Federal Skilled Workers Program
(Canada PR)
Canada Federal skilled workers is a program designed by the government to provide permanent
settlement option for people on the basis of their abilities and skills. It is
a point based visa which requires you to pocket at least 67 points to qualify.
The points can be claimed based on the following parameters:-
1) Education
•
University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level or equal- 25
points
•
University degree at the
Master’s level or equal -23
points
•
University level entry-to-practice professional degree .
Occupation related to the degree must be:-
•
NOC 2011 Skill Level A,
an licensed by a provincial regulatory body (Degree must be secured in Veterinary
Medicine, Dentistry, Podiatry, Medicine, Dentistry,
Podiatry, Optometry, Law, Chiropractic Medicine, or Pharmacy) 23 points
•
Two or more Canadian post-secondary degrees or diplomas or
equal (at least one must be for a program of at least three years)-22 points
•
Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a
program of three years or longer, or equal- 21 points
•
Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a
two-year program, or equal-19
points
•
Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a
one-year program, or equal-15
points
•
Canadian high school diploma, or equal-5 points
2) Experience-
4)English Skills-
1st Official language
CLB Level 9: Points Per Ability: 6
•
Listening: over 8.00
•
Reading: over 7.00
•
Writing: over 7.00
•
Speaking: over 7.00
CLB Level 8:
Points Per Ability: 5
•
Listening: 7.5
•
Reading: 6.5
•
Writing: 6.5
•
Speaking: 6.5
CLB Level 7: Points Per Ability:
4 ** MINIMUM THRESHOLD**
•
Listening: 6.0
•
Reading: 6.0
•
Writing: 6.0
•
Speaking: 6.0
2nd Official language
CLB Level 7: Points Per Ability:
4 ** MINIMUM THRESHOLD**
•
Listening: 5.0-9.0
•
Reading: 4.0-9.0
•
Writing: 5.0-9.0
•
Speaking: 5.0-9.0
2)French Skills
1st Official language
CLB Level 9: Points Per Ability: 6
•
Listening: over 298
•
Reading: over 248
•
Writing: over 372
•
Speaking: over 372
CLB Level 8: Points Per Ability:
5
•
Listening: 280 – 297
•
Reading: 233 – 247
•
Writing: 349 – 371
•
Speaking: 349 – 371
CLB Level 7: Points Per Ability:
4 ** MINIMUM THRESHOLD**
•
Listening: 248 – 279
•
Reading: 206 – 232
•
Writing: 309 – 348
•
Speaking: 309 – 3482nd Official language
CLB Level 7: Points Per Ability:
4 ** MINIMUM THRESHOLD**
•
Listening: 180 – 298+
•
Reading: 150 – 248+
•
Writing: 225 – 372+
•
Speaking: 225 – 372+
5) Arranged Employment-Has to be
assessed in detail.-10 points
6) Adaptability-10 points
Eligibility:-
1) Applicant should be engaged for at least
one year full time employment in the applying occupation within the past 10
years in the skills 0,A and B and
a) Should fall in the occupation list
approved by the government of Canada in consent with the labor market or
b) Have employment already arranged in the
Country or
c) International graduate who has enrolled
himself/herself in the PHD program in Canada and
2) Should meet the minimum English
requirement of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7.
3) Can claim additional points by Test
d’evaluation de francais(French exam test)
4) Have Canadian Diploma ,Bachelor , trade
certificate or Foreign Qualification assessed by Educational Credential
Assessment (ECA) by an agency approved by CIC to provide evidence to Canadian
qualification.
5) Not have any criminal convictions or
offences.
1. Eligible occupations
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0211 Engineering managers
•
1112 Financial and investment analysts (Cap reached)
•
2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
•
2131 Civil engineers
•
2132 Mechanical engineers
•
2134 Chemical engineers
•
2143 Mining engineers
•
2145 Petroleum engineers
•
2144 Geological engineers
•
2146 Aerospace engineers
•
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) (Cap
reached)
•
2154 Land surveyors
•
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers (Cap
reached)
•
2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
•
2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and
occupational health and safety
•
3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
•
3142 Physiotherapists
•
3143 Occupational Therapists
•
3211 Medical laboratory technologists
•
3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
•
3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and
cardiopulmonary technologists
•
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
•
3216 Medical Sonographers
•
3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic
technologists
These occupations are either:
•
Skill Type 0 (management occupations) or
•
Skill Level A (professional occupations) or
•
Skill Level B (technical occupations and skilled trades)
Starting
from May 2013 Canadian government has introduced a process of going through the
Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) where foreign degrees,diplomas certificates
etc are compared with the Canadian credentials to check their equivalence
before applying for Federal Skilled worker visa.
