Immigration
Canada is the top choice for immigrants. The majority of immigrants want to relocate to Canada because of its welcoming and diverse environment. Around 226,203 people immigrated to Canada between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The majority of these immigrants settled in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, and Manitoba. However, with the success of the Atlantic region pilot programs, a small percentage of the new immigrant population has settled in the Atlantic provinces as well. With this new change, prospective immigrants have now started exploring settlement opportunities in the other provinces of Canada as well.
There are a number of options available for every person wishing to embrace a better life and future in Canada. Embrace your future and bring the heritage of your past to a place where you and your family will be proud to refer to as home—Canada!
Types of Visa
There are a number of options available for every person wishing to embrace a better life and future in Canada. Embrace your future and bring the heritage of your past to a place where you and your family will be proud to refer to as home—Canada!
There are over 60 program options under which you can come to Canada which are meant to serve different purposes.
Immigration and refugee protection issues present continual challenges and engender an almost unending debate among lawmakers, public servants, and the public.
While some immigration or refugee cases are unique, many raise general questions that continue to be relevant year after year. They include:
Federal Skilled Worker
For people who want to settle and work in Canada (outside of Quebec)
Skilled trades
For people who want to immigrate based on being qualified in a skilled trade
Quebec-selected skilled workers
For people selected by the Quebec government to settle and work in Quebec
Canadian Experience Class
For people who have recent Canadian work experience or have graduated and recently worked in Canada
Investors
For people who want to invest in a business in Canada
Provincial nominees
One of Canada’s provinces or territories can nominate you to settle and work there
Entrepreneurs Class
For people who want to start a business in Canada
Self Employed
For people who want to get self-employed and work in their profession in Canada
Sponsoring your family
How to sponsor a family member to join you here if you are a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen
Live-in caregivers
For individuals who are qualified to provide care for children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities in private homes without supervision
Refugees
For people in or outside Canada who fear returning to their home country
- Are immigration levels high enough? Are they too high?
- What kinds of immigrants are best for Canada?
- What settlement services are needed for new immigrants?
- How can immigrants’ educational and training credentials be recognized fairly and quickly?
- What should be our policy for refugees? Does Canada accept more refugee claims than other countries?
- How should we respond to refugee claimants who arrive without documents?
- What is the best balance between facilitating the movement of people and exercising control of our borders?
- Why do we seem to have such trouble removing people who have no right to be in Canada and what can be done about it?
- Should we continue to deport people to countries they do not know when they have spent most of their lives in Canada?
- How can Canada fulfill its international humanitarian commitments and provide leadership?