There is an extremely upwards growth in the number of Lebanese people immigrating to Canada to settle. Canadian immigration is popularized among the citizens of Lebanon because of the better quality of living and work opportunities. Back in 2001, Canada consisted of 144,000 Lebanese people. If the statistics of the demographic are compared now, the population has increased. In the 2016 survey, there were a recorded number of 219,555 Lebanese Canadians.
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If history is caught up well then, the Canadian government has promised to provide support to the community of the Lebanese population in Canada and also outside the country. The Great White North is already halfway setting up a workforce that will help to deliver the services of counseling and to answer all the frequently asked questions that are about citizenship and immigration to Canada and all about living in Canada
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Ways that contribute to immigration to Canada from Lebanon
In Canada, it has been noticed very recently that there has been an increase in the immigration rate especially in the Canadian permanent residency graph with the Lebanese population. Canada has more than a hundred pathways and programs that are related to immigration and also immigration policies that will help a candidate receive permanent resident status. Some of the Canadian immigration programs are given and explained below:
Express Entry
This system is one of the most sought-after ways for Canadian Immigration. Whoever wants to seek a new way of life in terms of career and standard of living may apply for the Express Entry System. The system of Express Entry shall organize and process the immigration applications only for the people who wish to make a move and settle in Canada with the status of Canadian permanent residency.
All the candidates who get called for the Express Entry should be able to fulfill the criteria of any one of the given programs. Usually, candidates who have a relevant college or a university degree and have a certain professional experience in the industry, and is also fluent in English and French are the potential candidates:
Professionals with work experience often follow this program to move to Canada and work in Canada. They get work permits for the same. If they are in an occupation that is in demand in Canada then they find it easier with the immigration policy.
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
All of Canada’s thirteen provinces run on their own set of programs that are meant for immigration and these are named as Provincial Nominee Program of PNP. citizenship and immigration Canada have different sets of program requirements for different provinces and territories according to their labor market needs economically. To find a job in Canada PNP is really helpful.
The one reason that PNP is popular is that it is one of the fastest ways to immigrate to Canada.
Getting a permanent residency status is easy with PNP.
Once you are nominated for a permanent residency you will be granted a CRS of 600 points that will increase the chances of getting an Invitation to apply since the overall score will increase dramatically with the immigrant nominee program.
Family Sponsorship
Canada has aimed to reunite families and strive to keep them together. Therefore, getting back families is one of the priorities of the government of Canada. However, there are certain conditions that need to be taken care of when a person is sponsoring a family member.
- They must be a Canadian citizen and also over 18 years
- Should be residing inside Canada. It is also possible that the contender is living outside Canada while applying.
- Must have sufficient funds for being financially stable for themselves and their loved ones.
Also, note that the person who is sponsoring should not be already under any financial assistance except for being disabled. They should not have any past criminal background.
Immigration to Quebec
According to the records, the areas that are the most filled by the Lebanese population are the two provinces, Quebec and Ontario. Quebec’s biggest city is Montreal and interestingly the 3% population of Montreal is made up of Lebanese-Canadians. Lebanese schools always have French in their syllabus, particularly schools in the Beirut area. The most common language spoken in Quebec is French and the Lebanese population also speaks French therefore it is easier for them to relocate and settle in Canada.
The Government of Canada has given total independence to the province of Quebec to carry out their own immigration policies and programs. It is one of the major reasons that Quebec’s immigration programs are segregated from the rest of the programs of the provinces.
