| c) Provincial Nomination
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| | six selection factors will be explain in
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| This scheme is appropriate for persons
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| | the following sections.
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| that are interested in one province in
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| | As mentioned previously, this guide
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| particular to immigrate and achieve their
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| | focuses mainly in Skilled Worker Class
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| personal and professional objectives. In
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| | Immigration, which is the most popular of
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| this case, provinces play a more direct
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| | most categories. In my opinion, it is
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| role in selecting immigrants that wish to
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| | also the most convenient way to immigrate
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| settle in that province in particular.
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| | to Canada. However, it is important to
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| The application has to be nominated by a
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| | analyze the other alternatives in order
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| province, and then a separate application
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| | to decide which option suits best for
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| has to be submitted to Citizenship and
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| | your personal needs.
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| Immigration Canada to apply for Permanent
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| | Meet the Pass - Mark
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| Residence.d) Family Class Immigration
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| | As mentioned previously, for immigration
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| This category applies for immigrants who
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| | purposes, Skilled Workers are people who
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| already have the Permanent Residence
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| | are able to become economically
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| status and live in Canada, who wish to
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| | established in Canada. Basically,
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| sponsor close relatives or family members
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| | applicants must meet work experience
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| to become permanent residents. The main
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| | requirements, prove that they have enough
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| requirement is to commit to support the
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| | funds to settle and earn enough points to
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| person they are sponsoring and their
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| | meet the Pass - Mark based on the six
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| accompanying family members for a period
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| | selection factors.
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| of three to ten years.
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| | In the Skilled Worker Class, a skilled
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| In order to qualify under the Family
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| | worker is someone who has at least one
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| Class scheme, the applicant must be
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| | year of full time work experience within
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| related to the Canadian sponsor in one of
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| | the past ten years in one of the
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| the following ways:
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| | occupations listed in Skill Level A or B
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| - Sponsor's spouse; common-law or
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| | of the National Occupational
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| conjugal partner;
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| | Classification (NOC). In order to be
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| - Parent;
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| | considered full time work experience, the
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| - Orphaned brother, sister, nephew,
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| | relevant job has to be of 37.5 hours per
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| niece, or grandchild --under 19 and
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| | week or more.
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| unmarried;
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| | Work experience is only considered for
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| - A child under 19 who is either orphaned
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| | this purpose if it is included in
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| or placed with a child welfare authority
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| | Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A and B of
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| for adoption and who the sponsor intends
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| | the NOC.
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| to adopt; the sponsor's dependent child;
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| | Assuming that these prerequisites are
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| - If the sponsor has no relative as
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| | met, then in order to immigrate to Canada
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| listed above and no relatives who are
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| | as a Skilled Worker, the applicant needs
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| Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent
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| | to earn enough points to meet the Pass
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| residents, one other relative.
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| | Mark. Fortunately for applicants, the
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| For immigration purposes, a spouse should
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| | pass mark was recently modified. On
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| be married to the sponsor and the
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| | September 18, 2003 Citizenship and
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| marriage should be legally valid.
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| | Immigration Canada announced that the
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| If married in Canada, a Certificate of
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| | pass mark for applicants applying for
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| Marriage should be issued by the province
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| | Permanent Residence as Skilled Workers
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| or territory where the marriage took
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| | (expect to
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| place. If the marriage was performed
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| | Quebec) would change from 75 to 67
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| outside Canada, the marriage must be
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| | points.
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| valid under the law of the country where
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| | The Minister of Citizenship and
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| it took place and under Canadian law. If
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| | Immigration Canada constantly amends the
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| the marriage is performed in an embassy
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| | Pass Mark, and these changes reflect
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| or consulate, it must comply with the law
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| | changes in the labor market in Canada and
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| of the country where it took place (not
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| | also in the economy and society.
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| the country of nationality of the embassy
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| | The following tables show the points
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| or consulate).e) International Adoption
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| | earned for different circumstances under
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| A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
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| | each factor. As mentioned, the 6 factors
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| is allowed to adopt a child from another
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| | are Education, Official Languages,
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| country. The child must be sponsored, and
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| | Experience, Age, Arranged Employment in
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| the sponsorship process can start, either
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| | Canada and Adaptability. The total points
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| when the decision is made to adopt the
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| | to meet the pass mark are 67.
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| child, or after the adoption process has
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| | In order to asses your situation and
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| been started.
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| | decide whether you will qualify for the
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| There are two necessary processes to
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| | Permanent Residence visa under the
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| adopt a child from another country: the
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| | Skilled Worker scheme, you have to add up
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| adoption process and the immigration
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| | the points that reflect your own
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| sponsorship process.f) Quebec Selected
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| | situation in each factor. For instance,
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| Immigration
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| | if you have completed a Master of
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| Under Canadian law, Quebec can establish
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| | Business Administration and 17 years of
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| its own immigration requirements in order
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| | full time study, you will earn 25 points
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| to select immigrants who will most likely
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| | (which is the maximum in this factor) for
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| adapt to Quebec. In order to immigrate to
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| | Education. However, if you have only
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| Canada as a Quebec Skilled Worker, an
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| | completed a three-year diploma and at
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| application must be submitted to the
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| | least 15 years of full time study, you
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| local government in Quebec to obtain a
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| | will only earn 22 points for Education.
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| Certificate de selection du Québec.
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| | If the total sum of your points in all 6
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| After the application has been approved
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| | factors is equal to or greater than 67,
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| by Quebec, a separate application to
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| | then you are eligible to apply for the
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| Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
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| | Permanent Residence Visa under this
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| for permanent residence has to be done.
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| | particular scheme.
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| One of the advantages of this scheme is
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| | Now, it is time to evaluate your
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| that Quebec Skilled Workers are not
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| | situation! Read the following tables
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| assessed on the six selection factors of
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| | carefully and add up your points! Good
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| the Federal Skilled Workers Program. The
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| | luck!
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