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