Every person who is a primary applicant and
has completed their education outside Canada has to undergo Educational
Credential Assessment (ECA) before lodging the final visa application
There are four bodies which have been approved by government of
Canada to conduct Educational Credential Assessment (ECA).They are:-
•
Comparative Education Service – University of Toronto School of
Continuing Studies
•
International Credential Assessment Service of Canada
•
World Education Services
•
Medical Council of Canada (professional body)
Fee
•
Right of Permanent Residence Fee-490 CAD
•
Principal applicant-475
•
Principal applicant, if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse
or common-law partner (including a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to
be adopted and an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75
CAD
•
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age
or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner-550 CAD
•
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22
years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner-150 CAD
Benefits:-
1) Can live and work in Canada permanently.
2) Can sponsor your family to become
permanent residents.
3) Can apply for citizenship after spending
three years (1,095 days) in Canada.
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will help you to pave the difficult and cumbersome path of visa process in most
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the best visa process as per your need and abilities but makes you free from
all the worries associated with the difficult visa process ,formal
documentation and follow up with the concerned authorities till the time you
get your Visa.
Visa Avenue is a private consultation firm
and is not associated with any government authority.
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Trades Program(FSTP)
The Federal Skilled
Trades Program is for the applicants who are qualified trade workers and want
to migrate to Canada permanently after receiving a offer of employment.
The government
approves only 3000 applications each year under this visa category where no
more than 100 applications for a particular occupation is considered for
processing each year for Category A while there is no cap on Category B.
There are in total 43
occupations in this group which are subdivided into two i.e. category A and
Category B.
Category A
Category A has a cap
of 100 applications as these are occupations of moderate labor market need.
•
7202 Contractors and
supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
•
7204 Contractors and
supervisors, carpentry trades
•
7205 Contractors and
supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
•
7271 Carpenters
•
7301 Contractors and
supervisors, mechanic trades
•
7302 Contractors and
supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
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8211 Supervisors,
logging and forestry
•
8221 Supervisors,
mining and quarrying
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8222 Contractors and
supervisors, oil and gas drilling services
•
8241 Logging machinery
operators
•
8252 Agricultural
service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
•
9211 Supervisors,
mineral and metal processing
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9212 Supervisors,
petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
•
9214 Supervisors,
plastic and rubber products manufacturing
•
9231 Central control
and process operators, mineral and metal processing
•
9241 Power engineers
and power systems operators
•
9243 Water and waste
treatment plant operators
Category B
It consists of
occupations which are in demand.
•
7231 Machinists and
machining and tooling inspectors
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7233 Sheet metal
workers
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7235 Structural metal
and plate work fabricators and fitters
•
7236 Ironworkers
•
7237 Welders and
related machine operators
•
7241 Electricians
(except industrial and power system)
•
7242 Industrial
electricians
•
7243 Power system
electricians
•
7244 Electrical power
line and cable workers
•
7245
Telecommunications line and cable workers
•
7246
Telecommunications installation and repair workers
•
7251 Plumbers
•
7252 Steamfitters,
pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
•
7253 Gas fitters
•
7311 Construction
millwrights and industrial mechanics
•
7312 Heavy-duty
equipment mechanics
•
7313 Refrigeration and
air conditioning mechanics
•
7314 Railway
carmen/women
•
7315 Aircraft
mechanics and aircraft inspectors
•
7318 Elevator
constructors and mechanics
•
7371 Crane operators
•
7372 Drillers and
blasters – surface, mining, quarrying and construction
•
7373 Water well
drillers
•
8231 Underground
production and development miners
•
8232 Oil and gas well
drillers, servicers, testers and related workers•
9232 Petroleum, gas
and chemical process operator
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply as skilled worker the aspirant should:-
1) Plan to live in any
state except Quebec.
2) Meets minimum language requirement of (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening,
and CLB 4 for reading and writing.
3) Have at least 2
years of full time working experience in the nominated occupation in the past 5
years before applying.
4) Should perform all
the duties mentioned for the nominated occupation in National Occupational
Classification (NOC)
5) Have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one
year or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a
provincial or territorial body.
Fee
•
Right of Permanent
Residence Fee-490 CAD
•
Principal
applicant-475
•
Principal applicant,
if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including
a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned
brother, sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75 CAD
•
A family member of the
principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years
of age and is a spouse or common-law partner-550 CAD
•
A family member of the
principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or
common-law partner-150 CAD
•
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and immigration specialists will help you to pave the difficult and cumbersome
path of visa process in most efficient and result oriented manner. Visa avenue
not only guides you to select the best visa process as per your need and
abilities but makes you free from all the worries associated with the difficult
visa process, formal documentation and follow up with the concerned authorities
till the time you get your Visa.
