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Highbrow International is an experienced Immigration Law Firm in Pakistan that has been working for over 2 decades to help individuals in their migration journey. We have experienced consultants that specialize in securing immigration visas to different countries including Canada.
If you are looking for the best Canadian Visa Consultants to assist you in securing your immigration Visa to Canada, then reach out to us. Our professionals possess all the current information regarding changing migration requirements and hence can guide you efficiently to arrive in Canada through a smooth process. Here is a brief list of benefits you’ll receive by being a permanent resident of Canada;
1) Right to live and work in Canada
2) Allows you to bring your family along
3) Free education for your children
4) Free medical care
5) Many social benefits
6) Road to Canadian Citizenship
7) Freedom to start business
This pathway allows skilled and talented workers worldwide to live and work in Canada on a permanent basis. The main purpose of the express entry program is to invite skilled individuals to have them contribute towards Canada’s economic growth.
It works on a point-based system (CRS) where candidates create their online express profile and are assigned points based on their qualifications. Applicants with the highest points in the pool are then invited to apply for Permanent residency.
The express entry further utilizes 3 application pathways to invite different skillful people to pursue their careers in Canada permanently. These include
The mode of process is that an applicant completes an online Express Entry profile, points are being allocated (regardless of program) and the applicant gets to know in which program he/she qualified depending upon the secured points.
The applicant, then waits for an Invitation to Apply (ITA). Applicant remains active in the pool for 12 months, and can then renew the profile after 12 months (in case didn’t get an ITA). Moreover, the profile can be updated anytime in the pool. If an ITA is issued, the applicant has 90 days (with no extensions) to submit application and supporting documents. CIC selects top ranking applicants through draws almost twice every month. Those who have approved job offers (with an employer who has a Labor Market Impact Assessment, LMIA) or who have been nominated by a province will receive their ITA relatively quickly, as they will be at the top of the rankings.
Persons who immigrate to Canada under the Provincial Nominee Program have the skills, education and work experience needed to make an immediate economic contribution to the province or territory that nominates them. They are ready to establish themselves successfully as permanent residents in Canada.
To apply under the Provincial Nominee Program, applicants must be nominated by a Canadian province or territory.
The criteria for provincial nomination are determined by the individual provinces and territories, they can change without notice.
Canada’s Start-up Visa Program offers a route for immigrant entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas to come to Canada (excluding Quebec), to start a business, create local jobs, and compete on a global scale.
The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is easier than the most popular immigration stream in the entire Express Entry program. It is the fastest immigration program meant for working professionals. Applicants are assessed on the basis of their abilities and potential to directly contribute in terms of workforce power to the regional and national economy and those who meet the criteria are chosen for entry into Canada as permanent residents.
Currently Canada has high demand occupations, most of which are processed through the Express Entry stream. Though the eligibility criteria for FSW is rather relaxed, when compared to the immigration requirements of developed countries across the world, the bulk of applications received each year make successful selection a challenge in itself. You must have to score high to being selected.
The following is a list of requirements necessary to be able to apply for immigration to Canada through the Express Entry program. Please note that these criteria are subject to change without prior notification so it is advised to stay abreast with the latest developments in this industry:
At the present time, 90% of the applications are being processed in 6 months.
The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) is a Canadian immigration initiative launched in early 2025, replacing the former Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). Designed to address labor shortages and promote economic development in rural areas, the RCIP offers a pathway to permanent residency for skilled foreign workers willing to settle in designated rural communities across Canada.
As of 2025, 14 communities are participating in the RCIP, including:
Each community has specific labor needs and designated employers participating in the program
To qualify for the RCIP, applicants must:
Note: International students who have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community may be exempt from the work experience requirement, provided they meet other criteria.
The RCIP targets various sectors experiencing labor shortages. Some of the 25 priority occupations includes:
These occupations span sectors such as business, finance, health, sales, trades, transport, and manufacturing.
Employment Contract: Obtain a valid employment contract from a designated employer in a participating community.
Community Recommendation: The employer submits a recommendation application to the community’s economic development organization.
Permanent Residency Application: Upon receiving a community recommendation, apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residency.
Work Permit (Optional): If desired, apply for a work permit to begin working while the PR application is processed.
Direct PR Pathway: Offers a straightforward route to permanent residency without the need for Express Entry draws.
Community Integration: Facilitates settlement in communities with support systems in place for newcomers.
Labor Market Alignment: Addresses specific labor shortages, ensuring employment opportunities for immigrants.
Family Inclusion: Allows applicants to include their spouse and dependent children in the PR application.
The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) is a Canadian immigration initiative designed to attract skilled foreign workers and international graduates to settle in one of Canada’s four Atlantic province: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador. This employer-driven program facilitates the hiring of qualified candidates for jobs that local employers have been unable to fill, offering a pathway to permanent residency for eligible individuals.
