January 2016 - MDSVISA

Canadian Experience Class

Posted on January 31, 2016 by MDSVISA

The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is an immigration category that intends to help Canada’s temporary foreign workers and international graduates in obtaining Permanent Resident status. The CEC is a popular immigration path for individuals who are already living and working in Canada.

Minimum requirements

The applicant must:

have at least 12 months of full-time (or an equal amount in part-time) skilled work experience in Canada in the three years before you apply,
have gained enough work experience in Canada with proper authorization,
meet the required language levels needed for your job in each language ability (speaking, listening, reading, and writing),
plan to live outside the province of Quebec.

Skilled Worker Experience:

The applicant needs to have Canadian skilled work experience within three years of applying. As per the Canadian National Occupational Classification, skilled work experience means experience in any of the following:

Managerial Jobs (NOC Skill Level 0)
Professional Jobs (NOC Skill Type A)
Technical Jobs and Skilled Trades (NOC Skill Type B)

Education:

There is no education requirement for the Canadian Experience Class. However if the applicant wants to earn points on the basis of education under the Express Entry system, the applicant either needs:

a Canadian Secondary (High School) or Post- Secondary Certificate, Diploma or Degree, or
a completed foreign credential including an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report produced by any agency approved by Citizenship & Immigration Canada to show that the applicant’s education is equal to Canadian education standards.

Language Ability:

The candidate must:

meet the minimum language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 for NOC 0 and A jobs OR CLB 5 for NOC B jobs, and
take a language test approved by CIC that states that the applicant meets the required level for speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Other requirements:

The candidate must be admissible to Canada and must plan to live outside of the Quebec province.

If you wish to discuss your eligibility Contact us.

Federal Skilled Trades Program

Posted on January 5, 2016 by MDSVISA

Minimum Requirement and Eligibility:

must plan to live outside the province of Quebec. If you want to live in Quebec, refer to Quebec-selected skilled workers for more information),
must meet the required levels CLB 5 in English or NCLC 5 French for speaking and listening, AND CLB 4 in English or NCLC 4 French for reading and writing
must have at least two years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the five years before you apply,
must meet the job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the National Occupational Classification (NOC), except for needing a certificate of qualification, and
must have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial authority.

Skilled work experience

The eligibility for the Federal Skilled Trades Program is organized under these major and minor groups of the NOC:

Major Group 72, industrial, electrical, and construction trades,
Major Group 73, maintenance and equipment operation trades,
Major Group 82, supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture, and related production,
Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing, and utility supervisors and central control operators,
Minor Group 632, chefs and cooks, and
Minor Group 633, butchers and bakers.

These major NOC groups are subdivided into different occupations. (All are NOC skill type B.)

Skilled work education

There is no education requirement for this program however if you want to earn points you need:

a Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree
OR
a foreign education credential that is equal to a completed Canadian Secondary or post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree.

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PNP Business Immigrant

Posted on January 5, 2016 by MDSVISA

Provincial Nomination Programs – Entrepreneur Category:

Province	Minimum personal net worth	Minimum investment	Business management experience	Business plan	Government deposit	Performance agreement	Exploratory visit
British Columbia	$600,000	$200,000	Required	Required	Not Required	Required – If the requirements are met within 20 months, the BC PNP will nominate the individual for permanent residence.	Recommended
Manitoba	$350,000	$150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of an eligible business	Required – Previous business ownership or a minimum of 3 years of senior management experience	Required	$100,000 refundable deposit	Participate in the day-to-day management of business	Recommended
New Brunswick SUSPENDED	$300,000	$125,000	Required – previous business ownership or senior management experience	Required	$75,000 refundable deposit	Participate in the day-to-day management of business	Required at least 5 days
Northwest Territories	$500,000 (if buying a business in the city of Yellowknife)	$300,000 in a business in the city of Yellowknife	Required	Required	$75,000 refundable deposit	Required in order to obtain a work permit	Required
Ontario	–	$3,000,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business OR make an investment of $1,000,000	Required	Required	Not Required	Participate in the day-to-day management of business & create at least 5 new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents	Required
Prince Edward Island 100% Ownership	$600,000	$150,000	Required	Required	$200,000	Participate in the day-to-day management of business	Required
Prince Edward Island Partial Ownership	$600,000	$150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business OR make an investment of $1,000,000	Required	Required	$200,000	Participate in the day-to-day management of business	Required
Quebec CAPPED OUT	$300,000	$100,000 – representing at least 25% of capital equity	Required -minimum of 2 years of business management experience in the last 5 years	Required	Not Required	Participate in the day-to-day management of business	Recommended
Saskatchewan	$500,000	$300,000 in Saskatoon or Regina OR $200,000 in any other community AND ownership of at least 1/3 of an eligible business	Required – minimum of 3 years of business management experience	Required	Not Required	Participate in the day-to-day management of business & create new jobs for Canadians or permanent residents	Required, for purposes of purchasing or part-purchasing a business
Yukon	$250,000 (including $150,000 in liquid assets)	$150,000 and ownership of at least 1/3 of a business	Required -minimum of 1-2 years of business management experience	Required	Not Required	Not required, Instead, the principal applicant will have a letter of support in order to obtain a work permit	Not required, but an interview must take place in Yukon.
additional deposit of $10,000 if language results are below Canadian Language Benchmark 5 Additional selection criteria may apply for each province.