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Every year, Canada welcomes thousands of new
residents. Coming to Canada as an immigrant is an exciting opportunity, but also a great
challenge.
If you are interested in immigrating to Canada, you have a number of options when applying for
permanent residence status. Read about these programs and decide which class suits you and your
family best.
A Newcomers Introduction to Canada can help you plan your move to Canada. The guide includes
advice on such things as preparing to enter the Canadian work force, choosing a place to live and
learning about life in Canada.
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Skilled workers are people whose education and
work experience will help them find work and make a home for themselves as permanent residents in
Canada. Applying to come to Canada as a Skilled Worker is not difficult. You will find all the
information and forms you need to make your application here.
Refer to this site often. The rules for applying as a Skilled Worker can change. Before you
apply, make sure your application follows the current rules. After you apply, check back for
information about the steps that follow. You can also check the status of your application.
Canada welcomes skilled worker immigrants, and we hope that this Web site will provide you with
helpful information about living and working in the various provinces and regions of Canada.
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| Will You Qualify as a Skilled Worker?
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There are minimum application requirements and selection factors to come as a Skilled Worker.
• Find out if you can apply as a Skilled Worker;
• Read about the six selection factors;
• Learn how to assess your language skills;
• Use our on-line Self Assessment tool to see if you qualify as a skilled worker.
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Learn more about:
• regulated and non-regulated professions;
• credential assessment;
• Canadian labour market information and job banks; and
• labour information for the provinces and territories
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| Things to Consider Before Applying |
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• Application Fees
• Funds required to settle in Canada
• Medical Examinations
• Whether you should hire someone to represent you
• Choosing a destination in Canada
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Once you have decided that you want to bring your skills to Canada, make sure that you follow the
right steps to apply.
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| What happnes After Applying |
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Learn more about what will happen after you submit your application:
• How your application is assessed.
• Checking the status of your application.
• What happens when you arrive in Canada.
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| Who is a business
Immigrant? |
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| Important Information About
Applications in Process
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Business immigrants are people who can invest in, or start businesses in Canada and are expected
to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy. The Business Immigration
Programs seek to attract people experienced in business to Canada.
Business immigrants are selected based on their ability to become economically established in
Canada.
There are three classes of business immigrants:
• Investors
The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced persons and capital to Canada.
Investors must demonstrate business experience, a minimum net worth of CDN $800,000 and make an
investment of CDN $400,000.
• Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneur Program seeks to attract experienced persons that will own and actively manage
businesses in Canada that will contribute to the economy and create jobs. Entrepreneurs must
demonstrate business experience, a minimum net worth of CDN $300,000 and are subject to
conditions upon arrival in Canada.
• Self-employed persons
Self-employed persons must have the intention and ability to create their own employment. They
are expected to contribute to the cultural or athletic life of Canada. They may create their own
employment by purchasing and managing a farm in Canada.
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Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada, 18 years of age or older, may sponsor
close relatives or family members who want to become permanent residents of Canada. Sponsors must
promise to support the relative or family member and their accompanying family members for a
period of three to 10 years to help them settle in Canada.
If you live in Quebec, please contact Quebec Immigration for information on how to sponsor a
relative or family member. The Canada-Quebec Accord provides information on Quebec's
responsibilities for immigration.
You can sponsor relatives or family members from abroad if they are:
• spouses, common-law or conjugal partners 16 years of age or older;
• parents and grandparents;
• dependent children, including adopted children;
• children under 18 years of age whom you intend to adopt;
• children under guardianship;
• brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren who are orphans; under the age of 18
and not married or in a common-law relationship; or
• you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an aunt, uncle or family
member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is already a Canadian citizen, Indian or
permanent resident.
A son or daughter is dependent when the child:
• is under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or common-law partner;
• is a full time student and is substantially dependent on a parent for financial support
since before the age of 22, or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner (if this happened
before age 22); or
• is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.
