How To Immigrate To Canada From Philippines
Because of the country’s quality of life, the purpose of furthering their education, and working in an ideal society, many Filipinos have opted to move to Canada.
There are almost 1 million Filipinos and Canadians of Filipino descent in Canada as of 2018.
Most Filipinos will generally get comfortable in the following five towns or urban areas in Ontario and British Columbia, namely:
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Calgary; and
Edmonton
Even though these may be the most popular immigration destination for most Filipinos, they are not by any means the only places in Canada that offers amazing opportunities for Filipinos.
Continue reading to discover how to make your dream of moving to Canada from the Philippines a reality!
Guide on How to Move To Canada From The Philippines
Express Entry System
The Express Entry System was set up to take care of the country’s labor shortage situation. Express Entry is without a doubt the most popular immigration stream of more than 100 accessible Canadian immigration pathways. The Express Entry is famed for its fast application processing time of as little as half a year! Despite its popularity and fast processing time, not everybody is qualified to apply through this program.
The Express Entry System oversees three federal economic immigration streams namely:
The Federal Skilled Worker Program – for exceptionally skilled experts, for example, specialists, doctors, nurses, IT professionals who plan to live and work in Canada forever.
The Federal Trade Worker Program – for semi-skilled trade workers, for example, glaziers, plumbers, and electricians who have received an offer of employment from a Canadian employer and have demonstrated intention to move to Canada permanently.
The Canada Experience Class – This immigration stream is for immigrants with at least 1 year of work experience in Canada and a valid offer of employment in Canada.
To enter the Express Entry draw pool, you would have to make an online profile with information about your age, work experience, education, and language proficiency in English and French. Your profile will be awarded points by the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Express Entry Draws normally happens every two weeks and on the off chance that your CRS points are higher than the cut-off score for that draw, you will get an Invitation to Apply for Canadian permanent residency.
Provincial Nominee Program
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) was established to enable Canadian provinces to solve the shortage of skilled labor through specialized immigration streams.
For example, the territory of Nova Scotia is battling with the shortage of experienced nurses, thus permitting the provincial government to tailor its PNP and create an immigration stream under it’s Labor Market Priorities stream committed to bringing nurses from different nations, thus streamlining the application process to live and work in Canada.
Most PNP’s likewise have Express Entry-connected Programs, which implies that as opposed to directly applying to your preferred province, you would need to submit an expression of interest while making your Express Entry profile.
This will reduce the processing time of your application down from 18 to 6 months!
Do You have a background in IT?
The British Columbia PNP offers numerous opportunities for IT professionals, with its specific Tech Draws that occur every two weeks, and the processing time is usually two to three months.
