign and Canadian
• English language skills
• Arranged employment offer in Canada
• Adaptability
• Relatives in Canada who are 18 years or older; Permanent resident or Canadian Citizen

Federal Skilled Trade Program (FSTP)

The Federal skilled trade class is one of the streams where an individual who is skilled enough in trades listed by Government of Canada can apply under this category.

Persons with certification in specific trades and job offers can obtain permanent residency in any Canadian province apart from Quebec, which has its separate immigration programs. Applicants must have work experience in category Skill Level B in the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Eligibility Requirements for Federal Skilled Trades

Under Federal Skilled Trades category, an applicant needs to successfully submit their profile under the Express Entry System. Once the applicant enters the pool of potential candidates, they are assessed on the basis of several factors:

• Hold a certificate of qualification from a territorial or provincial body
• Possess employment offer from up to two Canadian employers for at least one year
• Demonstrate basic language proficiency in either one, of the two official languages of Canada- French or English
• Have minimum 24 months of skilled trade work experience in the past five years
• Should be able to exhibit experience, skills and perform duties of the specific occupation

Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

The Canadian Experience class is an immigration category that allows individuals who have worked in Canada for at least one year to immigrate permanently.

The temporary foreign workers who has experience working in Canada has strong multicultural roots and established personal and professional relationships and are perfect candidates to apply for permanent residence in Canada. This is a popular stream for international students working in Canada after completion of their study.

There are a few minimum requirements to be met under this immigration process:

• Hold a minimum of one year of professional, technical or skilled work experience in Canada in the last 36 months of the date of application (self-employment and co-op work terms do not count for students in their work terms)
• Successfully clear the minimum language thresholds – Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) based on the job type and skill
• Can live in any province of Canada not including Quebec (Quebec has a separate immigration program for the Experience Class)

Provincial Nominee Program

The Canadian federation consists of ten provinces and three territories namely Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon.

Each province has their own unique Provincial Nominee Programs and a minimum of one immigration stream is aligned with the Federal Express Entry immigration selection system. Applicants who are looking to migrate to a particular province or territory can use the Provincial Nominee Program. This program allows particular Canadian provinces and territories to nominate individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada based on their skill requirement to fill their vacancies.

• Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
• BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)
• Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
• New Brunswick (NBPNP)
• Newfoundland & Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia Nominee Program- NSNP
• Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
• Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI-PNP)
• Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
• Yukon Nominee Program

For further individual assessment of your profile and booking a consultation regarding the PNP programs, please contact our office.