Canada Skilled Worker Immigration - Points Based

Canada's points score requirement was reduced from 75 to 67 points on 18 September 2003. This means a considerable increase in the number of people who meet the Canada visa requirement for the Canadian skilled worker category. You will need to gain sixty-seven points under the new selection criteria.

Major Criteria to look into to be successful

• You are in good health
• You do not have any criminal convictions in your country or where you lived in from the age of 18
• You have good command in English (IELTS band score 6.0 or equivalent)
• Your spouse have reasonable command in English (IELTS band score 4.5 or equivalent)
• Your spouse is a university graduate
• You have access to fund. For a family unit consisting of the following:
• 1 person $10,168 (Single)
• 2 person $12,659
• 3 person $15,563
• 4 person $18,895
• 5 person $21,431
• 6 person $24,170
• 7 person or more $26,910

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

The Canadian Federal government has introduced PNP which facilitates foreign people to come and settle in specific provinces which required high number of skilled professional & workers. The process is much easier and faster (2-10 months) to get clearance to migrate to these regions in Canada. Currently, PNP exist in the following provinces and territories:

• Alberta
• Manitoba
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island
• Yukon
• British Columbia
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Saskatchewan

Information Technology Workers Program

The Canadian government is currently issuing temporary employment authorization visas under an expedited process, to qualified professionals and skilled persons under the "Information Technology Workers Program". Qualified individuals must meet certain requirements in terms of education and employment experience in order to qualify for the work visa. Following experts can apply under this program:

• MIS Software Designer
• Telecom Software Designer
• Embedded Systems Software Designer
• Senior Animator Effects Editor
• Multimedia Software Designer
• Software Developer-services
• Software Products Developer

If you already have a job offer in one of the categories mentioned above, please contact us for more advice. We will be glad to assist you and your employer through the work visa application process.

Canada Business Immigration

Investor Immigrant Visas: aimed at successful senior executives with managerial experience or successful owners or part-owners who have the intention and ability to invest in Canada for a term of 5 years. Minimum investment is CAD $ 400,000.

Entrepreneur Immigrant Visa: aimed at successful owners or part-owners with significant business experience who have the intention and ability to own and manage a business in Canada, which generates revenues and employment. Minimum investment is CAD $ 200,000.

Self Employed Immigrant Visa: aimed at persons with relevant experience in world-class athletics or cultural activities or with farm management experience, who have the intention and ability to become self-employed in Canada. Minimum investment is CAD $ 100,000.

Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW)

Under this category, foreign skilled worker may come and work for certain level of years subject to you have a definite job offer and your sponsor (employer) is interested to accommodate you in the work place and able to pay and accommodate you in your workplace. TFW workers may be able to migrate to Canada if they fulfill certain requirements within their stipulated agreement period of service or any extended thereof.