The immigration goal of Canada is to steadily increase the level of immigration to build up the economy, reconnect families, and offer compassionate assistance to refugees.
There are three classes of immigration in Canada that are family class, economy class, and refugee class.
Those immigrants who have been selected for their ability to come up with the economy of Canada are involved in economy class, either it is through their capacity to fulfill the need of the labor market or control a business to make a considerable investment to make their own employment.
Those immigrants who have been sponsored by a citizen of Canada or permanent resident are included in the family class. It aims to allow family members and couples to meet and live jointly in Canada. These migrants are gathering permanent residence status that is based on their relationship with a partner, spouse, child, or other relatives.
The refugee category includes immigrants who were taken permanent resident status because of allegations of victimization associated with staying in their country on the basis of race, membership in a specific social group, religion, nationality, or political opinion. This category also includes those people who have been seriously pretentious by war or who have suffered considerable human rights violations.
Because of the older population and low birth rate Canada facing a low rate of economic and labor force growth. Canada facing challenges in increasing the taxes and the requirements of the country’s services such as education and healthcare due to the low economic growth.
The federal government of Canada issued a new immigration plan every year which figures out the objectives of immigration for the next three years. Canada expects to have more than 430,000 new permanent residents in 2022. About 60% of new permanent residents come under the economic class.
The Economic Class
Admissions to the most common economic class in Canada come through the federal express admission system. Qualified candidates, usually skilled workers, submit their profile and are given a score which is ranked by the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Every two weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invites qualified candidates with the highest scores to apply for permanent residency.
There are three immigration programs that are administered by Express Entry. The FSWP – (Federal Skilled Worker Program Class) – the CEC – (Canadian Experience Class), and the FSTC – (Federal Skilled Trade Class) are those three Express Entry programs.
The FSWP has become the primary pathway to immigrate to Canada for Skilled workers from all around the world. It uses CRS, a point-based system that is calculated based on age, education, work experience, language skills, and more.
The FSTC is an effort to address Canada’s labor shortage in trade businesses. Those candidates who scored lower don’t need to prove their education level. But the IRCC conducted a particular Express Entry only for FTSP applicants. Applicants are able to get permanent residents’ status within six months with the help of this draw.
Lastly, those applicants who have worked in Canada and wish to obtain a permanent residence status in Canada can apply through CEC. This option is for temporary foreign workers and international graduates who wish to continue to build their future in Canada.
Another major program of immigration is Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for the skilled worker who wants to immigrate to Canada. With the help of this program government of Canada wants to extend the advantages of migration everywhere in Canada. As a result, nearly all provinces and territories use PNP to attract and welcome skilled workers from around the world to help strengthen Canada’s economy. The only exceptions are Nunavut and Quebec.
Instead, the province of Quebec has its own selection criteria for economic immigration, which begins with candidates declaring their interest in immigrating to Quebec by submitting an expression of interest (EOI) form.
The Family Class
IRCC also welcomes those families who are sponsored through family sponsorship. If you are a citizen of Canada or you have permanent residence status in Canada then you are able to sponsor your spouse or partner who lives outside of Canada to get permanent residence status in Canada. Sponsorship can be done whether the sponsor resides abroad or in Canada, as couples have a choice between external and inland sponsorship. As a sponsor, you need to be able to support your spouse or partner financially and meet that person’s basic needs. The IRCC also requires that you prove that the relationship is genuine.
A permanent residence holder or citizen of Canada is also able to sponsor their dependent children to live with them in Canada as a permanent resident. To be eligible for sponsorship a child must be a biological or adopted child of a sponsor. Also, the age of a child must be under 22 and they must be unmarried. Similarly, for the sponsorship of husband and wife, the sponsor is required to meet the basic needs of the child.
Furthermore, those people who have citizenship in Canada and are permanent residents are able to sponsor their grandparents and parents to migrate to Canada. Those parents and grandparents who immigrated to Canada under this program may get permanent residence status in Canada and in the end, they are also able to apply for citizenship in Canada. Sponsors must exceed the minimum required income level for this program and have agreed to financially support sponsoring and pay any Social Assistance benefits paid for 20 years to sponsored family members. Applicants of this program have to prove that they meet the eligibility of minimum income.
The Refugee Class
People can migrate to Canada through the refugee class or for the purpose of compassion.
Resettlement refugees are migrants who have been selected by the United Nations Refugee Agency to live outside their home country and have been granted permanent residency in Canada. Canada offers them a paradise free from oppression, human rights violations, or war. In addition, those refugees who have migrated to Canada are able to claim asylum and have claims approved by the Board of immigration and refugee. Those who do not fall under the above section, but who make a compelling case on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, may be granted permanent resident status.
