Author: Simon WU, Head of NewStars’ Beijing office and a licensed Australian migration agent, pen name “Ordinary Road”. With over 10 years of living and working experience in Australia, he specialises in offshore skilled and investor migration. Having been a skilled migrant himself, I will guide many overseas migrants along their own “extraordinary path”.
Lately, Canada has rolled out one favourable policy after another, repeatedly trending online, and the steadily falling invitation scores have caught every applicant’s eye. With overseas migration to many countries almost at a standstill under the pandemic, how can you break through and secure your ticket to Canadian migration?
Canada’s Popular Immigration Streams — Which One’s Your “Cup of Tea”?
Fast Track · Federal Skilled Worker
Minimum requirements:
–Age: 18 years or above
–Education: postgraduate degree or higher
–Language: IELTS at least 7778
–Work experience: at least 1 year of continuous full-time work experience
–Applicants must meet a minimum score of 67 points and also reach the EE FSW invitation score
Fast Track · Federal Skilled Worker
Minimum requirements:
–Age: 18 years or above
–Education: bachelor’s degree or higher
–Language: IELTS at least 5.5
–Work experience: at least 1 year of full-time work experience in Canada, plus 1 year of overseas work experience
–Applicants must meet the EE CEC draw score requirement
No IELTS Required · Ontario Employer Sponsored
Minimum requirements:
–Diploma/associate degree or above;
–Primary applicant aged under 55;
–At least 2 years of relevant work experience within the past 5 years
–A permanent full-time job offer matching an eligible occupation category (NOC 0, A or B);
–Must provide social insurance, personal tax records, etc.; company directors or shareholders must also provide company financial statements and other business management documents
Low Work-Experience Requirement · Saskatchewan Employer Sponsored
Minimum requirements:
–High school diploma or above
–At least 1 year of relevant work experience within the past 3 years
–A permanent full-time job offer matching an eligible occupation category
–IELTS at least CLB 4 — Listening 4.5, Reading 3.5, Speaking 4.0, Writing 4.0.
Low Language Requirement · BC Employer Sponsored
Minimum requirements:
–Diploma/associate degree or above;
–At least 2 years of relevant full-time work experience;
–Meet the CLB 4 language requirement — IELTS: Reading 3.5, Writing 4.0, Listening 4.5, Speaking 4.0;
–An employment letter issued by a BC employer
Atlantic Four Provinces Employer-Sponsored Migration
Minimum requirements:
–At least 1 year of relevant work experience
–Diploma/associate degree or above
–At least a 1-year full-time job offer from an eligible employer in one of the four Atlantic provinces
–IELTS score of at least CLB 4
Federal Start-up Visa
Minimum requirements:
–Diploma/associate degree or above
–IELTS General Training band 5 / CLB 5 or above
–Sufficient start-up capital (based on the business plan) and settlement funds
–The business plan must have the support of a government-designated fund company or incubator
