Last Updated On : May 01 , 2024
If you are an Indian working in the US or any foreign country temporarily and want to check your eligibility for permanent residency in Canada, various pathways are available. These include Express Entry, TR visa, business programs, sponsorship programs and more.
A Canadian education credential or work experience can increase your chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) through an immigration draw, especially for STEM occupations. Category-based draws are conducted, and meeting the criteria can help you achieve your goal of gaining permanent residency in Canada.
Our Immigration experts at PAIC have defined the immigration process into three steps.
Our RCIC will analyse your immigration details and recommend the best-suited immigration program.
After that, they will conduct a profile assessment to determine your CRS score, evaluate your Educational Credential Assessment report for Canadian Permanent Residency, and consider the remaining steps in the second stage of the Express Entry pool profile building.
After evaluating your CRS score and ECA report, you can begin your immigration process with creating an express entry profile. Our immigration experts will assist with the following:
Based on the previous steps, you have a strong Express Entry profile and have entered the Express Entry pool. With the most recent Express Entry draw, you will receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and must complete all the necessary steps for your permanent residency application.
Our team of immigration experts will guide you throughout the process and help you with the following steps:
There are multiple immigration programs, including Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Program, Family Sponsorship, and others, for moving to Canada, but as per your profile details and your goal, selecting the best one will increase your chances of success.
Since the Express Entry program is focused on skilled immigrants, many expatriate tech workers working abroad have applied for Canadian immigration through Express Entry.
As a skilled international worker, you can apply with any of the following programs:
You can apply for a study permit in Canada as an international students. Before applying, you should confirm the following:
Canada is made up of 10 provinces. One way to obtain Canadian permanent residency is through the Provincial Nominee Program, which can be facilitated by securing a job offer from a provincial employer.
A large number of Indian IT engineers aspire to work and settle permanently in Canada. Ontario is their top choice due to its strong IT industry and favourable living conditions.
Ontario has its own immigration program, and many IT professional expatriates who are currently employed in the United States or other countries in Canada apply through the Foreign Worker Stream to move to Ontario.
The chart above highlights a consistent upward trend in Indian immigration to Canada for 2023 and 2024. In 2023, approximately 139,600 Indian nationals were granted permanent residency by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This number further rose in 2024 to 144,450, reaffirming India's position as one of the top source countries for Canadian immigrants.