•
Visa Avenue is a
private consultation firm and is not associated with any government authority.
•
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are eligible for Federal Skilled Trade Worker.
Quebec
Quebec
is the largest Canadian province situated in the east central zone o Canada and
is the only province in the country where French language is used
predominantly. Quebec has advanced open economy and is ranked the 37th largest
economy in the world just behind Greece and 28th for the gross domestic
product.Quebec is a centre of leading-edge industries including aerospace,
information technologies and software and multimedia and is is one of North
America’s leading high-tech player. It encompassing approximately 7,300
businesses and employ more than 145,000 people.
Quebec plans to create 115,000 new jobs in knowledge and innovation sectors by
2017 and therefore invites immigrants to contribute towards its economy.
Quebec Selected skilled worker is provincial nomination immigration program
which allows people across the globe
to live and work in Quebec during their
initial stay and contribute to its economic growth along with the development
of the quebec labor market.
Eligibility
The aspirant needs to be assessed on the
following factors:-
Education
1) Your Training i.e your qualification
should fall under the area of Training list of Quebec and the qualification
should be foreign recognized or equivalent to quebec diploma.
2) The Training diploma must have been awarded within past 5 years before
applying or if it is not then applicant should have at least 1 year of
experience in the field which is highly relevant to the area of training.
Work Experience
1) Work experience either full time ,part
time or internship full-time or part-time work as part of an apprenticeship,
training or specialization recognized by a diploma, both remunerated and
non-remunerated in the field related to diploma or area of training within the
past 5 years preceding the application is considered.
Age
Should not be less than 17 years
Language Skills
1) Have English skills of not less than CLB
5
2) To claim points for french threshold level for learning is level 7 (advanced
intermediate) of the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français
des personnes immigrantes adultes or its equivalent (level B2 of the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages) is
Stay and relationship with Canadian citizen and quebec residents.
Offer of Employment from Quebec Employer.
Spouse Characteristics
Other Factors
1) Number of children less than 22 years
migrating to quebec alongwith.
2) Financial sufficiency to support the family for initial 3 months of stay
after migrating to Quebec
3) Adaptibility which depends about your preparation to migrate.
In order to qualify Single applicant must score 55 points whereas the married
couple should pocket not less than 63 points.
Maximum number of points that can be claimed on the basis of the above factors
are:-
Processing Time:-
May range between 7 months to 39 months
depending upon the nationality of the applicant.For India the processing time
is 11 months.
Cost
1) Fee for quebec selection certificate=750
CAD$ for the primary Applicant 156 CAD $ for secondary applicant and dependents
2) Fee for Canada permanent Residency.
Click here to know your elgibilty to Apply
or Quebec skilled worker.
Family and spouse
As soon as the man
steps into the world the first people he comes across are his family members.
When we are disillusioned from the outer world, want to share our happiness
,achievements, tensions ,family is always there to back on. Whenever we work
,we work for the better life of our family ,our near and dear ones so why to
live far from them. You can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner or any
other eligible relatives to come and live with you in Canada.
To be eligible to
sponsor you should:-
1) Above 18 years of
age
2) Be Canadian citizen or Permanent resident
3) Be able to support the sponsored family members financially in their initial
stay period and the duration of support varies from 3 to 10 years
depending upon the relationship that you hold with the family member.
Note: If you have
sponsored any person in the past who has asked government for financial support
after coming to Canada ,you may not be able to sponsor any other person
Elgibilty of Spouse:-
1)Should be above 18
years of age
2)Should be legally married or in a common law relationship.
3)Should have a marriage certificate issued by the state,territory or
provincial government if the marriage has taken place in Canada.
4) If the marriage has taken place outside Canada then it should be
valid as per the country law where the ceremony has taken place and the
Canadian law. .However If the marriage ceremony has taken place in
the embassy or Consulate then it should be valid as per the law of the country
where ceremony has conducted rather than the country represented by
Embassy Or Consulate.
5) Should not have any Criminal convictions ,offences or suffer
from any critical health condition..
Elgibilty of Dependent
Child.
1) Should be
less than 22 yrs age and don’t have any spouse and common law partner.
2) Over 22 years of Age but should satisfied either of two conditions Mention
below
a.
Should be engaged full
time ongoing study
b.
Should be financially
dependent on parents since before 22 yrs of age
3) If a child has a
spouse or common law partner before turning 22 then he should :-
a.
Should be engaged full
time ongoing study
b.
Should be financially
dependent on parents since they become spouse and common law partner.
4) If the child is
over 22 yrs of Age he should be financially dependent on parents due to
physical or mental conditions.
