There has never been a better time to visit Canada.
Canada needs more than 400,000 employees in various sectors under the new immigration policy. Canada has an immigration program with 13 procedures.
Canada plans to welcome a record 465,000 new immigrants in 2023. As it looks to use newcomers to address growing labor market shortages.
There never been a better time to move to Canada because. After setting new annual permanent resident records in 2021 and 2022, it looks set to break previous records in the future.
Below is a comprehensive list of 13 ways you can immigrate to Canada in 2023.
1. Express Entry
Express Entry is the most important way to immigrate to Canada in 2023.
The Flagship Selection System is used to control applications for important federal programs
Canada plans to welcome about 83,000 federal high skilled immigrants in 2023, rising to 109,000 in 2024 and 114,000 in 2025, according to the latest immigration level plan.
Following the launch of the new National Occupational Classification NOC 2021, 16 new occupations are now eligible for Express Entry through the federal Skilled Worker Program.
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From drivers to nurses and teaching assistants to payroll administrators, many new occupations are now eligible for Canada’s mass entry immigration stream.
2. Provincial Designated Program
The only economic stream larger than Express Entry in 2023 is the combined force of Canada’s provincially designated programs.
Canada plans to welcome more than 105,000 new arrivals through nine provincial (and two territorial) immigration programs.
From British Columbia in the west through the prairie provinces of Alberta. Saskatchewan and Manitoba to Ontario and the Atlantic Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, thousands are expected to immigrate to Canada in 2023. Locations are available.
Some parts of the PNP also feed into Express Entry, which means that each of the aforementioned provincial programs has specific streams for the federally administered selection system. Provinces are ready to select specific migrants according to their economic needs.
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Francois Legault leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec, believes the French language is central to the preservation of Quebec’s culture and is focused on limiting newcomers to the province to a total of about 50,000, of whom 33, 000 are through economic programs.
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4. Employer-driven pilot programs
Canada also operates a number of employer sponsored pilot programs targeting specific areas of the economy or areas with chronic labor shortages.
Covering the four Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, the AIP has earmarked 8,500 positions for skilled workers and international graduate immigrants in 2023.
A further 8,500 new arrivals will be welcomed through three other sectors, including the Agri Food Pilot. The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot and the Economic Mobility Pathways Project.
All these programs are run by the employer, which means they cannot be applied directly. An employer identifies a need, finds an immigrant to fill that need and uses the program to bring that candidate to Canada.
5. Startup Visa
Canada’s startup visa has become an important avenue for Canadian immigration for business minded individuals.
To qualify, candidates with a qualifying business or business idea must be backed by a nominated investor group, venture capital fund or business incubator, in addition to having the required settlement funds and language ability.
Candidates can move to Canada on a work permit while setting up their own business before becoming eligible for permanent residency. To be eligible, applicants must be actively involved in the management of a business within Canada.
It plans to welcome 3,500 newcomers through business programs in 2023, rising to 6,000 by 2025. A large number of these will come through the start-up visa.
6. Provincial Business Programme
Many Canadian provinces operate their own business programs, which fall under their respective provincially designated programs.
Each of these programs has specific requirements specific to the province or territory they serve.
7. Self-Employment Program
Both the federal government and Quebec operate self-employment programs.
The federal self-employed class is open to applicants who have relevant self-employment experience as well as the intention and ability to create their own employment and make a significant contribution to Canadian cultural, artistic or athletic life.
In Quebec, self employed applicants are distinguished from skilled workers primarily because they create their own employment by practicing a profession or engaging in a commercial activity.
8. Spouse and children
Canada includes spouses, partners and children in its immigration tiering plan, aiming to welcome 78,000 such newcomers in 2023, the majority of the 106,000-strong family class.
The spouse and partner stream allows applications from outside or within Canada. Spouses and partners may be eligible for a work permit while they wait for their applications to be processed.
Sponsored children are usually under the age of 22 and do not have a spouse or partner of their own. To be eligible above 22 years of age, he must be unable to support himself financially due to mental or physical condition or dependent on his parents for financial support before the age of 22 years.
9. Parents and Grandparents
Canada’s Parent and Grandparent Program operates on a lottery system, where sponsors declare their interest in a pool and are randomly drawn and issued an invitation to apply.
Canada plans to welcome 28,500 newcomers through this stream in 2023.
