PNP PROGRAMS
Provincial nomination programs
Some provinces have entered into agreement with federal government to select their own immigrants based on their specific needs.
As a basic rule, all provinces require that you have an approved employment offer from a company located in the province. This employment offer must be approved by the provincial government and your application for nomination must be submitted to the provincial government before you can apply for permanent residence to federal government. In certain circumstances, having a close family member of good friend in the province may help you obtain provincial nomination certificate.
If you want to apply under one of the provincial programs, you have to complete three steps before you can come to Canada. First, you have to have an offer of employment. Then you can apply for the provincial nominee certificate. Last, you will have to apply for permanent residence. All applicants, even those with provincial nominee certificates, must comply with all security and medical requirements that apply to all new immigrants.
If you or a member of your family have criminal record or have medical condition that may pose a risk to public health or cause excessive demand on medical services, you may be refused immigrant visa despite the fact that you have provincial nominee certificate. More and more provinces are taking advantage of this opportunity to attractimmigrants with the skills and attitude that they need. Currently, the following provinces have their own program:
Alberta
Manitoba
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Quebec immigration program
Quebec is the only province in Canada that has complete control over selection of its immigrants. Federal government is responsible for security and health issues but will not intervene with Quebec once it issued Certificate of Selection to a prospective immigrant.
Quebec is a French speaking province. Its government is interested in French speaking immigrants and while fluent French is not prerequisite of acceptance, your efforts to learn French can go a long way when you attend selection interview.
Quebec has various programs under which you can apply for permanent residence, including skilled workers, investor, entrepreneur, self-employed category. Under all categories, you will first have to apply for selection certificate before you can apply for permanent residence in Canada. Quebec also levies fees for assessment of your application for selection certificate.
The major difference between federal programs and Quebec programs for skilled workers is that Quebec requires less experience, no language testing, and requires settlement funds for 3 months as opposed 6 months required by federal programs.
To find out whether you could qualify for any of the Quebec programs, please send us your free assessment form.
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