Elgibilty of other
sponsored relative
You can sponsor:
•
brothers or sisters,
nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years
of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
•
another relative of
any age or relationship but only under specific conditions (see
Note below)
•
accompanying relatives
of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).
Note: You can sponsor one relative regardless
of age or relationship only if you do not have a living spouse or common-law
partner, conjugal partner, a son or daughter, parent, grandparent, sibling,
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece who could be sponsored as a member of the family
class, and you do not have any relative who is a Canadian citizen or a
permanent resident or registered as an Indian under the Indian Act.
As of November 5,
2011, no new applications to sponsor parents or grandparents
will be accepted for processing for up to 24 months.
Process timing
Depends on nationality
of applicant.
Fee
Right of Permanent
Residence Fee-490 CAD
Principal
applicant-475
Principal applicant,
if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including a
dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned brother,
sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years
of age and is a spouse or common-law partner-550 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or
common-law partner-150 CAD
Tourist Visa
Canada is a country of immigrants and therefore is a multicultural tourist
destination. One of the best reasons to visit Canada is to take advantage of
the fabulous outdoors like Hiking, Mountain Biking, Climbing, Kayaking,
Canoeing, Skiing, and Snowshoeing Trails across Canada.More than 35 million
people across the globe visit Canada each year to meet their family , friends ,
for vacation and business purposes.
Visitor Visa has many
requirements that you need to fulfil before applying for this Visa and these
requirements depends on the place that you live and apply from
Basic Requirements:-
1.
Should have a valid
passport or any other travel document.
2.
Should be physically
and medically fit
3.
Should have good moral
character.
4.
Should be able to
convince the immigration officer that you have your family ,property, assets
etc that would serve as incentive to come back to your home country.
5.
Should be able to
convince immigration officer that you will leave country once your visa
expires.
6.
Should have sufficient
funds to support yourself in Canada and the amount depends on how long you will
stay in Canada and whether you will be staying with family, friends or any paid
accommodation.
The processing time
for the visa depends on the country of citizenship and varies anywhere between
8 to 133 days.
The fee per person is
$150 for a multiple entry visa, $75 for a single entry visa or $400 for a
family (multiple- or single-entry). In most countries, application fees must be
paid in Canadian dollars.
1. Tourist visa
2. Parents and Grandparent Visa
3. Business tourist
4. Working holiday
Live in Care giver Visa
Live in Care giver
Visa is for the individuals who take care of the children, elderly people
,physically or mentally challenged people in a private home without any
supervision in Canada
To be eligible to
apply for this visa applicant should:-
1.
Have a positive Labour
market opinion from Employer in Canada. This needs to be undertaken at
employers end by submitting the contract of employment mentioning working
conditions, wages and their inability to find suitable Canadian citizen or
permanent resident for the job by applying to HRSDC.
2.
A written contract
with your future employer, signed by you and the employer and it should be in
specific format given by HRSDC.
3.
Have completed
education equivalent to secondary level or at least 12 years of education.
4.
Should have at least 6
months classroom training in early childhood education, geriatric care,
paediatric nursing or first aid or 1 year full time working experience as a
caregiver in past 3 years.
5.
Have good
understanding of English and French to communicate and read.
Fee:
Right of Permanent
Residence Fee-490 CAD
Principal applicant-475
Principal applicant,
if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including
a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned
brother, sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years
of age and is a spouse or common-law partner-550 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or
common-law partner-150 CAD
Parents and Grandparent Visa
Parents and
Grandparents super visa makes your parents to get Parents or Grandparents of
people living in Canada as Canadian citizens or Permanent residents can visit
them to meet and spend quality time on this visa which is called Super Visa.
The visa is valid for 10 years and the applicant can stay for a period of 2
years each time without renewing the Visa within the span o 10 years.
In order to apply for
this visa the visa aspirant should be:-
1.
parent or grandparent
of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada,
2.
Allowed to enter
Canada.
3.
Have a valid passport
or any other travel document.
4.
Be physically and
medically fit
5.
Have good moral
character.
6.
Be able to convince
the immigration officer that you have your family ,property, assets etc that
would serve as incentive to come back to your home country.
7.
Be able to convince
immigration officer that you will leave country once your visa expires.
8.
Should have sufficient
funds to support yourself in Canada and the amount depends on how long you will
stay in Canada and whether you will be staying with family, friends or any paid
accommodation.
9.
Able to provide
evidence that your children or grandchildren sponsoring you should meet minimum
income threshold.
10.
Able to provide a
written statement from your children or grandchildren that they will support
you financially during your stay.
11.
Have medical insurance
at least for one year during your stay
12.
Have undergone medical
Exam.
The processing time
for the visa depends on the country of citizenship and varies anywhere between
8 to 133 days. The fee per person is $150 for a multiple entry visa, $75
for a single entry visa . In most countries, application fees must be paid in
Canadian dollars.
