The common law sponsorship category is part of Canada's family reunification plan. Eligible permanent residents and Canadian citizens who qualify to sponsor may facilitate their Common Law Partner for permanent resident status. In order to qualify as a sponsor, you must: Be 18 [...]

The CEC, Canada's fastest-growing economic immigration program, offers a pathway to permanent residency for international student graduates as well as others with skilled work experience in Canada. Those who are eligible may apply from within Canada and expect a relatively quick decision. In the past, [...]

The Federal Skilled Trades Program is aimed at skilled foreign workers who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade. These skilled trades are in-demand positions in Canada and are often meant to fill a labour shortage that currently exists [...]

Unlike many other countries around the world, Canada boasts one of the most broad and accommodating family unification programs. Much to the joy of many Canadians and their families abroad, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will be accepting 5 000 new parental and grandparental sponsorship applications [...]

Note, as of July 1, 2012, CIC has temporarily stopped accepting applications for the federal Investor Program to focus on processing the applications already in process while the program is under review. This pause on new applications will continue until further notice. It does not [...]

How can I find an employer in Canada? Finding a job is no easy task for both Canadians and prospective immigrants. You will need to find an employer who is not only willing to hire you but supports you in applying for certain documentation you [...]

Subsection A25(1) provides the flexibility to grant exemptions to overcome the requirement of obtaining a permanent residence visa from abroad, to overcome class eligibility requirements and/or inadmissibilities on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds. If this is your situation, you may base your requests for H&C consideration on [...]

Federal Skilled Worker Application The federal skilled worker application is an extremely complicated and complex application type with several things you, as the applicant, will need to consider. Aside from the basic requirements, there are six selection factors to be considered. Many of our clients [...]

The Start-Up Visa facilitates young entrepreneurs with viable business plans to obtain their permanent resident status in Canada by investing in a new business concept. However, there are other basic qualifications that you should consider before applying. To be eligible to receive a [...]

The Canadian Experience Class will require you to demonstrate your proficiency in English or French. A test that is acceptable, among a few, is the IELTS test for English. This is a hurdle that many immigrants face before coming to Canada. Below are some helpful [...]

Federal Skilled Trades The Federal Skilled Trades Program is geared towards facilitating the immigration of foreign skilled tradespeople to fill in-demand positions in Canada. "The new Skilled Trades Program addresses serious labour shortages that some regions of the country are facing and will help grow [...]

A common law sponsorship application is aimed at facilitating your partner's permanent resident status in Canada through sponsorship. When completing your common law sponsorship application, there are a number of things you should keep in mind on how to complete your application. First, making sure [...]