Easiest PNP program to relocate to Canada in 2020

by XIPHIAS IMMIGRATION migration executive

Each of the provinces in Canada have their own defined immigration program. And each program has multiple pathways defined to help cater to every immigrant aspirant possible. These programs cater to skilled, high-skilled professionals, investors, and students. The provinces and territories together have 70+ immigration streams defined under the Provincial Nomination for Canada program. With a nomination from a province, the immigrant gets an additional 600 points added to his/her Comprehensive Ranking System (CSR) score. The PNP program was started in the 90s. 9 provinces and 2 territories in Canada have their own PNPs. Nunavut is one province does not participate in the PNP and Quebec has its own immigrants induction program.

Canada intends to invite around a million immigrants into the country as per their 2020-22 immigration plans. In 2021 alone, Canada intends to invite a total of 341,000 immigrants into the country, of which more than 50% will be skilled professionals or economic immigrants. To ease the process immigrants can now follow Canada Express Entry from India.

In between 2019 and 2021, Canada has invited more than 200,000 permanent residents into the country through PNP alone. The reason for introducing PNP is that Canada faces acute shortage of skilled professionals in the country. Although the situation has stabilized, each province has their own set of needs for skilled professionals to be filled in.

Of all the Provincial Nominee programs in Canada, Saskatchewan is said to be the simplest and easiest to relocate to. Saskatchewan PNP has in total 8 immigration programs which include-

i. Farm owners & operators category

ii. Entrepreneur program

iii. International Skilled Worker for Occupations in Demand Program

iv. International Skilled Worker which is associated with Express Entry System

v. International Skilled Worker with Employment offer

vi. Saskatchewan Experience :Existing work permit

vii. Saskatchewan Experience : Health Professionals/Hospitality Sector project/

viii. Students program

Ontario is the most prominent province in Canada. It holds the largest population in Canada. It houses Toronto and Ottawa, both cities are technical and political hubs of Canada. Ontario PNP works with both skilled immigrants and entrepreneurs to encourage them to relocate to the province. Their ONIP Entrepreneur program has been enhanced in the year 2020.

Another PNP which is most sought after is the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. BC is one of the most advanced provinces in Canada and politically stable. Lot of immigrants either choose Ontario or British Columbia to relocate and settle. The following are the BCPNP pathways that are currently open-

i. Skills immigration program

ii. Express Entry BC program

iii. Entrepreneur Immigration Program

iv. Entrepreneur Immigration –Regional Pilot program

Manitoba is a famous province in Canada which still has original Canadians living there. Manitoba has many fresh water bodies and is rich in minerals. The province offers Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. It offers the below pathways –

i. Skilled Worker Program for Skilled workers in Manitoba

ii. Skilled worker Program for Skilled workers overseas

iii. Career Employment Pathway

iv. Graduate internship pathway

v. International Student Entrepreneur Pathway

vi. Business Investor :Entrepreneur Pathway

vii. Business Investor :farm Investor Pathway

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program is another program which is good option for immigrants to relocate to Canada. The program is designed for Foreign Nationals who have the required skills, education and work experience with which the immigrants would contribute actively to the economy of New Brunswick. New Brunswick Programs include –

i. NB Express Entry System

ii. NB Skilled worker stream

iii. NB Entrepreneurial Stream

New Brunswick provides good options for Entrepreneurs.

Alberta, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and YUKON are other provinces which provide nomination program which could help immigrants relocate to the province of their choice.

There are certain points which need to be achieved for every nomination program defined. It is best that each aspirant immigrant works with the right ICCRC Canada Immigration consultant to successfully migrate to the province.