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WANT TO MOVE TO CANADA ? A NOTE ON BASIC IMMIGRATION POLICY
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This is an attempt to provide a general individuals, on immgiration to Canada. whereby one changes place of residence to another country and start a new life in the adopted new country.
information, to the interested Immigration is a process
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Canada is a land of immigrants. As such the Canadian government at all times actively monitors, regulates, revises, amends and reamends its policy, procedures, statutes, regulations and quotas of immigrants, who like to come to Canada to seek opportunities, advances and a new place to settle.
Some important Immigration Classes;
Family class: Applies to close family members and it entails sponsorship by a Canadian resident family member. This class has top priority in terms of processing and no points have to be scored. One may sponsor a spouse, a fiancee, never married children, parents and grandparents, who in turn can bring with them their unmarried sons and daughters of any age. One may also sponsor an orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild under the age of eighteen years, and a child under the age of thirteen years whom sponsor intends to adopt provided the child is orphaned or abandoned etc. It would appear that in practice the age of parents is no longer of any concern, even when the sponsor is a landed immigrant and not a citizen. There are other finer points but lack of space forbids to deal here. The sponsor is required to give an undertaking of assistance in all cases except for spouse and never married children.
Shantichandra B. Shah Barrister & Solicitor 1058A Albion Road#205 Toronto, Ontario Canada M9V 1A7
2 - Convention Refugee: This class does not require any points or sponsors. This is a subject by itself and cannot be dealt here.
3 - Independent Immigrants: This includes a) Assisted Relative: These are more distant family members compared to the family class. These relatives include aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, da include sons, grandsons and grandaughters. Assisted relative must get atleast one point for occupation and a total of 60. Brother, sister, son and daughter applicant needs only 55 points. The independent worker applicant requires 70 points. Variety of occupations are constantly, to reflect job market, assigned with a point value of 0-10. b) Entreprenueur/Investor: The former is to set up an active operation and create jobs where as the latter is a passive provider of risk capital (in Quebec province risk is underwritten by the State)
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In conclusion, one may point out that family reunification is a stated objective of the immigration policy. Last remaining son or daughter is given special consideration to enable to join the family in Canada. The same spirit comes through with respect to job offers to relatives in family businesses. It is possible for a bonafide family business to achieve business objectives through employing a relative and for the family the objective of getting him landed in Canada.
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