Applying for Canada PR from US? Your options decoded

Donald Trump recently announced the suspension of immigration applications for green card holders for 60 days, with an intention to save American jobs from foreigners. He continues to push his anti-immigration agenda in a bid to gain votes from Americans for a second term as US president.

This move is a sharp contrast to the Canadian government’s attitude towards immigration during the Coronavirus crisis. Though immigration has slowed down, Canada is determined to continue with the immigration targets it has set for the next two years.

The government of Canada, announced in its immigration plans in March to invite 341,000 immigrants in 2020, an additional 351,000 in 2021, and welcome another 361,000 immigrants in 2022.

This is an encouraging sign to immigrants who are considering their options. If you are looking at applying for permanent residency in Canada from the US, what are the options available to you?

Here are details of the various immigration programs for PR status in Canada to help you assess the best option for you.

The list of options are:

1. Clasa economică federală
2. Programul de candidaturi provinciale
3. Imigrația în afaceri
4. Sponsorizare clasa de familie
5. Temporary residence to permanent resident visa 

1. FEDERAL ECONOMIC CLASS

The highest number of immigrants are selected under the Federal economic class with annual immigration targets under this program set at 200000 in the next three years. The Fe

Canada accepts the largest number of immigrants under the economic class, with annual levels set to move over 200,000 in the category over the next three years.

There are three categories under the Federal Economic class program

1. Muncitor calificat federal
2. Meserii federale
3. Clasa de experiență Canada

Canada uses the Express Entry system to select PR candidates who have applied under the Federal Economic class programs.

Programul de intrare în Canada Express follows a points-based system for grading PR applicants. Applicants earn points based on qualifications, experience, Canadian employment status and provincial/territorial nomination. The higher your points, the greater the chances of having an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residency. Applicants receive the points based on a Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS.

Every Express Entry draw shall have a minimum cutoff score. An ITA will be awarded to all applicants with a CRS score equal to or above the cutoff score When more than one nominee has a score equal to the cutoff number, then the one with a long presence in the Express Entry pool will obtain an ITA.

A job offer in Canada will increase your CRS points from 50 to 200 depending on the skill level. Canada’s provinces also have Express Entry streams to help them select skilled workers from the Express Entry pool.

O nominalizare provincială va adăuga 600 de puncte la scorul CRS, ceea ce garantează un ITA.

Scorul CRS continuă să se schimbe cu fiecare extragere de intrare expres, care are loc aproximativ o dată la două săptămâni de guvernul canadian.

Pași pentru a aplica în sistemul Express Entry:

Pasul 1: creează-ți profilul Intrare expresă

Pasul 2: Completați ECA

Pasul 3: Finalizează-ți testele de abilități lingvistice

 Pasul 4: Calculați scorul dvs. CRS

 Pasul 5: primiți invitația de a aplica (ITA)

Sistemul de intrare expres poate fi cea mai rapidă modalitate de a emigra în Canada, având în vedere că cererea dumneavoastră va fi procesată în termen de șase luni de la depunere.

2. PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM (PNP)

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched the Programe de nominalizare provinciale (PNP) to help the various provinces and territories in Canada choose immigration candidates who are willing to settle in a given province or territory in the country and have the skills and abilities to contribute to the economic growth of the province or territory.

Here is the list of PNP programs of various provinces of Canada:

1. Imigrația Ontario
2. Imigrarea din Quebec
3. Imigrare în Alberta
4. Imigrația în Columbia Britanică
5. Imigrația din Manitoba
6. Imigrația din New Brunswick
7. Imigrația Newfoundland
8. Imigrația din Nova Scoția
9. Imigrația în Saskatchewan
10. Imigrarea Insula Prințului Eduard

If qualifying under the federal economy seems difficult, you can try for a PR visa under the PNP program for your PR application from the US.

Fiecare PNP vizează nevoile specifice ale pieței muncii din provincie. Puteți găsi un flux provincial care se potrivește cu abilitățile dumneavoastră specifice.

Quebec is not part of the Provincial Nominee Program but has the authority to select individuals outside the PNP. It has its own immigration criteria to select candidates. It recently launched an Expression of Interest system called the Arrima system which is like Express Entry.

3. IMIGRARE DE AFACERI

There are three options under business immigration to obtain a PR visa in Canada:

1. Program de lucrători pe cont propriu
2. Programul de viză pentru start-up
3. Programul pilot de capital de risc pentru investitori imigranți (IIVC).

Programul Startup Visa oferă vize de rezident permanent imigranților eligibili care încep o afacere în țară. Clasa Startup este un alt nume pentru acest program de viză.

Candidates can come to Canada under this visa program on a permis de muncă supported by their Canadian-based investor and then Apply for a Canadian PR Visa odată ce afacerea lor este stabilită în țară.

Solicitanții de succes se pot conecta cu investitori din sectorul privat canadieni pentru a obține asistență financiară și consiliere cu privire la conducerea afacerii lor. Cele trei categorii de investitori din sectorul privat includ:

1. Fond de capital de risc
2. Incubator de afaceri
3. Investitor înger

Cerințe de eligibilitate pentru program:

• Aveți o afacere calificată
• Aveți dovada că afacerea are sprijinul necesar de la o entitate desemnată sub forma unui certificat de angajament și a unei scrisori de sprijin
• Să aibă cunoștințele necesare în engleză sau franceză
• Aveți suficiente fonduri pentru a vă stabili în Canada

Another popular business immigration program is the Programul de investitori imigranți din Quebec. It is an investment program that leads to a PR visa. 

Cerinte de eligibilitate

• The personal net worth of $2 million
• Two years of management or business experience within the five years prior to the date of application
• Investment of $1.2 million in a five-year passive government assured investment
• Plan to settle in Quebec province.

4. FAMILY CLASS SPONSORSHIP

Persoanele care sunt rezidenți permanenți sau cetățeni ai Canadei își pot sponsoriza membrii familiei pentru statutul de PR dacă au 18 ani sau mai mult. Aceștia sunt eligibili să sponsorizeze următoarele categorii de membri ai familiei:

• soț
• Partener conjugal
• Partener de drept comun
• Copii aflați în întreținere sau adoptați
• Părinţi
• bunicii

Cerințe de eligibilitate pentru un sponsor:

You must be 18 years or older and either a PR visa holder or Canadian citizen.

You and the sponsored relative will sign a sponsorship agreement that will commit you, if appropriate, to provide financial support for your relative. This agreement also specifies that the person becoming a permanent resident must make every effort to help him or herself.

You may offer financial support to a spouse, common-law partner or married partner for three years from the date they become a permanent resident.

You must be willing to provide financial support to a dependent child for 10 years or till the child turns 25, whichever is earlier.

5. TEMPORARY RESIDENCE TO PERMANENT RESIDENT VISA

Many immigrants prefer to come to Canada as temporary residents and then get a PR visa.

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, Canada continues to accept temporary workers in certain priority occupations.

This is a popular option for those looking to apply for PR visa to Canada from the US.

A bonus is that the time spent in Canada is counted towards the PR application.

These are the various options available for those looking to apply for permanent residence in Canada from the US.