Canada Immigration

We provide immigration & visa services for this country

Canada is one of the world's top immigration destinations with over 200,000 new arrivals coming under the Canada immigration system every year. Deciding to immigrate to Canada is a significant step in the lives of those who pursue this dream. The Canada immigration visa section of our website has been created to help those seeking to live and work in Canada. Using GRN Asia 's Canadian immigration lawyer can play an important role in obtaining your Canadian visa and starting a new life.
Immigration to Canada based on the skilled worker category, is a very popular visa programme and is intended for people with high levels of skills and experience. Canadian immigration also includes a special visa category for business immigrants. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Canadian Government's Immigration Department, also allows the province of Quebec to select immigrants. Just as importantly, 40 percent of the annual immigration to Canada is under the family reunion and refugee programs.
Let our website serve you, and be your resource on immigration to Canada! Moving to Canada is easy. Go to our relevant links for extensive information about Canada visas, Canadian work visas, Canadian citizenship, and about immigration to Canada in general. All cases are dealt with by a lawyer authorized to represent clients in immigration matters who is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Canada Work Visa Guide for Employers

Canada is one of the few countries in the Western World that is actively looking for immigrants, so any non-Canadian candidate you wish to employ may well qualify for Independent Immigration under the points system. Unfortunately, Independent immigration takes so long to process, that any urgently required staff will probably have to be transferred using visas sponsored by you; with your help a Canadian employer sponsored visa can be obtained in only a few weeks.
Canadian Employment Authorization (employer sponsored visa)

Time to obtain Canada work visa:

2 to 6 weeks.
Uses:

This category of Canadian work visas is frequently used by employers to bring in senior managers/executives. It can also be used to employ highly skilled individuals to fill a vacancy which has been validated to show that, despite significant recruitment efforts, it has not been possible to find a suitably skilled Canadian permanent resident. The following categories of foreign workers do not need to be validated by a Human Resource Centre in Canada which makes an application somewhat easier:
» Senior managers or executives seeking to enter Canada as intra-company transferees.
» Some musicians and performers who have a contract to perform in Canada.
» Volunteers who have been offered positions with registered Canadian religious or charitable organizations.
» Exchange Professors.
» Post-doctoral fellows.
» Film crews going to film documentaries or travelogues in Canada.
» Engineers or technicians going to supervise the installation of equipment sold by their company to a Canadian purchaser or going to repair or service such equipment.

Not to be used for:

Apart from the above exceptions, vacancies will need to be 'validated' by the Canadian Human Resource Centre, which needs to be persuaded that there are no Canadians, or permanent residents who can fill the vacancy before you start the process of applying for the Canadian work visa/Employer sponsored visa. There is little point in applying for validation unless the candidate has skills in very short supply.

Dependants

Generally the spouse of those with work authorization will need to have their own work authorization to be able to work in Canada. This means that their job offer will have to be validated by the Canadian Human Resources Centre as described above. The only difference is that they can apply from within Canada. If however their spouses qualify as Highly Skilled Temporary Workers, they can get EAs under the Spousal Employment Authorization Pilot for Highly Skilled Temporary Workers.

IT professionals

A special project has been developed to streamline the inflow of highly skilled Software Professionals.

Data required

Completed form, Job offer, qualifications, and employer references. Also, if relevant the validation from a Canadian Human Resources Centre.

Canada Study Permits
With more than 130,000 foreign students coming on student visas to Canada every year, Canada offers a diverse international student community. To study in Canada or any other foreign country is an adventure and a challenge, and you should give careful consideration to where you wish to study in Canada to ensure it is a positive experience. This is something you should do before you even start to apply for your student visa to Canada.

Finding a school / college / university
Make sure you apply early for your course of study in Canada. Apply at least six months early to primary and secondary schools. University and college students should apply a year before they want to start their studies. Each post-secondary school has its own set of rules on how to apply, and decides what level of English or French you will need to be accepted.

The school you select will be able to tell you about:
     how much it costs to apply;
     tuition fees to study in Canada at the school of your choice;
     health insurance;
     rent and how much it will cost to live in Canada; and
     what language tests are needed.

Fill out the application form for the school or schools of your choice, and submit it according to the instructions provided. If the school admits you as a student, they will send you a letter of acceptance. You need a letter of acceptance in order to apply for a Study Permit (a student visa for Canada).