Is it easier for an American to move to Canada or a Canadian to move to the US?
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Canada has a number of streams for Immigration.......
Express Entry is a recently introduced program, that matches applicants with very specific education and work skills, to Canadian employers that are looking for such people. It has time lines as short as 4 to 6 months to be approved.
Each of the Provinces and Territories have " Provincial Nominee Programs " where a applicant , who has specific skills, can be sponsored by a Provincial Government, that needs such a person. The Provincial Government sponsors the individual, and helps them to get faster approval by the Federal Government The sponsored person is expected to live in the sponsoring Province or Territory for a minimum of three years. One example of this program are Irish citizens who are skilled in the building trades, who are now working in Canada, with two year permits. Both sides profit in this type of program.
There is also the NAFTA visa. The North American Free Trade Agreement has a clause that allows highly educated individuals, who have specific skills, to be given a time limited work visa, to work in the other country. This is typically for executive level managers, or University professors, or technical and engineering types.
Canada used to have a "investor immigrant program' but that was shut down in 2014.
It sounds like Canada only wants or permits people of working age to emigrate. Is that true?
What if a person is highly educated and/or highly skilled but "older", yet might like to open a business in Canada?
What if a person can prove direct lineage to several United Empire Loyalists?
It sounds like Canada only wants or permits people of working age to emigrate. Is that true?
What if a person is highly educated and/or highly skilled but "older", yet might like to open a business in Canada?
What if a person can prove direct lineage to several United Empire Loyalists?
Yes, Canada wants Immigrants that will benefit our country, and be fully employed, and contributing to our economy.
The Immigration " points score system " deducts points for those over age 50, and at age 60 they are very unlikely to be approved.
We USED to have an Investor Immigrant program, but that was shut down in 2014.
We don't have a Immigration class for seniors, regardless of their income level. Why ? Remember that Canada has a universal health care system, that we ALL pay into. We do discriminate when we decide who we admit as Immigrants, and their dependants.
A recent case involved a University professor, from Costa Rica, who came here on a time limited visa, to teach at one of our Universities. His ten age son has Down syndrome. The Fathers' application for Permanent Resident status was denied, based on the lifetime cost of providing health care and support when the boy is a adult, and his parent dies. We don't want to assume that liability.
I admire Canada's merit-based immigration policy. It's odd, but I've never heard about such an immigration policy even ONE time in America until the President's last speech to the nation. I love how Canada told the Costa Rican professor to look elsewhere....why should they have to pay his family's medical costs for the next +50 years?
WTF haven't we had something similar? It's nice to have some common sense.
I admire Canada's merit-based immigration policy. It's odd, but I've never heard about such an immigration policy even ONE time in America until the President's last speech to the nation. I love how Canada told the Costa Rican professor to look elsewhere....why should they have to pay his family's medical costs for the next +50 years?
WTF haven't we had something similar? It's nice to have some common sense.
Canada's policy is about "immigrate to Canada if you think Canada needs you, not if you think you need Canada".
And I think it is a good policy. The fact *some country* issue 90% green cards to family based applicants is stunning to me.
Back in the mid 70s i got sponsored by a company and went through a hassle free immigration from USA to Canada.not sure i'd have such an easy time of it if i had to do it with todays rules and regulations.
For those interested in making the move you can do much of the process online,=For new immigrants
I moved to both countries....Canada is way easier to immigrate (meaning full permanent resident rights), not even a comparison....
Reason why the US is better to live?? Someone already mentioned, much more opportunities, better pay, better weather and just a much more diverse country and culture.
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