New immigration pathways and initiatives offer more options for Hong Kong residents who wish to live in Canada.
Canada recently declared immigration measures to help Hong Kong residents and Canadians in Hong Kong.
The new immigration initiatives have been started to attract Hong Kong students and youth to Canada, offering them the opportunity to acquire a new work permit that opens the door to permanent residence.
Besides, advancement has been made to existing immigration programs that will assist Hong Kong nationals live in Canada, as well as the individuals who wish to begin planning for their appearance in Canada when the COVID-19 travel limitations are finally finished.
New pathways for Hong Kong youth
A new program to be started soon will permit Hong Kong residents in Canada or abroad to give an application for an open work permit. Qualified applicants need to have graduated from post-secondary institutions inside the previous five years. The work permit will be legitimate up to three years and will permit Hong Kong residents and, youth in specifically, to come to Canada to obtain valuable work experience.
Two new pathways will be started in 2021, and they will lead to permanent resident status for Hong Kong residents in Canada.
The first path will target Hong Kong residents who complete least language and education level qualification standard and have obtained Canadian work experience.
The government will also quicken study permit applications for qualified Hong Kong youth who want to study in Canada. When they complete their studies, these students will have the option to give an application directly for permanent residence by the second pathway.
Under these new programs, candidates will have the option to have spouses, accomplices and dependent kids residing in the country as part of their application.
New measures for Hong Kong residents
Hong Kong residents in Canada applying for an extension of their stay are provisional exempt from the application processing fee.
The Government of Canada will also expand its advancement and enlistment efforts to attract Hong Kong youth to study in Canada. The immigration department will restart processing of International Experience Canada (IEC) applications for Hong Kong youth, which have been suspended due to the Covid pandemic. Hong Kong is one of the countries that has a Working Holiday Agreement with Canada, which permits Hong Kong residents can work for any employer in Canada. Indeed, even with travel limitations, people can travel to Canada under the IEC as long as they have a employment offer.
Finally, Canada has allotted resources to quick up the processing of applications for permanent residence, including family sponsorships. This is a measure that will profit candidates from Hong Kong.
Canadian economic-class immigration programs
Express Entry is the most famous pathway to Canadian permanent residence. Express Entry positions qualified candidates against one another based on human capital elements, and then invites the top-scoring candidates to give an application for permanent residency. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) gives applicants points based on their age, education, language skills, work experience and other elements.
Those from Hong Kong might be well placed to migrate to Canada through Express Entry due to their high level of education and English language expertise, which are especially valuable elements on the CRS.
Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) are another immigration option. Over than 240,000 individuals are anticipated to obtain Canadian permanent residence by PNPs between now and 2023.
Family Sponsorship
One of Canada’s first immigration priorities is family reunification. There are several immigration programs in Canada that provides Canadians the chance to sponsor family members to come to Canada.
Canadians can sponsor their spouses or common-law partners from Canada or abroad. They can also bring their kid or other dependents by family sponsorship.
Canadians can also sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residence. One year from now, Canada purpose to acknowledge 30,000 applications by the Parents and Grandparents Program.
IEC Working Holiday Program
Every year, the International Experience Class brings tens of thousands of individuals from over 30 countries to work in Canada. Hong Kong is one of the countries that has a Working Holiday Agreement with Canada, which permits Hong Kong residents to come to work in Canada and change employment and employment places after their arrival. To be qualified to take benefit of this immigration channel, you should be between 18 and 35 years old to give an application and a limited quota system is present.
Refugees
In reaction to the deteriorating condition in Hong Kong, Canada has executed a waiver of the 12-month pre- removal risk assessment rule for Hong Kong inhabitants. With this exemption, a few people who were beforehand ineligible may now be qualified for another appraisal prior to being taken out from Canada. Generally, people whose refugee claim is declined can’t again apply for at minimum one year from the date of the decision.
Moreover, Hong Kong inhabitants in danger of mistreatment who have fled to another country may also be qualified under Canada’s current resettlement programs, for example, the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program and the Government’s Refugee Assistance Program.
