WHEN
Live webinar July 27, 2021 @ 11:00 AM EST
OR available available video recording
INSTRUCTORS
Andrew Carvajal, Mark Holthe, Lilia Benaissa, Suzanne Rix
DURATION
5 hours
SUMMARY: This course will provide and overview of several options to apply for Canadian permanent residence through provincial programs. The instructors will sample a number of programs from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Nova Scotia (including the Atlantic Immigration Pilot). This will include discussions of employer-driven and strategic-recruitment programs, as well as Express Entry and non-Express Entry streams. The instructors will also discuss some generalities regarding choosing provincial immigration routes and general tips for immigration practitioners.
- Ontario
- Online intake
- New Expression of Interest System
- Employer/Job Offer streams
- Foreign Worker Stream
- International Student Stream
- In-Demand Skills Stream
- Human Capital streams
- Master’s Students
- PhD Graduates
- Express Entry streams
- Quebec
- The Canada–Quebec Accord and provincial particularities
- Temporary ImmigrationTemporary foreign workers
- CAQ (Certificat d’acceptation du Québec – Travailleurs étrangers)
- LMIA: Simplified Process for Quebec
- Temporary foreign students
- CAQ (Certificat d’acception du Québec – Étudiants étrangers)
- Gens d’affaires (Business People)
- Foreign Skilled Workers (Regular Stream)
- Foreign Skilled Workers (Programme de l’expérience québécoise – PEQ)
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot
- Atlantic International Graduate Program
- Atlantic High-Skilled Program
- Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program
- Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry Stream
- Skilled Worker Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program
- Entrepreneur Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program
- Alberta
- Alberta Opportunity Stream
- Alberta Express Entry Stream
- Streams for entrepreneurs
- International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream
- Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream
- Self-Employed Farmer Stream
- Post-nomination
- Application for permanent residence
- EE vs. non-EE streams
- Work permit application and extension of status as a worker
- Internal Review or Reconsideration
- Obligation to live in the province following nomination
CPD CREDITS
For Lawyers and Paralegals
Law Society of Ontario
• Substantive Hours: This program is eligible for up to 5 hours
Law Society of British Columbia
• Approved for 5 CPD credits
Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
• For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements
For Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council
• Approved for 5 CPD hours
• Video recording valid until January 27, 2022