Visas Avenue commits to
provide you excellence in the services provided and in case required goes an
extra mile to provide you the best possible service and advice. Visas Avenue is
a private immigration consultancy firm and is not associated with any
government entity thereby charges fee for its professional advice and services.
In case you do not want to take the services of Visa Avenue you can directly
apply by paying the government fee charged by thedestination country.
Business Tourist
People across the
globe can come to Canada for their business purposes as to attend a business
meet, conference ,seminars, training program or do research to grow business,
build business relationship, selling or buying or goods etc. These people can
come to Canada on business visit Visa.
In order to be
eligible to apply business visitor visa you should :-
1.
Plan to stay or not
more than 6 months
2.
Not plan to enter the
labor market or paid work or job
3.
Have main source of
business,source of income,profit outside Canada
4.
Should have a valid
passport or any other travel document.
5.
Should be physically
and medically fit
6.
Should have good moral
character.
7.
Should be able to
convince the immigration officer that you have your family ,property, assets
etc that would serve as incentive to come back to your home country.
8.
Should be able to
convince immigration officer that you will leave country once your visa
expires.
9.
Should have sufficient
funds to support yourself in Canada and the amount depends on how long you will
stay in Canada and whether you will be staying with family, friends or any paid
accommodation.
The purpose of
business visit could be any of the following:-
•
buying Canadian goods
or services for a foreign business or government,
•
taking orders for
goods or services,
•
going to meetings,
conferences, conventions or trade fairs,
•
giving after-sales
service (managing, not doing hands-on labour),
•
being trained by a
Canadian parent company that you work for outside Canada,
•
training employees of
a Canadian branch of a foreign company or
•
being trained by a
Canadian company that has sold you equipment or services.
The processing time
for the visa depends on the country of citizenship and varies anywhere between
8 to 133 days.
The fee per person is
$150 for a multiple entry visa, $75 for a single entry visa or $400 for a
family (multiple- or single-entry). In most countries, application fees must be
paid in Canadian dollars.
Visas Avenue
professionals with their extensive years of experience will help you to reach
Canada within the stipulated time so that you will not miss your important
business meet or conferences in most efficient manner.
Canada Experience Class
After you have spent
some time in Canada and you have required skilled experience ,good knowledge of
English and French while on student or temporary work permit visa can apply
under Canadian Experienced class to gain permanent residency in Canada.
Eligibility:-
In order to be eligible to
apply the applicant should:-
1. Have experience in
the skills mentioned in National Occupation Code(NOC) i.e. experience in one of
the following:-
•
Managerial jobs
(NOC skill type 0)
•
Professional jobs
(NOC skill type A)
•
Technical jobs and
skilled trades (NOC skill type B)
2. Have at least 12
months of full time working experience in the nominated occupation in past
three years preceding the application.
3. Have past
experience as per the guidelines of authority to work associated with the visa.
4. Meet minimum language
requirement either in English or French. Language level requirements vary with
the type of skilled occupation applying for and are as follows:-
For occupations in
Category 0, A
English-At least 6.0
in all the our modules of IELTS.
French-At least in Speaking-309,
Listening-248, Reading-206,Writing-309
For occupations in
Category B
English-At least in
Speaking-5.0, Listening-5.0, Reading-4.0, Writing-5.0
French-At least in
Speaking-225, Listening-180, Reading-150, Writing-225
5. Not plan to live in
Quebec
Fee
Right of Permanent
Residence Fee-490 CAD
Principal
applicant-475
Principal applicant,
if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including
a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned
brother, sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years
of age and is a spouse or common-law partner-550 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or
common-law partner-150 CAD
Benefits:-
1.
Can live and work in
Canada permanently.
2.
Can sponsor your
family to become permanent residents.
3.
Can apply for
citizenship after spending three years (1,095 days) in Canada.
Visa Avenue is a
leading immigration consultancy firm which with its highly experienced
staff and immigration specialists will help you to pave the difficult and
cumbersome path of visa process in most efficient and result oriented manner.
Visa avenue not only guides you to select the best visa process as per
your need and abilities but makes you free from all the worries associated with
the difficult visa process ,formal documentation and follow up with the
concerned authorities till the time you get your Visa.
Visa Avenue is a
private consultation firm and is not associated with any government
authority. Visa Avenue will help you to fulfill your dreams to live and
work in Canada. Click here to know if you are eligible.
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Canada is one of the most preferred cost
effective global investment destinations. Canada is a world leader of major
industries like Aerospace ,Automotive ,Petroleum ,Agriculture ,Information
Technology and Shipbuilding. Low business costs and corporate tax rates, ready
access to markets, a highly skilled and educated workforce, strong public
support for R&D and stable, robust financial institutions makes Canada most
profitable place to invest in among major first world countries.
