Skill Level of the B.C Job Offer

We have a comprehensive list of services for students who are planning to come to Canada or are already in Canada for higher education. We have tie-ups with top Canadian institutes and can help you in choosing the right post-secondary institute as per your needs.

Canada offers international students with one of the world’s most competitive packages, allowing them to work while they study. Spouses or common-law partners of full-time international students are also eligible for a spousal open work permit.

Upon competition of their studies, international students can obtain a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) to gain Canadian work experience.

To know more about how to apply for a study permit, please contact us.

Canada welcomes more than 300,000 foreign workers every year. There are 2 types of work permits: Employer-specific work permit, and Open work permit

Employer-specific work permit

An employer-specific work permit lets you work in Canada according to the conditions on your work permit, which include:

• the name of the specific employer you can work for
• duration of your work
• the location where you can work (if applicable)

Before you submit your application, the employer hiring you must obtain and give you either a copy of a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or an offer of employment number to include in your application.

Open work permit

You can only get an open work permit in specific situations.

Types of work permits:

Post-Graduation Work Permit

• You are an international student who graduated from a designated learning institution and are eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWP)

Spousal Open Work Permit

• You are the spouse or common-law partner of a skilled worker or international student.

Bridging Open Work Permit

• You applied for permanent residence in Canada and are waiting for the results of your permanent residence application.

You may also be eligible for an open work permit if you:

• are a student who’s no longer able to meet the costs of your studies (destitute student)
• have an employer-specific work permit and are being abused or at risk of being abused in relation to your job in Canada
• are a dependent family member of someone who applied for permanent residence
• are the spouse or common-law partner of an applicant of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program
• are a refugee, refugee claimant, protected person or their family member
• are under an unenforceable removal order
• are a temporary resident permit holder
• are a young worker participating in special programs

A visitor visa can either be for single entry or multiple entry use. Single entry visas may be issued up to six months. The maximum validity date for multiple entry visitor visas is up to ten (10) years or one month prior to the expiry date on the passport/re-entry visa, whichever is earlier. POE officers will routinely grant entry for a period of six months to a person requesting entry as a visitor.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VISITOR

You must meet some basic requirements to get a visitor visa. You must:

• have a valid travel document, like a passport
• be in good health
• have no criminal or immigration-related convictions
• convince an immigration officer that you have ties—such as a job, home, financial assets or family—that will take you back to your home country
• convince an immigration officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your visit
• have enough money for your stay
  • The amount of money you will need depends on how long you will stay and if you will stay in a hotel, or with friends or relatives.

You may also need a medical exam and letter of invitation from someone who lives in Canada.

Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents intending to obtain temporary residence to visit their close relatives may apply for a Super Visa. The maximum validity date for the multiple entries Super Visa is ten years, or one month prior to the applicant’s passport’s expiry, whichever is earlier.

Within that time, Super Visa holders can remain in Canada for periods of up to 2-years. In comparison, a regular visitor visa is usually valid for a maximum period of 6-months.

Canada aims to promote economic development through their business immigration streams. Investors, entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and businesspersons looking to expland their business in Canada with available capital, business intelligence, and entrepreneurial/managerial skills have vast opportunities to come to Canada via business immigration streams.

Business Immigration Streams:

• Start-up Visa
• Self Employed
• Owner Operator

Express Entry is the most popular immigration system offering Canadian permanent residence, introduced by the federal government in January 2015 to replace the old “first come, first served” process.

WHAT IS EXPRESS ENTRY AND HOW DOES IT WORK?

Applicants who meet eligibility criteria submit an online profile known as an Expression of interest (EOI), under one of 3 federal Canada immigration programs or a participating provincial immigration program, to the Express Entry Pool.

Express Entry manages applications for three economic immigration programs:

• Canadian Experience Class
• Federal Skilled Worker Program
• Federal Skilled Trades Program

Eligibility requirements include:

• nationality
• age
• language ability
• family members
• education
• work experience
• details on any job offer

Candidates’ profiles are ranked against each other according to a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The highest ranked candidates will be considered for an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residence. Those receiving an ITA must quickly submit a full application and pay processing fees, within a delay of 60-days.

LMIA assistance and representation

If your business is facing a labour shortage, and you are unable to find Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents to fulfill the shortage, your business may be eligible to hire a temporary foreign worker based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is intended to help Canadian employers recruit foreign workers in response to labour market shortages. The program is governed by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). A positive LMIA determines that you can hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis because the specified work is likely to have a positive or neutral impact on the Canadian labour market.

LMIA assistance and representation

If your business is facing a labour shortage, and you are unable to find Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents to fulfill the shortage, your business may be eligible to hire a temporary foreign worker based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is intended to help Canadian employers recruit foreign workers in response to labour market shortages. The program is governed by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). A positive LMIA determines that you can hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis because the specified work is likely to have a positive or neutral impact on the Canadian labour market.

If your business is facing a labour shortage, and you are unable to find Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents to fulfill the shortage, your business may be eligible to hire a temporary foreign worker based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is intended to help Canadian employers recruit foreign workers in response to labour market shortages. The program is governed by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). A positive LMIA determines that you can hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis because the specified work is likely to have a positive or neutral impact on the Canadian labour market.

There are many reasons for refusal, depending on the type of visa. Common reasons for refusal are real purpose of visit, misrepresentation, personal and financial assets, illegal status, and/or documents that do not appear authentic.

If your application has been refused, please contact us to get Professional Help.We have helped many clients who have had previous refusals, oftentimes multiple refusals.This is our area of expertise.

The PNP program is for workers who can contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory. They must have the skills, education, and work experience, want to live in that province, and want to become permanent residents of Canada.

Each province and territory (except Quebec) has its own “streams” and requirements for students, business people, skilled workers, semi-skilled workers.

Depending on which PNP you are applying to, you may need to apply using the paper-based process, or by the online process through Express Entry. In both cases, you must have a medical exam and a police check.

The PNP program is for workers who can contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory. They must have the skills, education, and work experience, want to live in that province, and want to become permanent residents of Canada.

Each province and territory (except Quebec) has its own “streams” and requirements for students, business people, skilled workers, semi-skilled workers.

Depending on which PNP you are applying to, you may need to apply using the paper-based process, or by the online process through Express Entry. In both cases, you must have a medical exam and a police check.