Canada encourages families to accompany immigrants aspiring to study, work, and settle. Canadian citizens and permanent residents can explore diverse pathways to bring their families to stay with them. Canada plans to welcome over 1.2 million new immigrants between 2023 and 2025. Skilled workers and international students can explore diverse opportunities in Canada to boost their careers, as Canada has a booming economy and a thriving job market. Canadian government implements immigrant-friendly policies to help newcomers and their families find work and become permanent residents.
Family Sponsorship programs
New immigrants to Canada find it tough to integrate into Canada’s culture if they leave their families behind in their home countries. Canadian immigration authorities recognize the issue and provide sponsorship programs to unite families with immigrants. The family sponsorship programs aim to bring your spouse, dependent children, parents, and grandparents to stay with you in Canada.
These are the most popular family sponsorship programs:
Dependent child sponsorship – You can sponsor your dependent child to Canada under the dependent child sponsorship program if you have a permanent resident or citizenship status in Canada.
Spousal sponsorship – Canadian citizens and permanent residents can bring their spouse or common-law partner to Canada by meeting various eligibility criteria.
Parent and grandparent sponsorship program – The program aims to help Canadian citizens and permanent residents to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada
Super visa – Canada’s Super Visa program allows parents and grandparents of Canadian permanent residents and citizens to visit Canada multiple times over ten years. It allows them to stay in Canada for up to five years.
Popular family immigration options
Canada’s federal economic immigration programs enable aspiring immigrants to include family members like spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children in the applications. The most popular federal immigration programs include:
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
Canada enables applicants for these immigration programs to speed up the process through the Express Entry application management system. You can expect to process your application for permanent residence within six months by routing it through Express Entry. Canada plans to meet the ambitious target of welcoming over 500,000 new immigrants through the Express Entry system.
The selection process through Express Entry helps Canada select the most eligible candidates for its three economic immigration programs. Applicants should choose Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades, or Federal Skilled Worker program to bring the family to Canada. Express Entry system ranks applicants based on several eligibility factors like age, education, language abilities, and skilled work experience and selects the highest ranking profiles to apply for permanent residency.
Leveraging provincial immigration pathways
Provincial nominee programs help Canada distribute the economic, demographic, and labor market benefits of immigration across different provinces and territories. Most territories and provinces in Canada operate individual immigration programs under provincial immigration.
Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs benefit applicants and families who may not be eligible to get permanent residence through the Express Entry system. Having a valid job offer or education in a particular province will qualify you to apply for provincial nomination and settle in the province of your choice with your family.
The takeaway
Canada is a popular destination for international students and skilled workers because of its stable economy, welcoming communities, ample job opportunities, scenic nature, and safe environment. Family immigration programs help spouses, dependent children, parents, and grandparents of Canadian permanent residents and citizens to join them for a better life.
Working with an experienced immigration consultant boosts the chances of family immigration because of reliable guidance in choosing the right program. Established immigration experts assess the applicant’s profile to recommend an appropriate family immigration program.
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