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may also sponsor a spouse or common-law partner from within Canada if they have been living with
you in Canada and have maintained their legal temporary status. Sponsorship of a spouse or
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If you want to sponsor any of the above listed relatives or family members, you may have to meet
certain income requirements. If you have previously sponsored relatives or family members who
have received social assistance, you may not be allowed to sponsor another person. Sponsorship is
a considerable commitment so you should take this obligation seriously.
To sponsor a relative or family member you must sign an Undertaking with the Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration. You must also sign a Sponsorship Agreement with your relative or
family member that outlines your mutual commitments to each other
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| Adopting a Child From Another Country |
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To adopt a child from another country you must go through both the adoption process and the
sponsorship and immigration process. Learn more about international adoptions.
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| Applying as a Sponsored Immigrant |
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If you wish to become a permanent resident of Canada, your relative or family member in Canada
must first apply to sponsor you. You must be one of the relatives or family members listed above
to be eligible for sponsorship.
Both you and your sponsor need to sign a Sponsorship Agreement. The Agreement outlines your
mutual obligations to each other. Your sponsor must promise to support you and your family
members financially for three to 10 years so that you will not need to apply for social
assistance. You must promise to make every effort to become self-supporting (unless you are
elderly.)
There is lots of help out there for those looking for work. Find out more about Working in Canada
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| Applications for Sponsorship and
Immigration to Canada from Abroad
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&Before your relative or family member can immigrate to Canada, you must sponsor that person.
Your relative or family member must then apply for immigration. Learn more and print the
information guides and applications you need for sponsorship and immigration
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| Applications for Sponsorship and
Immigration from Within Canada
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In some cases, you may sponsor a spouse or common-law partner who is already living with you in
Canada. Learn more and print the information guides and applications you need for sponsorship and
immigration.
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Canadian law allows you to adopt a child from another country if you are a Canadian citizen or
permanent resident. To bring your adoptive child to Canada, you must sponsor the child for
immigration. You can start sponsoring a child as soon as you decide to adopt or you can wait
until after you have found a child and have started the adoption process.
There are two processes that you must go through when you adopt a child from another country: the
adoption process and the immigration sponsorship process. You need to know about both.
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Adoptions are the responsibility of the provinces in Canada. You need to have a Home Study done,
usually by your province, before Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) processes your
application for sponsorship.
You will have to comply with the adoption laws of the child's country of origin. You must also
comply with the laws of your province. Make sure you are familiar with all of the legal
requirements relevant to you before beginning the adoption process.
Find out what you must do to adopt a child from another country from your province.
The Hague Convention governs international adoptions in some cases. Before you begin your
adoption process, find out if the Convention will apply to you.
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As an adoptive parent of a child from another country, you must apply to sponsor the child for
permanent residence in Canada. You may apply for citizenship on the child's behalf after the
child is in Canada and has permanent resident status.
CIC will request a letter of consent from your province showing that your province agrees to the
adoption. The immigration visa will only be issued after the immigration mission in the child's
country of origin receives this letter from your province.
For more information on bringing a child from another country to Canada, please see
International Adoption and the Immigration Process.
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These procedures help to protect children's best interests. The only way around this frustration
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Most provinces in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to play
a more direct role in selecting immigrants who wish to settle in that province. If you wish to
immigrate to one of Canada's provinces as a Provincial Nominee, you must first apply to the
province where you wish to settle. The province will consider your application based on their
immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there.
Before applying to immigrate to Canada, Provincial Nominees must complete the provincial
nomination process. Contact the province for more information.
Note: After you have been nominated by a province, you have to make a separate application to
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence. A CIC officer will assess your
application based on Canadian immigration regulations.
Provincial Nominees are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled
Workers Program.
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Learn more about:
• regulated and non-regulated professions;
• credential assessment;
• Canadian labour market information and job banks; and
• labour information for the provinces and territories
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| Things to Consider Before Applying |
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• Application Fees
• Funds required to settle in Canada
• Medical Examinations
• Whether you should hire someone to represent you
• Choosing a destination in Canada
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Once you have decided that you want to bring your skills to Canada, make sure that you follow the
right steps to apply.