Canadian Government and immigration
encourages people across the globe to invest and contribute to Canadian economy
thereby increasing international exposure and great earning potential to the
business people.
If you want to set up your business in
Australia our experienced staff will help you to find out and apply the visa
suitable to your needs.
There are four different categories to
apply under Business Visa.
1) Investors
As of July 1, 2012, we are not accepting
federal Investor applications for the time being. This is so we can focus on
processing the applications we already have and review the program. This pause
on new applications will go on until further notice. It does not apply to the
Quebec Immigrant Investor Program.
2) Entrepreneurs
CIC is not accepting applications for the
federal entrepreneur program at this time. We will only process applications
received before July 1, 2011. This temporary pause will go on until further
notice
3) Start Up – Click Here
4) Self
Employed – Click
Here
Start Up Visa
Start up visa is at
business programme which has been designed by Government of Canada to allow
immigrant entrepreneurs to set up a business in the country with the help of
experienced private sector organizations that have expertise in working with
start-ups
This Visa helps you to
get business idea funded and migrate to Canada permanently
Eligibility for
Applying
1) Should have
business idea that is convincible enough to get a letter of support from designated
angel investor group or venture capital fund. You must secure a minimum
investment of $200,000 if the investment comes from a designated Canadian
venture capital fund
2) Meet the minimum
level of CLB 5 in either English or French for all four language abilities.
3) Should have
completed at least one year of post-secondary education
and prove that you
were in good standing during at least one year while you were attending a post
secondary institution.
4) Should have
sufficient fund to support yourself and family initially after arriving in
Canada.
Fund Requirement
varies with the size of family and are mentioned as below for the year 2013.
Number of Family
Members Funds Required (in Canadian dollars)
If you are citizen or
permanent resident of Canada you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner
,kids or some other family members to stay with you in Canada.
To be eligible to
sponsor your spouse you should be:-
1.
A Canadian citizen or
permanent resident.
2.
Above 18 years of age
3.
Should have sufficient
funds to support your family and agree in writing to support your spouse at
least for 3 years after they receive permanent residency status. and 10 years
for the dependent child or until they turn 25.
Fee
Right of Permanent
Residence Fee-490 CAD
Principal
applicant-475
Principal applicant,
if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including
a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned
brother, sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years
of age and is a spouse or common-law partner-550 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or
common-law partner-150 CAD
Self Employed
Self Employed Visa is
a program for the applicants who are engaged into cultural activities,
athletics at world class level or buying and managing a farm and want to
migrate to Canada as self employed.
To be eligible as a
self employed applicant should
1) Have
at least 2 years of experience in the past 5 years before the date of applying
in one of the following categories:-
•
Cultural activities
•
Athletics at world
class level or
•
Buying and managing a
farm.
2) Meet
the point based criteria based on the following factors:-
•
Education(Maximum 25
points)
•
Experience(Maximum 35
points)
•
Age(Maximum 10 points)
•
English/French
Language skills(Maximum 24 points)
•
Adaptability(Maximum 6
points)
You need to have
minimum 35 points in order to migrate as Business Migrant.
Fee
Right of Permanent
Residence Fee-490 CAD
Principal
applicant-475
Principal applicant,
if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including
a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned
brother, sister, niece, nephew, or grandchild)-75 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years
of age and is a spouse or common-law partner-550 CAD
A family member of the
principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or
common-law partner-150 CAD
Take our free
assessment and begin applying for your Canadian business visa today.
Student Permit
Canada has world class education system with over over 150 public colleges and
institutes, Over 90 public and not-for-profit universities.20 of Canada’s
research universities are ranked in the THES-QS Top Universities rankings (3 in
top 50!).
Benefits of Studying
in Canada:-
1) world Class
education system.
2) Affordable
international Education including low tuition and living cost as compared to
all other first world countries in the world.
3) Multicultural
society gives a homely feeling by providing ethnic food and recreational
activities of one’s own country.
4) Canada is ranked
one of the best places to live in by United Nations and is peaceful to live in.
5) Did you know that
Canada is a bilingual country and is considered a world leader in language
training
6) Innovative and
Abundant Research Opportunities
7) Quality life style
in Campus which includes Olympic-quality sports facilities to public concert
halls and art galleries
8) Possibilities of
immigration
Before you plan to study
in Canada you should have been accepted or received a letter of admission or
COE from the school, college or university where you want to study.
To be elgible to apply
a student Visa the aspirant must:-
1) Get a letter of
enrolment from the educational institute where they plan to study.
