Canada launched 6 new pathways this month to secure permanent residency for the international graduates, essential workers and French speakers. The programs were launched on May 6 where three of the new programs will make a way for 90,000 news immigrants to get PR this year. The other three streams are for French-speaking immigrants that have no specified intake cap.
The English-speaking International Graduate stream reached its quota of 40,000 applications after one day. However, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has stated IRCC is open to exploring adjusting the quotas under the various streams.
The two English-speaking essential worker streams have had over 11,000 applications submitted. Combined, their quota is 50,000 applications.
The program guidelines issued on IRCC’s website on May 26 are meant to help IRCC staff assess applications submitted under the six PR streams.
The guidelines state that applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be approved under any of the six streams:
Candidate must be present in Canada during the application on temporary resident status and must be physically present in Canada when IRCC approves application and PR is received. Those who do not have temporary resident status in Canada, such as refugee claimants, are not eligible under the six PR streams.
Essential workers must obtain a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of at least 4 on a language test that is designated by IRCC. International graduates need a score of at least 5.
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Applicants must be working to be eligible for the streams. IRCC notes the current employment…
The six programs are available to applicants who intend to reside anywhere in Canada outside the province of Quebec. IRCC staff are instructed to inform an applicant of their concerns if they are not convinced the applicant intends to reside outside of Quebec.
Essential workers must meet the following criteria:
International graduates must meet the following requirements:
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