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RURAL  AND NORTHERN IMMIGRATION

There are 4 steps to applying for permanent residence under this pilot.

1. Check that you meet both

a. IRCC eligibility requirements

Have qualifying work experience or have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community
    • You need 1 year of continuous work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years.
    • The hours must be in 1 occupation, but they can be with different employers.
    • The hours must be over a period of at least 12 months. These working hours can be inside or outside Canada.
    • If you worked in Canada, you must have been allowed to work in Canada.
    • Don’t count hours you weren’t paid for (volunteering or unpaid internships don’t count)
    • Don’t count hours when you were self-employed
    • Your work experience must include most of the main duties and all the essential duties listed in your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Meet or exceed the language requirements
You must meet the minimum language requirements based on the NOC category that applies to the job offer in the community. This can either be the
  • Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB)
  • CLB/IELTS
The minimum language requirements for each NOC category are
  • NOC 0 and A: CLB/NCLC 6
  • NOC B: CLB/NCLC 5
  • NOC C and D: CLB/NCLC 4
You must submit your results from a designated language test. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.
Must plan to live in community.
    1. North Bay, ON (Pilot not yet launched)
    2. Sudbury, ON
    3. Timmins, ON
    4. Sault Ste. Marie, ON
    5. Thunder Bay, ON
    6. Brandon, MB
    7. Altona/Rhineland, MB
    8. Moose Jaw, SK (Pilot not yet launched)
    9. Claresholm, AB
    10. Vernon, BC
    11. West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), BC

b. Meet community-specific requirements.

    Visit the website of community to know about requirements needed.

2. Find an eligible job with an employer in one of the participating communities.

  1. Must be fulltime
  2. Non seasonal
  3. Permanent
  4. Wage must meet or exceed the minimum wage.

3. Once you have a job offer, submit your application for recommendation to the community.

Each community have its own recommendation process
  • how the application process works
  • what documents you’ll need to apply?
Proof of meeting all requirements and eligible job offer.

4. If a community recommends you, apply for permanent residence.

Note: Make sure you are applying for the right program based on your previous work experience. If you apply for the wrong program and do not have the work experience required for that program, your application for permanent residence will be refused. Each community will also have its own
  • additional eligibility requirements
  • job search process
  • community recommendation application process

Frequently Asked Questions

Most frequent questions and answers

How long does Express Entry take ?

From the time an Express Entry profile is submitted to the time a permanent residence visa is issued, the procedure can take as little as six months. However, this will not be the case in all circumstances. If you do not get an invitation to apply, your Express Entry profile will remain active in the pool of applicants for another 12 months. If you have not gotten an invitation after 12 months, you may resubmit your profile and stay in the pool. To break it down even more, consider the following:

In the Express Entry pool, your profile will be valid for 12 months.
You will have 60 days from the date of issuing of the ITA to submit the requisite full application of papers.
IRCC may process your permanent resident visa application in roughly six months after the immigration authorities receive your entire application.

Is a Job Offer Required to Immigrate to Canada?

No. When they apply, the great majority of permanent residents in Canada do not have a job offer. While certain Canadian immigration programmes require applicants to have a work offer in Canada, foreign people without a job offer in Canada can apply for a variety of programmes and choices. There are two major immigration programmes that do not need a job offer in Canada: 

1. Quick Entry 

Every year, the Express Entry system welcomes more than 100,000 immigrants to Canada. It’s unlikely that you’ll require a job offer if you apply for an Express Entry programme.

According to the IRCC’s Year-End Report 2019, over 90% of Express Entry candidates were encouraged to apply for permanent residency despite not having a job offer in Canada. 

Applicants for Express Entry must have sufficient employment and educational experience, as well as language proficiency. You will not lose points if you do not have a job offer from a Canadian company.

2. Nominee Programs in the Provinces (PNPs) 

Many Provincial Nominee Programs do not require a job offer in order to apply. 

Some provinces, like as Saskatchewan, will instead employ points-based Expression of Interest (EOI) systems, which are comparable to Express Entry, to select who will be invited to submit for nomination. 

Other provinces, like as Ontario and Nova Scotia, will directly invite individuals from the Express Entry pool to meet specific demographic or labour market shortages. That implies you can be asked to settle permanently in a Canadian province just by having an Express Entry profile in the pool of candidates. 

So, if you wish to come to Canada but don’t yet have a job offer, don’t get too worked up!
There are many options available to become a permanent resident do not include a job offer requirement.

Is it Legal for Me to Bring My Family to Canada?

Certain immigration programmes allow foreign nationals to bring their families to Canada. However, depending on the immigration programme, the number of family members that can accompany a foreign citizen varies. Immigrants who use Canada’s Express Entry system, for example, can add their spouse and dependant children on their application, but not their parents. Canadian citizens and permanent residents, on the other hand, can sponsor their spouse or common-law partner, dependent children, and parents/grandparents through family sponsorship schemes. To find out if your family members are allowed to join you, you must first decide which immigration path you want to take!

Why is Canada on the lookout for newcomers?

Cities and rural communities in Canada rely on immigration to keep their populations increasing and their labour markets afloat. Canada likewise has an ageing population, and without a strong immigration system, the country would be on the same path as Japan in the 1990s. However, unlike Japan, Canada has welcomed immigration, allowing us to keep a high proportion of the population in prime working age, between the ages of 25 and 54. Without huge immigration to Canada, this would not be conceivable.

To Immigrate to Canada, How Much Money Do You Need?

Immigrating to Canada through Express Entry costs around $2,300 CAD for a single applicant and $4,500 CAD for a pair. This figure does not include the settlement monies that many candidates must present in order to be considered for Canadian immigration; the sum varies depending on the size of the family and starts at roughly $13,000 CAD for a single applicant. Additional costs may apply if a candidate applies through a provincial programme. Those holding a Canadian work offer or applying under the Canadian Experience Class do not need to show proof of settlement money.

All types of business immigration need a substantial financial commitment in Canada. It may be necessary for the applicant to have made an interest-free loan to the federal or provincial government or to have invested in a Canadian enterprise.

To sponsor a spouse or dependent kid, you usually do not offer financial details. If you’re sponsoring another family member, such as a parent or grandparent, you’ll need to meet a financial criteria to be able to apply.

There are no financial limitations if you are applying on humanitarian or compassionate grounds. Only if the refugee is a privately sponsored candidate is financial information necessary under this type of admission. In that instance, the Canadian organisation sponsoring the refugee must show that it has generated sufficient cash to support the refugee candidate’s resettlement.

 

If it is a direct PR then what is the PNP process ?

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