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| What happnes After Applying |
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Learn more about what will happen after you submit your application:
• How your application is assessed.
• Checking the status of your application.
• What happens when you arrive in Canada.
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| Immigrating to Quebec
as a Skilled Worker
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The Quebec government and the Government of Canada have an agreement that allows Quebec to select
immigrants who best meet its immigration needs. Under the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration,
Quebec is able to establish its own immigration requirements and select immigrants who will adapt
well to living in Quebec.
To come to Canada as a Quebec Skilled Worker, you must first apply to the Quebec government for a
Certificat de selection du Québec. Visit the Quebec Immigration Web site for more information.
Note: After you have been selected by Quebec, you have to make a separate application to
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence. A CIC officer will assess your
application based on Canadian immigration regulations.
Quebec Skilled Workers are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled
Workers Program.
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Working in QUbec :
Learn more about:
• regulated and non-regulated professions;
• credential assessment;
• Canadian labour market information and job banks; and
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| Things to Consider Before Applying |
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• Application Fees
• Funds required to settle in Canada
• Medical Examinations
• Whether you should hire someone to represent you
• Choosing a destination in Canada
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Once you have decided that you want to bring your skills to Canada, make sure that you follow the
right steps to apply.
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| What happnes After Applying |
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Learn more about what will happen after you submit your application:
• How your application is assessed.
• Checking the status of your application.
• What happens when you arrive in Qubec
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| Working Temparorily In Canada |
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Every year over 90,000 foreign workers enter Canada working temporarily to help Canadian
employers address skill shortages in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Human
Resources Development Canada (HRDC) ensure that these workers will support economic growth in
Canada and create more opportunities for all Canadian job seekers.
In almost all cases you must have a valid work permit to work in Canada.
These steps must be followed before you apply for a work permit:
1. An employer must first offer you a job.
2. HRDC must normally provide a labour market opinion or 'confirmation' of your job offer.
However, some types of work are exempt from this process.
3. After HRDC confirms that a foreign national may fill the job, you apply to CIC for your
work permit.
You cannot immigrate with a work permit. If you want to come and live in Canada as a permanent
resident based on your work skills or experience, see if you qualify for the Skilled Worker
Program.
Foreign workers may do some jobs in Canada without a permit. Check to see if you can work in
Canada without a permit.
The Worker's Role: Temporary workers must also mfeet the requirements that apply to all
temporary residents in order to come to Canada. Find out what you must do before working in
Canada.
The Employer's Role: Before a foreign national may work in Canada, you, as an employer,
must check with HRDC to confirm the job offer you have made to the foreign worker. Find out what
you must do before you can hire a foreign national.
What HRDC will do: HRDC's role is to provide advice to CIC regarding the impact on the
Canadian labour market that the entry of a foreign worker will have.
The Live-In Caregiver Program:
A live-in caregiver is someone who provides care to children, the elderly or the disabled in a
private household. After working two years as a live-in caregiver you can apply to be a permanent
resident in Canada. Learn how you can apply for the Live-In Caregiver Program.
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| Who is a Business
Immigrant? |
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Important Information About
Applications in Process
Business immigrants are people who can invest in, or start businesses in Canada and are expected
to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy. The Business Immigration
Programs seek to attract people experienced in business to Canada.
Business immigrants are selected based on their ability to become economically established in
Canada.
There are three classes of business immigrants:
• Investors
The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced persons and capital to Canada.
Investors must demonstrate business experience, a minimum net worth of CDN $800,000 and make an
investment of CDN $400,000.
• Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneur Program seeks to attract experienced persons that will own and actively manage
businesses in Canada that will contribute to the economy and create jobs. Entrepreneurs must
demonstrate business experience, a minimum net worth of CDN $300,000 and are subject to
conditions upon arrival in Canada.
• Self-employed persons
Self-employed persons must have the intention and ability to create their own employment. They
are expected to contribute to the cultural or athletic life of Canada. They may create their own
employment by purchasing and managing a farm in Canada.
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