2) You must prove that
you have enough money to pay for your:
•
Tuition fees
•
Living expenses for
yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada and
•
Return transportation
for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada.
3) Obey all Canadian
laws and do not have any criminal convictions or offences.
4) Not hold any
critical medical conditions
5) Satisfy the
immigration officer that you will leave the country after the authorized period
of stay
Canadian government
has started a Student Partnership Program for the benefit of Indian students.It
is an administrative program designed and applied in joint venture between the
Canadian visa agencies in India and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges
(ACCC). The present register of taking part ACCC members is the following:.This
program allows the student of Indian origin to get admitted in universities and
colleges in Canada. The student Partners Program engages close cooperative
partnership and feedback from the taking part colleges to double-check scholar
compliance with the periods of their study permits
Features of
SPP:-
1) It is a streamlined
visa process and the processing time is 10 working days.
2) No need to show
Bank history as evidence of financial support.
3) A requirement of a
minimum IELTS overall band score of 5.5, or a recognized Canadian High School
diploma from a Canadian curriculum High School in China
4) Requires signature
of the Release of Information Form to allow the college to report back to the
visa office on your attendance in Canada and on the student agent that helped
recruit you to your college
5) GIC Guaranteed
Income Certificate can be purchased to show your financial self sufficiency. To
purchase GIC you need to spend 10000 CAD $ as an evidence of your financial
status to support your living expenses excluding tuition fee. There is no
requirement to take education loan or show extensive bank account history to
prove your financial stability.
6) Mandatory medicals
certificate and use of Visa Application Centres.
The processing fee
of Work Permit (fee includes temporary resident visa, if
required) is 125 CAD
Universities and
colleges under SPP are:-
1.
Algonquin
College
2.
Bow
Valley College
3.
Cambrian
College of Applied Arts & Technology
4.
Camosun
College
5.
Centennial
College of Applied Arts & Technology
6.
College
of New Caledonia
7.
College
of the Rockies
8.
Columbia
College
9.
Conestoga
College
10.
Confederation
College of Applied Arts & Technology
11.
Douglas
College
12.
Durham
College
You need to submit
application by 01 August for September entry and by 01 December for
January entry for SPP
Visas Avenue will :-
1) Select the best
educational Institute as per your interested area of study
2) Check your
eligibility against the admission criteria of the scrutinized institute.
3) Get the admission
letter from the institute.
4) Assists in getting
education loan and other financial certificates.
5) Apply Visa on your
behalf.
6) Provide pre departure
counselling
Student Work Permit
Canada has many
working programs for students and also for their partners staying with them in
the country. Working while studying not only helps you to meet day to day
expenses or pay your tuition fee but helps you to gain valuable international
experience.
The different programs
under student work permit are:-
Campus Jobs:-
As an international
student you can work in Campus if:-
•
You are registered as
full time student in a public post-secondary institution, such as a
college or university, or a CEGEP in Quebec
•
You are registered as
full time student in any Canadian private institution that run under the same
rules and regulations and receive 50 % of finances from government authorities
or their operations.
•
You are registered as
full time student in Canadian private institution authorized by provincial
statute to confer degrees.
•
You must have valid
work permit.
Off Campus Jobs:-
As an international
student you can work outside the Campus if:-
•
You have valid student
permit.
•
You study at
participating institutions as not all institutions allow you to work off
campus.
•
You have acquired
satisfactory grade in the program being studied.
•
Sign a form
authorizing the institution, the province, and Citizenship and Immigration
Canada (CIC) to share your personal information
•
You have studied full
time for 6 months in last 12 months preceding the work permit application
•
You are registered as
full time student in participating publicly funded post-secondary educational
institution or in an approved program at an eligible privately funded
institution.
•
You must have applied
and received student work permit
•
You work not more than
20 hours per week during the academic session and full time in breaks.
Co–op student or
intern:-
In some Academic
programs work experience is a part of curriculum.To participate in such
programs you should meet the following conditions :-
•
Have a valid study
permit and intended employment must be an essential part of your program of
study in Canada.
o
Your employment must
be part of your academic program, certified by a letter from a responsible
academic official of the institution.
o
Your co-op or
internship employment cannot form more than 50% (percent) of the total program
of study.
Work in Canada after
Graduation:-
There are many options
to stay and gain valuable Canadian experience after completion of your course
and later you can even apply for Permanent Residency if you fulfil the
criteria.
If you have graduated
from:-
•
A public
post-secondary institution, such as a college, trade/technical school,
university or CEGEP (in Quebec), or
•
A private
post-secondary institution that operates under the same rules and regulations
as public institutions, or
•
A private secondary or
post-secondary institution (in Quebec) offering qualifying programs of 900
hours or longer leading to a diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP)
or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP), or
•
A Canadian private
institution authorized by provincial statute to confer degrees but only
if you are enrolled in one of the programs of study leading to a degree as
authorized by the province and not in all programs of study offered by the
private institution.
