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Step 1: Understand the Requirements – make sure the prerequisites of the program and school of interest match your background, qualifications and experience. Step 2: Choose your Course – select a program from a Canadian Designated Learning Institution (DLI) recognized by the government of Canada. Step 3: Take the Language Proficiency Test – TOEFL and IELTS are the most popular and widely accepted. If your English is not good enough, you can always take an English pathway program. Step 4: Apply and get admission to your program. Step 5: Pay fees and receive a letter of acceptance. Step 6: Apply for a study permit – all new study permits are issued at a Canadian port of entry. Step 7: Travel to Canada – if your application is approved you will receive a Letter of Introduction at the Port of Entry (POE) as well as a travel visa (if required for your country of citizenship). These documents will authorize you to travel to a Canadian POE to obtain your study permit.
Tuition fees vary based on province, institution and program. They may range from CAD $11,000 to CAD $25,000 approximately.
Canada study permit applicants need to prove they have sufficient funds to cover tuition fees, and financial capacity to support living expenses for the first year of study. Single student: Tuition plus $10,000 for a 12-month period (or $833 per month) For one accompanying family member add: $4,000 for a 12-month period (or $333 per month) For each additional family member, add: $3,000 for a 12-month period per dependent child of any age (or $255 per month) The information above is for all provinces except Quebec.
Some private, government or public institutions in Canada offer scholarships and financial aid for international students. International students can be eligible for funding in both scholarships (merit-based awards) and bursaries (awards based upon your finances). If you are coming directly from high school, you may be eligible for entrance scholarships which are automatically considered based upon admission and can also apply for our bursary programs. Contact your school directly to see if they have any options available.
All Canadian universities and colleges require IELTS/ TOEFL or proof of language proficiency in order to gain admission. However, if you meet all the entry requirements but your English skills are quite low, you have the option of taking an Academic English or Pathway program
Unfortunately, no. Canada offers numerous immigration programs for international students to apply for permanent residence, but only after the completion of post-secondary studies.
Yes. Canadian colleges offer a number of certificates and diplomas that you may have access to with a low GPA. However, most bachelor’s and master’s degrees require a minimum GPA of 2.8.
Yes, for those students with low English skills, English pathway and Academic English programs are available at most ESL schools, colleges and Universities. In most cases, these programs will grant you a Conditional Admission to the Academic Program of your choice.
If you’re only enrolled in an English or French as a second language (ESL/FSL) program, you can’t work off- campus without a work permit.
In most cases, if you are outside of Canada and your spouse is not working/studying in Canada, it is required that a Canadian company offer you a formal job. In this case, you will have no other choice. Another more expensive option is to apply for an investor work permit – to start your own business as a manager/owner in Canada. These are the categories of people who can apply for open work permits for Canada:
If you do not have a spouse in Canada with a valid permit (work or study), then your only options are summarized below:
*** Our office does not handle refugee applications.
Foreigners who want to work in Canada must have a valid work permit. Contact our office to get more info.
No. Unless your spouse is in Canada as a full-time student or with a valid work permit, or you meet any of the criteria listed in point #2 in the first question.
Yes. A low-skilled job is possible if you don’t speak English or French. Contact our office to get more info.
Yes. Contact us to get more info on how you can invest in Canada.
Most options are available to non-residents, including but not exclusive to business acquisition, new business investment, property, private secured lending, etc.
No. Such a requirement is not mandatory if you do not plan to immigrate to Canada.
No. Such a program does not exist.
All your investments (including business, property, money in the bank account) would be under your own name inside Canada – even if you have no status in the country.
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Yes, either or both partners in a common-law or spousal relationship can have their own Express Entry profile with the other member as the accompanying partner. In case both Express Entry profiles receive an ITA (invitation to apply), one applicant should reject the invitation in order to continue with the application of the other partner/spouse. It is important to make sure that the main applicant meets all the criteria and has the proper documentation before deciding for which of the partner’s profiles to accept the ITA under Express Entry. You can contact us for a quick 30-60 minute review of your profiles and documentation in case you do receive an ITA.
You have 60 days from the day you receive the invitation to apply (ITA).
This depends on certain criteria. For the eligibility criteria for Express Entry, only one occupation (NOC code) can be used. After becoming eligible, you can gain points for any occupation work experience – no limit on the number of NOC codes.
You can scan your originals and upload them on your Express Entry account.
If you have studied in Canada and now have your post-graduate work permit, you can claim the points if you have a permanent job offer in NOC 0, A, or B. There is no requirement under this category for an LMIA. If you don’t fall under this category, you will most likely require an LMIA to make your job offer is valid – to claim the points. There are certain exceptions for LMIAs which can be found on the IRCC website.
Enter the NOC code which you are currently working as – even if your work permit is an open work permit without any NOC code.
Yes. It is possible. Send us a confidential message by email or WhatsApp for a quick consultation.
No. Only permanent residents and citizens could be eligible to sponsor family members from outside of Canada.
No.
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Yes – under the pilot program this is possible.
Yes. If you are now a permanent resident or citizen of Canada, and never declared your family on your original application – there is a new pilot program offering this opportunity to sponsor your family from overseas.
In most cases, this would not be possible. Only under special circumstances could this be done. Send us a quick WhatsApp message or email for a fast response.
The program opens every year, typically between January to February based on the government announcement. Every year a limit/quota of applications is accepted based on a first-come basis.
This depends on your eligibility criteria including income during the past three years, your residency in Canada, if you have ever been on welfare / social assistance/unemployment benefits, and any if you had any previous sponsorship obligations.
A supervisa allows your parents or grandparents to stay inside Canada continuously for 2 years per stay based on this type of visa. Sponsorship of your parents/grandparents would lead to permanent residency – not a visa.
Under special circumstances, this could be possible. However, this depends on the age of your siblings and whether you have any family in Canada. Send us a quick WhatsApp question or email for a fast response.
You can apply to sponsor your parents/grandparents even if your notice of assessment for the last year (2019) has not been issued yet but you are not able to sponsor them if you do not have the required income according to LICO plus 30% for the previous years. (2019 figures will be added in January 2020)
| Total number of persons you would be responsible for | Minimum income required for the 3 taxation years right before the date of your application | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| 2 persons | $40,379 | $39,813 | $39,372 | $38,618 |
| 3 persons | $49,641 | $48,945 | $48,404 | $47,476 |
| 4 persons | $60,271 | $59,426 | $58,768 | $57,642 |
| 5 persons | $68,358 | $67,400 | $66,654 | $65,377 |
| 6 persons | $77,095 | $76,015 | $75,174 | $73,733 |
| 7 persons | $85,835 | $84,631 | $83,695 | $82,091 |
| If more than 7 persons, for each additional person, add | $8,740 | $8,616 | $8,521 | $8,358 |
You can be a co-signer on your husband/wife’s parents/grandparents and you and your spouse’s gross income will be combined for the 3 consecutive taxation years immediately preceding the date of the sponsorship application.
Unless you are born to a Canadian parent, everyone else has to become a permanent resident first and meet the residency requirements before being eligible to apply for a Canadian passport. There is no fast-track program or province to obtain a Canadian passport.
No. Any new immigrant to the country has to become a permanent resident and then meet the residency obligations before they could apply for a passport.
In most cases, the answer to this question is Yes. In some very special exceptions would you be eligible for Canadian citizenship if you are already a permanent resident but not living in Canada.
All immigration programs either lead to a temporary resident visa, permit, or a permanent residency. Without a permanent residency, you cannot apply for Canadian citizenship – unless you were born to a Canadian parent.
