IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
Canada welcomes thousands of new residents every year.
Coming to Canada as an immigrant is very exciting
and also a big challenge.
If you are interested in immigrating to Canada, you have
a number of options when applying for permanent
residence status.
Immigrating to
Canada means obtaining a Permanent Resident Status in
Canada or becoming a landed immigrant of Canada. The
successful end result of the Immigration process is the
issuance of Permanent Resident (PR) Card, which confers
permanent status on the applicant. A Permanent Resident
of Canada can enjoy all the same rights and privileges
as Canadian Citizens like free health care, free
elementary and secondary education, subsidized
post-secondary education, and the right to work anywhere
in Canada. But Permanent Residents can not vote, can not
hold a Canadian Passport, and can be deported from
Canada for certain Criminal convictions.
A permanent resident will be eligible
to apply for Canadian Citizenship after 3 years of
becoming a Permanent Resident, and then can apply for a
Canadian passport. A Permanent Resident can remain
outside of Canada for up to 3 years within any 5-year
period without being deemed to have abandoned the
Canadian Permanent Resident status.
In order to become a Permanent
Resident of Canada, the applicant must meet the
requirements of one of the following classes of
immigration:
Skilled
Worker Immigration
Business Class Immigration
Family
Class Immigration |