You can apply for post
study work permit within 90 days of getting your transcript of passing the
course and received notification from the institute that after meeting all the
requirements you are now eligible to get the Degree/Diploma/Certificate
Note:-You can get the
work permit of the duration equal to your course of study but maximum of 3
years.
Spouse or Common law
partner work permit
You can help your
Spouse or Common law partner to work in Canada if:-
•
You are registered as
full time student in a public post-secondary institution, such as a
college or university, or a CEGEP in Quebec
•
You are registered as
full time student in any Canadian private institution that run under the same rules
and regulations and receive 50 % of finances from government authorities or
their operations.
•
You are registered as
full time student in Canadian private institution authorized by provincial
statute to confer degrees.
•
You must have valid
work permit.
Work Permit(LMO Based)
Every year thousands of people go to Canada
to work there temporarily on work permit. To be able to work in Canada
temporarily the visa applicant must hold an offer of employment or employment
contract from a Canadian employer and a positive LMO from Human Resources and
Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).However some jobs do not require LMOs
Basic requirement to be able to Apply for
work permit visa the visa aspirant must:-
1) Have an employment contract from a
Canadian Employer.
2) A positive LMO from Human Resources and
Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for which the employer lodges an application
to HRSDC demonstrating the need for the foreign employer and their failure to
locate any local Canadian citizen or permanent resident for the nominated job.
If the HRSDC gets satisfied they issue a positive LMO to proceed.
3) Satisfy the immigration officer that you
will leave the country once your employment ends.
4) Should prove that you are financially
strong to support yourself and family if they are staying along with you and
would not be requiring any financial support by the government of Canada.
5)
Obey all Canadian laws and do not have any criminal convictions or offences
6) Not hold any critical medical
conditions.
7) Not have worked in Canada for one or
more periods totalling four years after April 1, 2011,
(with certain exceptions)
Privileges:-
Work permit visa:-
1) Allows you to call your family to stay
with you and your family members can study and work in Canada.
2) Allows you to stay in Canada for 4 years
in Canada.
3) Being on Work permit you can apply or
permanent residency.
If you are currently working or plan to
work in Canada, you should keep track of the total time you have worked and
plan to work in Canada. Once you have completed four years of work as a
temporary foreign worker in Canada, you will not be eligible to work in Canada
again until another period of four years has passed
The processing fee of Work Permit (fee
includes temporary resident visa, if required) is 150 CAD.
Processing time depends on the nationality
of the applicant and country where applying and varies anywhere between 2 to 7
months.
Visas Avenue commits to provide you
excellence in the services provided and in case required goes an extra mile to
provide you the best possible service and advice. Visas Avenue is a private
immigration consultancy firm and is not associated with any government entity
thereby charges fee for its professional advice and services. In case you do
not want to take the services of Visa Avenue you can directly apply by paying
the government fee charged by the destination country.
Visa
Avenue do not provide job in any country.
Canada Occupation list(NOC)
1. Eligible
occupations
•
0211
Engineering managers
•
1112
Financial and investment analysts (Cap reached)
•
2113
Geoscientists and oceanographers
•
2131
Civil engineers
•
2132
Mechanical engineers
•
2134
Chemical engineers
•
2143
Mining engineers
•
2145
Petroleum engineers
•
2144
Geological engineers
•
2146
Aerospace engineers
•
2147
Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) (Cap reached)
•
2154
Land surveyors
•
2174
Computer programmers and interactive media developers (Cap reached)
•
2243
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
•
2263
Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and
safety
•
3141
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
•
3142
Physiotherapists
•
3143
Occupational Therapists
•
3211
Medical laboratory technologists
•
3212
Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
•
3214
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary
technologists
•
3215
Medical Radiation Technologists
3216
Medical Sonographers
•
3217
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
These occupations are
either:
•
Skill Type 0
(management occupations) or
•
Skill Level A
(professional occupations) or
•
Skill Level B
(technical occupations and skilled trades)
Starting from May 2013
Canadian government has introduced a process of going through the Educational
Credential Assessment (ECA) where foreign degrees,diplomas certificates etc are
compared with the Canadian credentials to check their equivalence before
applying for Federal Skilled worker visa.
Every person who is a primary applicant and has completed their education
outside Canada has to undergo Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) before
lodging the final visa application
There are four bodies which have been approved by government of Canada to
conduct Educational Credential Assessment (ECA).They are:-
•
Comparative Education
Service – University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
•
International
Credential Assessment Service of Canada
•
World Education
Services
•
Medical Council of
Canada (professional body)
