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Canada immigration has
several immigration classes to choose from. The most common class
would be the Skill Worker
Class. Canada has a set of criteria against which
potential Skill Worker Class immigrants are assessed. The main
criteria are related to your occupation - that is, the type of work
you intend to do in Canada and the skills, qualifications and
experience you have in that occupation. Your occupation must be
listed on the
National
Occupation List
NOL Find
out if you qualify to immigrate to Canada under
the Skilled
Worker Class.
The Canadian Experience Class is an
immigration category for Canada's temporary foreign workers
and international graduates who wish to become Permanent
Residents.
The Business Class Immigration
Program (Investors, Entrepreneurs,
Self-Employed) seeks to attract
experienced business people to Canada who will support the
development of a strong and prosperous Canadian
economy.
Provincial Nominees Class applicants
are selected to meet regional needs. 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. Provincial Nominee Program
offers accelerated immigration for qualified skilled workers and
experienced entrepreneurs who wish to settle in one of these
provinces.
Sponsorship of a
family members outside Canada see Family Class. Only a close family members (such as a parent, fiancé(e), or
spouse) who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents
may sopnsor a family member from
abroad.
Anyone
can apply to immigrate to Canada. If you are married or live in a
common -law partnership you or your spouse can
apply. A common-law partner is a person of the opposite or
same sex with whom you are in a conjugal relationship and who is
currently cohabiting with you and has done so for at least one year.
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Skilled Worker and
Professional candidates planning to immigrate to Montreal or any
other city within the Province of Quebec are chosen based on another
group of criteria than candidates who would like to settle elsewhere
in Canada. The Quebec Immigration selection system is made to
indicate the probability of succeeding in settling in
Quebec.
Sponsorship of
Spouses and Common Law Partners Within
Canada. Regardless of your immigration status in
Canada, you may use the
application package Applying for
Permanent Residence from Within Canada: Spouse or Common-law Partner
in Canada Class. CIC
Fraud Advisory Warning -
Article by CIC- Attention all Visa and Work Permit
Applicants: Citizenship and Immigration Canada has learned that Visa
and Work Permit applicants may be tricked into buying false documents. In
several cases, apparently, the victims are offered high-paying jobs in
Canadian hotels or on offshore
ships.
Please note that
valid documents can only be obtained through the Canadian High
Commission or embassy in your country and Visa fees can only be
processed through the High Commission or the local Canadian
Consulate.
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