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Permanent resident visa

If you want to immigrate to Canada on a long term (or permanent) basis you must get a permanent resident visa. Although your overall objective may be to obtain your Canadian citizenship, the first step is always to get a permanent resident visa. The visa allows you to live in Canada indefinitely provided you spend 730 days in Canada out of every five-year period, at which time your permanent resident card must be renewed. Most individuals do apply for citizenship after living in Canada for a full three years. After obtaining citizenship, you no longer have to renew the permanent resident visa.

There are several ways to get a permanent resident visa. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) focuses on encouraging foreign nationals to apply for temporary status either as workers or as students before applying for permanent resident status. As a result, the favoured routes for entering into Canada on a temporary basis are known as LMO, AEO, IEC or NAFTA. These are explained on our work permit page.

As well, the federal government is encouraging individuals to seek entry through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, either under the Strategic Occupation or the Business Immigration route. Once you are in Canada on a work permit or a student permit, you may apply under the Canadian Experience class for permanent residence, or to fulfill the conditions under the BC PNP program.

Lastly, there is also the self employed route which you can access either through the federal business program or under the NAFTA trader/investors stream.

For a free assessment of any of these above areas, please describe your situation in the form below.

Full name*:
Date of birth: DD/MM/YYYY
Citizenship:
Phone: One of the fields is required (Email, Phone)
Email:
Status: Married   Single
Living with same-sex partner for more than one year
Living with common-law partner for more than one year
Number of children: Ages
Highest education level completed:
Spouse/partner's highest level :
Have you or your spouse, common-law partner or same-sex partner ever studied in Canada for more than two years? Yes No
Do you or your your spouse, common-law partner or same-sex partner have a valid offer of employment in Canada upon your arrival? Yes No
Do you have a spouse, common-law partner or same-sex partner who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident? Yes No
Do you or your your spouse, common-law partner or same-sex partner have any close family relationship in Canada? Yes No
  If yes, please describe that relationship.
  Describe your employment over the last ten years.
Is your spouse/partner now working? Yes No
Do you have a personal net worth of at least $1,000,000 CDN? Yes No
Have you ever managed more than five people? Yes No
  If yes, please describe briefly.
Complete this section only if you have owned a company in the last five years
(If you owned more than one, answer for the largest one)
What percentage of the company did you own?
If you owned more than one, use the one with the highest percentage.
How many people have you employed?
Has your company had, in at least two of the last five years:
   gross sales of more than $500,000 Cdn per year? Yes No
   net income of more than $50,000 Cdn per year ? Yes No
   net equity of more than $125,000 Cdn per year? Yes No
   
Victoria BC Immigration Office: 645 Fort St, Suite 204, Victoria BC Canada, V8W 1G2 - 800.818.1373
Vancouver BC Immigration Office: 2628 Granville St, Suite 247, Vancouver BC Canada, V6H 4B4 - 800.818.1373

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