Canada is the most preferred country for Indians when it comes to applying for Permanent Residency Visa. Canada’s flexible immigration policies, cultural diversity, democratic values, career opportunities, and Indian communities, lure thousands of individuals to apply for a Permanent Residency Visa in Canada from India.
However, to obtain the PR visa in Canada, you need to apply in any of the popular and point-based Canada immigration programs, i.e. Express Entry system, QSWP, PNP, etc.
Now, if you are one among the thousands of Canadian PR aspirants in India, let’s find out what the benefits of Canadian PR Visa are and what are the pathways to get Permanent residency in Canada from India?
A Permanent Residency Visa holder in Canada is the one who has been given the Permanent Resident Status after immigrating to Canada. Although, the PR Visa holder is not the Canadian Citizen, however, he/she enjoys most of the rights and privileges of a regular Canadian.
The students or foreign workers living in Canada temporarily are not the permanent residents. A permanent is given the Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) as proof that he/she is a Permanent Resident of Canada (in case the cardholder travels outside Canada).
The cardholder would require the PR Card if re-enters Canada. The Canadian government offers several benefits to its permanent residents, most of them are similar to Canadian citizen rights and privileges. Let’s take a look at the key benefits of Canada PR.
Can Live, study or work anywhere in Canada
Can apply for Canadian Citizenship
Can get Health care and most of the other social benefits, which a Canadian Citizen receives.
Are protected under Canadian law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What are the key documents required to apply for PR in Canada from India?
Find below the list of documents needed to apply Canada PR
ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) from an approved assessing authority, such as WES, IQAS.ICES etc.
Language Test Results for English /French proficiency, i.e. IELTS General test for English proficiency and TEF for French.
Educational Document i.e Degrees, diplomas, and certificates,
Personal identification documents, etc.
Employment Documents (Appointment letter, payslips, reference letters, promotion letters, etc )
Proof of funds documents
Police Clearance Certificate, Medical Certificate
Other basic documents depending upon the visa program you are applying through. Let’s now discuss the different pathways to obtain permanent residency in Canada from India.
There are various programs or categories available, applying under which you can get permanent residency in Canada from India. A few of these programs are given below
1. Skilled immigrants Program (Express Entry)
2. Self-employed Persons Program
3. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
4. Quebec Skilled Workers Program- QSWP (or investor or entrepreneur program)
5. Start-up visa(for people who have a business idea and someone to fund it)
6. Sponsorship programs
Let’s explore all the Canadian PR pathways listed above, one by one to find out which one suits you the best.
It’s the most common and popular pathway to get PR in Canada from India. The Skilled Worker immigrants are selected based on their ability to settle in Canada and contribute to the Economy here. The Skill Immigrants are being assessed based on their following profile factors
Education
Work Experience
English/French Language Skills
Age
Other Such Factors
Skilled Immigrants can apply for Canadian PR via Federal Express Entry System.
The new Express Entry System was launched in the month of January 2015, to manage as to how the skilled immigrants shall apply in order to immigrate to Canada. As per this system, an applicant first fills the online profile form, including the language test scores, Educational Credential
Assessment, and the work experience, etc. factors. Filling and submitting the Express Entry Profile is absolutely free of cost. The complete applications received under the Express Entry system shall be processed within six months or less.
Federal skilled workers(for foreign applicants with skilled professional work experience)
Federal Skilled Trades Program(for applicants with experience in skilled manual work)
Canadian Experience Class(for applicants in Canada having skilled professional work experience)
Self-employed person is a foreign national who has relevant experience, can be self-employed in Canada, and contribute to the economy here. The applicant will be selected based on the criteria, i.e.
Age
Education
Experience,
Language abilities, and
Adaptability.
Apart from above, such an applicant also needs to meet the medical and security requirements.
This program is for the applicants who have got the nomination from a province or state in Canada under its agreement with the Government of Canada.
Generally an applicant needs to apply directly to a province or territory to be considered under its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
You would require applying in two stages for a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
The above-mentioned criteria may get change as per the latest updates, hence, you are advised to check the website of that particular province, or coordinate with an Immigration expert at Edu Global Consultants Immigration.
As per the process, you need to pass a medical exam and get a Police Verification (certificate). The checks are mandatory for all the immigrants, no matter where they plan to live in Canada.
The province of Quebec has an agreement with the Government of Canada for the selection of Immigrants outside Canada as per the province’s skill requirement for its labor market and economy.
Apply to the Quebec government for a certificate of selection (CSQ). This will confirm that Quebec has accepted you as an immigrant. Quebec will review you using its own rules.
Apply to IRCC (Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada) for Permanent residence after you get Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ). As per the process, you need to pass a medical exam and get a Police Verification (certificate). The checks are mandatory for all the immigrants, no matter where they plan to live in Canada
If you are 18 years old and a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, you can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada under the Family Class immigration.The relative can be
Your dependent child (this includes an adopted child) or
Your spouse,
Your conjugal or common-law partner,
Other eligible relatives.
If your family member can become a permanent resident, they can live, work and study in Canada.
Once you have got the invitation to apply for a PR visa, through any of the above Canadian Immigration programs (i.e. express Entry, QSWP, etc.), you need to apply for a PR visa in Canada immigration center in India. The Permanent Resident Visa processing begins through high commission or Embassy of Canada.
Submit appropriately filled permanent visa application
Provide the Application Fee
Attending the interview to be held with the Immigration Representative
Medical and Character Certificates, etc.
Canada Immigration processes various rounds, immigration programs, and a point-based system. Hence, if you are not much aware of the immigration rules and guidelines, it is suggested that you take services from a reliable and genuine immigration consultant in India.
We at Edu Global Consultants are a team of certified and registered Immigration experts, who have been dealing in Canada immigration process for years. Our several clients have got the Canadian PR via express entry and other immigration programs.
Edu Global is primarily an immigration advisory company that offers consultation for worldwide immigration options.