VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT FORGET

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1 PERMANENT RESIDENCY

2 SCHEDULE 1. Important information to remember 2. The general process to obtain permanent residency 3. Explanation of the programs admissibility 4. Explanation of the programs step by step 5. Permanent residency advantages 6. Citizenship 7. Questions

3 VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT FORGET Information given today are valid and true today under Immigration Law and Regulation, but may not be true tomorrow. Use a personnal address (instead of professional). Make sure to often check your spam folder during the whole process. Always inform immigration services of your change of address. While you wait for permanent residency status to be granted to you, you must keep a valid and legal temporary status in Canada (if you are working in Canada until you get permanent residency status) 3

4 PERMANENT RESIDENCY STATUS Same rights as a Canadian citizen (excluding the right to vote and the passport) Valid status for each family member: - principal applicant - spouse - common-law (de facto spouse) - dependant children = 18 years old and less Unlimited validity, but must respect residency obligations (live in Canada 730 days non consecutive within the past 5 years). 4

5 GENERAL PROCESS Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Permanent residence Where to submit the applications Certificat de sélection du Québec Québec experience program MIDI 285, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4 e étage Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1T8 CANADA Regular selection program Permanent Residence Quebec-selected Skilled Worker Program Centralized Intake Office - IRCC By courier 49 Dorchester Street Sydney, NS B1P 5Z2 Regular mail C.P Sydney (N.-É.) B1P 0C9 Canada 5

6 GENERAL PROCESS 1 2 CSQ Application (MIDI) 779$ principal applicant 167$ per dependant 3 Analysis (delays) CSQ obtained 6

7 GENERAL PROCESS 1 CSQ Application (MIDI) 4 Permanent residency application (IRCC) 2 779$ principal applicant 167$ per dependent $ per adult 150$ per child 3 Analysis (delays) 6 Analysis (delays) CSQ obtained Permanent residency status granted 7

8 IMMIGRATION FEES OVERVIEW Principal applicant Spouse Dependent Quebec 779$ 167$ 167$ Canada Treatment PR Total 550$ 490$ 1040$ 550$ 490$ 1040$ 150$ 0$ 150$ Medical exam ~250$ ~250$ ~250$ Total ~2000$ ~1500$ ~600$ May add fees for: Translation/Police certificates/photos/postage. 8

9 SELECTION QUEBEC TWO SELECTION PROGRAMS FOR CANDIDATES IN QUEBEC 1. SKILLED WORKER REGULAR PROGRAM - SELECTION GRID Longs delays (~8 to 18 months) Format of necessary documents very precise and sometimes hard and long to get List of authorities recognized by the MIDI for certifying documents Criterias concerns principal applicant AND spouse (if applicable) Submit your application online: Mon Projet Québec 2. QUEBEC EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (PEQ) Very short delays (~5 weeks) Few documents to provide Conditions only concerns principal applicant Submit by mail 9

10 REGULAR PROGRAM FOR SKILLED WORKERS - QUEBEC Criterias (principal applicant and spouse) Education (cutoff criteria for the principal applicant) Areas of training Work experience Age Language proficiency (oral) Stays in Quebec Family in Quebec Children IMPORTANT: Temporary workers applying under the regular program must now register in Mon projet Québec and must submit their CSQ application form online. 10

11 QUEBEC EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (PEQ) FAST-TRACK Conditions (based only on principal applicant) Temporary worker status - excluding shareholders of the company that employs them - principal applicant = worker who holds the «employer-specific» work permit (accompanying spouse with an «open» work permit cannot be principal applicant) 12 months of full-time (30 hours/week) work experience in Quebec in a technical, professional, or management position during the 24 months preceding the submission of the application Hold such a position at time of submission High intermediate knowledge of French (oral comprehension and expression) 11

12 ADMISSION BY CANADA 1. SECURITY & CRIMINALITY Police certificates : These must be original. In general, you and all the people in your family who are 18 or older need to get a police certificate. You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months since the age of 18. (For example, if you visited, worked or lived in a country for two months, left for a few years, then returned for four months, that counts as spending six months there. In this case, you would need a certificate.) - For the country you currently live in (except Canada), the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before you apply. - For other countries where you have lived for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you lived in that country. If your certificate is in a language other than English or French, send it when you apply, along with the original copy of a translation done by a certified translator. Translation necessary if not in English or French Methods to get police certificates, and delays/fees vary from a country to another. If you have been charged or convicted of a criminal act, it may have a consequence on your permanent residency process. 12

13 ADMISSION BY CANADA 2. HEALTH Medical examination for each family member Not covered by public heath system (RAMQ) Designated practitioners (Panel Physician in private practice) No medical result will be given to you (only medical receipt) Health concern? There is no list of diseases that could cause rejection. Case by case. 3. FALSE DECLARATION (OR OMISSIONS) It is a serious crime to lie, or to send false information or documents when you deal with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 13

14 FINAL STEPS 1. Sending passeport (or copy of all pages of passport) 2. Receiving «Confirmation of Permanent Residence» (CPR) by regular mail. 3. Validation of permanent residence status (3 methods) * Terrestrial border (St-Bernard-de-Lacolle) * Airport border (back from abroad) * By appointment at IRCC (1010 St-Antoine West) 4. Permanent residence card mailed directly to your home address (Travel document necessary if coming back to Canada without the PR card.) 14

15 SUMMARY STEP 1 SELECTION BY QUEBEC STEP 2 ADMISSION BY CANADA STEP 3 VALIDATION OF STATUS STEP 4 RECEPTION OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE CARD 15

16 ADVANTAGES OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE Step towards Canadian citizenship No temporary status renewal necessary - Selection by Quebec allows easy work permit for 2 years Increase professional mobility Facilitates access to credit and real estate For university professors: Grants and research funds 16

17 CITIZENSHIP Citizenship applicants need to be physically present in Canada for a total of 4 out of their last 6 years. In addition, they need to be physically present in Canada for 183 days per year for at least four of those six years. Advantages: Right to vote Canadian passport No obligation to reside in Canada Status granted for life In consideration of Bill C-6 (to be continued) 17

18 ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION (eta) **NEW** visa-exempt foreign nationals who fly to or transit through Canada need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eta). It costs 7$ and is valid for 5 years or until the expiry date of your passport. Exceptions include U.S. citizens and travellers with a valid Canadian visa. Canadian citizens, including dual citizens, and Canadian permanent residents cannot apply for an eta. Apply online for an eta here. 19