Immigration to Canada

Today Immigration has become one of the sources for ameliorating the economy of the country. With the steady inflow of immigrants, the countries have started to look at it as one of the generators of long time profit. Out of the whole group of immigrants the category of the investors are such who have the power of making an immediate constructive contribution to the nation as they arrive. Considering this fact the countries have started broadening their measures so as to increase the inflow of people wanting to migrate as investors. Canada which has always been a liked destination of the immigrants has also taken steps in this direction.

Eligibility factor

The Business Immigration Program of Canada aims at attracting the experienced business people who will be beneficial in developing a strong and flourishing economy of the country. However to immigrate as an investor to Canada, there are certain rules under the Immigrant Investor Program which a migrant should adhere to:

• Must have at least two years of business experience.


• Must have a minimum net worth of C$1,600,000 legally obtained.


• Must be able to make an investment of C$800,000


• Must be able to show of having enough money to support himself and his dependants after the arrival in Canada.


• Must be able to pass the medical and security checks along with his family.


• Must be able to meet other requirements of the immigration regulations.

Steps for applying

There are certain steps which a potential migrant should follow while applying as an immigrant investor to Canada:

• Application kit – The first step on the part of the migrant is to get hold of an application package and print it which includes the application guide and all the relevant forms to be filled in.

• Completion of the application – This step requires the migrant to fill in the forms carefully and honestly. All the forms regarding the application for Permanent Residence in Canada; Background/Declaration; Additional Family Information; Economic classes; Use of Representative (optional only if the immigrant wants to use one) and Investor's Acknowledgement (optional only if the immigrant wants to use the facilitator to transfer his investment) must be properly filled as incomplete forms are devoid of processing and are sent back. The forms can be filled both on computer as well as by hand depending on the convenience of the immigrant.

• Correct visa office – It is important on the part of the immigrant to submit his application at the visa office serving his nationality or the country where he has been legally residing for the past one year. To be on the safe side the immigrant should check the application procedures on the visa office's website as these may vary from one visa office to another.

• Payment of fees – There are certain things for which the immigrant needs to pay the fees :

1. The processing fee for himself and his dependants which must be paid at the time of application



2. The Right of Permanent Residence fee for himself and his accompanying partner if applicable.


3. This should be paid after the application is approved and before Citizenship and Immigration


4. Canada issues the permanent resident visa.

For medical exam; police certificate and language testing (if required).

• Checking of the application – Prior to the submission it is important on the part of the immigrant to ensure that the form is completed, signed, along with the necessary documents as any mistake would delay the processing of the application.

• Submission of the application - Once all the above steps are completed it is required for the immigrant to submit the application along with the fees.

Granting of the visa

Certain procedures are carried out at the visa office after the immigrant has submitted his application:

• The application assessment process where the CIC (Citizen and Immigration Canada) officer ensures that the application is correctly filled in along with the processing fee and the necessary documents.


• The processing time where the application is put to process by the visa office.


• Conduction of medical examination and security checks so as to ensure that no one of serious health danger or criminal record is allowed to enter.


• The final decision on the application where the CIC officer decides to grant visa or not depending on the results of the tests and checks and also whether the immigrant meets the definition of an investor.


• If the immigrant changes his address or other contact information after applying then he needs to inform the visa office at this time.


• If the application is approved then the immigrant has to make the required investment within a stipulated period of time.

Once the investment is made the permanent resident visa is issued containing the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) along with the entry visa.

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Canada as a place has always been in the priority list of immigrants due to its high standard of living and ample opportunities available there. It has been attracting large groups of immigrants from all over the world. In the recent times many remarked changes have been proposed and implemented in the Canada immigration rules. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has introduced changes in the procedures and categories of both temporary and permanent immigration like Temporary Foreign Workers; Federal Skilled Worker and also in Federal and Family Class permanent immigration.

Temporary Foreign Workers

Of late there have been instances of severe exploitation faced by the migrants at their workplace. These occurrences have somewhere made the hopeful immigrants be a bit apprehensive before taking the final plunge of going to Canada. The Canada government to avoid these cases of acting as a deterrent to the inflow of immigrants has proposed certain amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protections Regulations. These changes have been put forth to protect the interests of those immigrating to Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. These changes induced by the government are highly necessary for the following reasons :

• Reduction of exploitation of the workers under the temporary foreign worker program


• Increment in case of an employer's responsibility towards his foreign employee because if the


• employer fails to comply with the rules then he will be charged with harsh punishment.


• Work permits issued under this program is for a temporary phase only


• Strengthening the government to keep an eye on the temporary foreign workers and their employers.

Changes to the immigration rules

According to the new rules imposed by the government it is now necessary for the employer to prove that his employment offer to the temporary foreign worker is genuine and not fake.

It is necessary for the employer to show that his past record with foreign staff has been well. If a case of manhandling is found in terms of meager wages and inhuman working conditions then the employer will be barred for two years to hire temporary foreign workers.

Full details of the employers, ineligible to employ foreign workers to be given on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada's website.

A four year work limit to be put on the temporary foreign workers followed by another four years where they will not be given the authority to work in Canada.

These changes will be applied in practicality from 1st of April 2011 so as to ensure the fair treatment of

workers in Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Federal skilled worker

The Canada government has initiated certain amendments in the Federal Skilled Worker Program also. Past history shows that changes made in this category has yielded positive results which has acted as a driving force to make the government introduce new ones. These changes have been proposed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada keeping in mind the needs of Canadian society and economy. Some of the changes proposed by CIC under this program are :

• CIC has proposed to increase the minimum number of points which can be attained by an applicant from 16 to 20 in the language category.


• Increase in the number of points from 10 to 12 for applicants between age of 25 - 34 keeping in mind factors like adaptability.


• Reduction in the number of years required of education for doing trade.


• Reduction in the maximum number of points from 21 to 15 in the area of work experience.


• Assessment of the job offer given by the employer to avoid potential fraud.

These changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program have been proposed with the intention of providing better facilities to the immigrants to fulfill their economic goals but as of now have just been limited to theory and not put into practice by the CIC.

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