How Can French Language Help You to Become a Canadian Permanent Resident?
Canada is seeking new ways to diversify and grow the population. We already know that the country has lofty goals for immigration over the next three years, aiming for nearly 400,000 new permanent residents yearly. This is the highest immigration goal set in the history of Canada and is intended to help the country to rebound from the economic impact of COVID-19.
Recently it was announced that the Express Entry points system will offer more points to French speakers in an effort to increase this area of Canadian culture.
French speaking candidates will now receive 25 additional points for their language skills. This is an increase from a previous potential 15 points. Bilingual candidates will now get up to 50 points, compared to a potential 30 that were available previously.
In October, when the program was announced, Minister Mendicino tweeted "Today, we’re changing the highly-successful Express Entry System to make it easier for Francophone and bilingual immigrants to come to Canada – creating good, local jobs while helping Francophone communities flourish in all corners of our country." -Marco Mendicino
Express Entry and How it Works:
Express Entry provides a pathway to permanent residence for skilled workers in Canada or overseas. For potential skilled foreign workers, Express Entry will result in fast processing times of six months or less. Express Entry manages applications for permanent residence under the following federal economic immigration programs:
the Federal Skilled Worker Program
the Federal Skilled Trades Program
the Canadian Experience Class
Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from Express Entry through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet their local labour market needs. Provincial programs change frequently with the province's changing needs.
How Express Entry works
Step 1: Express Entry Pool
Express your interest in coming to Canada as a skilled worker by creating an Express Entry profile and providing information about your skills, work experience, language ability, education and any other details.
To qualify for the Express Entry pool, you must meet the criteria of at least ONE of three federal economic immigration programs:
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Federal Skilled Trades
Canadian Experience Class
Once you submit your profile, you will get a score to determine your place in the pool using the Comprehensive Ranking System. The system considers skills, work experience, language ability, education and other factors (e.g., strong French language skills, having a sibling in Canada, or a valid job offer in Canada, etc.) that contribute to economic success for immigrants once in Canada.
While in the pool, update your profile to reflect changes in status, e.g. language, education, family members, etc.
We regularly invite top ranking candidates from the Express Entry pool to apply for permanent residence.
Step 2: Invitation to Apply
You will be invited to apply if you:
are nominated by a province or territory or
are among the top-ranked in the Express Entry pool based on your skills
If you are invited to apply you have 90 days to submit an online application for permanent residence in one of these programs:
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Federal Skilled Trades Program
Canadian Experience Class
Express Entry streams of the Provincial Nominee Program
Canada processes the majority of complete applications received within six months or less.
Provinces and territories = key partners
You may qualify for a provincial or territorial nomination as part of Express Entry.
Provinces and territories are able to nominate candidates who meet their regional labour market needs. Some provinces and territories search in the pool for candidates, while others require you to apply directly. You can check their immigration website for your intended province of destination for more information on their requirements and to learn how to be considered for a nomination.
If you are nominated through a Provincial Nominee Program, you will be invited to apply for permanent residence.
For more information about Express Entry and about how your French language ability may boost your score please contact us at www.immigrationstationcanada.com.
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Immigration Station Canada is a dedicated, professional Canadian Immigration firm practicing out of Northumberland County, just east of Toronto, in Canada. We serve clients from Kingston, Belleville, Brighton, Cobourg, Oshawa, the GTA, Guelph, Milton, Stratford and St. Catharines and around the world. Our Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, Anne C. McCaughey (Annie) is an experienced immigration services provider and a fifth generation Canadian who values the immigration process and the unique individuals who immigrate to Canada to become part of the fabric of this wonderful country. If you would like to submit a question to Ask Annie, use the link located at the top right of the page.
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We do work permits, study permits, visitor visas, Express Entry, spousal sponsorship, family class sponsorship, and Canadian citizenship with an expertise in Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications and Global Talent Stream applications.
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