• Canada is a Multicultural country, though the majority of the population is French and English, its also called “Land of Immigrants”
• Canada is one of the most industrialized countries of the world. Its economy is highly diversified.
• Northern Canada is known for gas and oil exploration while Eastern Canada is known for agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
• Canada is a world leader in Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunication and Biotechnology.
Canada Express Entry
• Express Entry is a selection system for Canadian immigration, designed to select skilled workers for immigration to Canada. It is a complete electronic process involving the federal government, provincial governments and Canadian employers.
• Express Entry selects skilled immigrants through its point based system that allocates points to candidates, based on their key profile factors, i.e. age, education, work experience, language skills, etc.
• There are a total of 1,200 points available under the Comprehensive Ranking System.
• The Express entry involves eligible candidates to make an expression of interest in immigrating to Canada who are all entered in the Express Entry pool.
• Some of these candidates in the pool who are eligible are issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence and take the process forward.
• Express Entry Canada has undergone changes on 19th November 2016 in line with the demands of International students.
• Now International students have been allotted additional points based on their level of education in Canada ranging from 0-30 points.
PNP – Provincial Nominee Program
Most Provinces and Territories in Canada have an agreement with the Govt. of Canada that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province. Provincial Nomination is an important fast-track option for Canadian Permanent Residency. For e.g. if a student studies a course from any institution from Saskatchewan, then he can apply for PR after completion of the course under provincial nominee program if the province is participating at that point of time.
Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon are the provinces which periodically participate in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). It accelerates the Permanent Resident application process for skilled and /or experienced workers, experienced business persons and their family members who want to settle in these provinces permanently.  Parents can be sponsored to permanently reside in Canada. Besides a separate category of visa “Super Visa” is there for visiting parents and grandparents of permanent residents or citizens of Canada which is valid for upto ten years and allows parents or grandparents to remain in Canada for upto 24 months at a time without the need for renewal of their status.