Permanent Residence
Express Entry
If you are willing to immigrate under Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trade, or PNP (Provincial Nominee Program), you can always count on the immigration specialists at Grand Leaf Immigration.
- Federal Skilled Worker
This program is for people who are selected to immigrate based on their education, work experience and skills including language proficiency. FSW can also be applied for people with Canadian work experience or international work experience.
- Canadian Experience Class
This program designed for skilled workers who have Canadian work experience for atleast 1 year in NOC 0, A or B jobs (excluding self-employment).
- Provincial Nominee Program
The majority of provinces in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province. If you choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nominee process. The province will consider your application depending on its immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle here.
Family Sponsorship (Sponsor Your Spouse or Partner, Child, parents or grandparents)
Did you know that your relatives can live, study or work in Canada if they become permanent residents of Canada? You can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada if you are at least 18 years old and:
- A Permanent resident of Canada
- A person registered in Canada under the Canadian Indian Act
- A Canadian citizen
About the Process
If you are eligible, you can sponsor your spouse or partner, dependent children, parents or grandparents to become permanent residents of Canada.
If you do, you must be able to:
If you do, you must be able to:
- Support them financially
- Make sure they do not need social assistance from the government
- A Canadian citizen
Sponsoring Your Spouse
The Spousal Sponsorship Program is asubsection of the Family Class immigration category. Under this program, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor a spouse or common-law partner for Canadian permanent residence.Both the Canadian citizen or permanent resident (also called the ‘sponsor’) and the foreign national (the ‘sponsored person’) must be approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for the sponsored person to receive a visa.
To receive a visa through this immigration program, the sponsor and sponsored person must prove that their relationship qualifies under one of three categories -Spouse or Common-Law Partner or Conjugal Partner. Canada does recognize same-sex couples to be eligible for spousal sponsorship. Inland sponsorship is when the couple is together in Canada and the foreign spouse/common-law partner has temporary status in Canada, either as a worker, student, or visitor. An Outland application is generally pursued when the sponsored partner is living outside of Canada.
Parents and Grandparents Program
Can I sponsor more than one person through the Parents and Grandparents Program?
Yes, you may sponsor more than one person if you would like to.
If you are invited to apply, you can sponsor your parents and grandparents.
To do so, you will need to submit separate applications for each person (or couple) you sponsor. Each application will be processed separately.
You will have to meet the income requirements for all people you apply to sponsor and their dependants. Invitations to apply are not transferable.
Would you like to explore more about Canadian immigration? Are you looking for a family sponsorship service provider? Contact Grand Leaf Immigration today!