To qualify for the AIP, applicants must:
Job Offer: Have a full-time, non-seasonal job offer from a designated employer in one of the Atlantic province.
Work Experience: Possess at least one year (1,560 hours) of paid work experience in the past five years in a related occupation.
Education: Hold at least a Canadian high school diploma or equivalent foreign credential, validated by an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA).
Language Proficiency: Demonstrate proficiency in English or French at a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4.
Settlement Funds: Show proof of sufficient funds to support themselves and their family upon arrival in Canada, unless already working in Canada with a valid work permit.
Note: International graduates from recognized post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada are exempt from the work experience requirement, provided they meet specific criteria regarding their education and residency during their studies.
Employment Contract Offer: Obtain an Employment Contract offer from a designated employer in one of the Atlantic province.
Develop a Settlement Plan: Work with a settlement service provider to create a plan for integrating into the community.
Employer Endorsement: The employer applies for provincial endorsement of the job offer.
Apply for Permanent Residency: Submit a complete application for permanent residence to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Optional Work Permit: If desired, apply for a temporary work permit to begin working while the permanent residence application is processed.
The Home Support Worker Pilot is designed to assist skilled foreign caregivers in obtaining permanent residency by providing care to individuals requiring assistance at home. This includes roles such as home support workers, caregivers, and related occupations. The program is employer-driven, requiring applicants to secure a valid employment contract offer from a designated employer in Canada (excluding Quebec).
To qualify for the Home Support Worker Pilot, applicants must:
The Home Support Worker Pilot offers two primary application streams:
Workers in Canada Stream:
For individuals currently residing and working in Canada with valid work authorization.
Applicants must have a valid work permit and meet all other eligibility criteria.
This stream is currently accepting applications.
Out-of-Status and Unauthorized Workers Stream:
For individuals in Canada without valid status or work authorization.
Applicants may still be eligible under a public policy that exempts certain requirements, provided they meet all other criteria.
The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot: Home Support currently has two streams:
When the offshore stream becomes available, prospective applicants will need to meet the following criteria:
Family Inclusion
Applicants can include their spouse or common-law partner and dependent children in their application for permanent residency. Family members may also be eligible to apply for open work permits or study permits, allowing them to work or study in Canada while the principal applicant’s application is being processed.
To qualify, you must:
You must also have been lawfully admitted in the country where you currently reside. Business, job and investment requirements To qualify you must:
Registration and application fees:
To qualify, you must:
You must also have been lawfully admitted in the country where you currently reside. Business, job and investment requirements To qualify you must:
All applicants must pay the following fees:
Eligibility Requirements:
The Canada-Northwest Territories Agreement on Territorial Nominees establishes the Northwest Territories Nominee Program, a process that provides eligible Foreign Nationals a pathway to becoming permanent Canadian residents.
The prospective applicant must:
Invest:
Have a personal net worth of:
Under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), entrepreneurs looking to implement a new business idea and key staff of corporations seeking to expand operations in Ontario can be nominated by the Province for permanent residence.
You may be eligible for this program if you have a viable business activity that will bring significant economic benefit to our province. If we approve your proposal, your key staff may apply for a temporary work permit in order to establish your business.
Your corporation and your key staff must meet all eligibility criteria in order to apply to the Corporate Stream, including:
The following steps are required to participate in the Entrepreneur Stream:
If you are applying with a business partner, your business partner must also meet the eligibility criteria
Experience:
You must meet the minimum requirements for all of these factors to be eligible to apply for the Entrepreneur Stream. If you are applying with a business partner who is also seeking nomination, your partner must also meet all the minimum requirements for each factor. Based on your EOI score, you may be invited to apply to the Entrepreneur Stream. There is no guarantee that you will be invited to apply to the Entrepreneur Stream. Instructions on how to access the online application tool will be emailed to you if you are invited to apply.
Have, alone or with his accompanying spouse net assets of at least $ 1,600,000 CAN obtained legally, excluding the amounts received by donation less than six months before the date on which the application was filed;
Have experience in management in a legal farming, commercial or industrial business, or in a legal professional business where the staff, excluding the investor, occupies at least the equivalent of two full-time jobs, or for an international agency or a government or one of its departments or agencies; We define management experience as the exercise, for at least two years in the five years preceding the application for a selection certificate, of duties related to the planning, management and control of financial resources and of human or material resources under your authority; the experience does not include experience acquired in the context of an apprenticeship, training or specialization process attested to by a diploma. Intend to settle in Quebec and sign an agreement to invest $800,000 CAN with a financial intermediary (broker or trust company) authorized to participate in the Investor Program The assessment of your application will also take into account other factors such as your age, the nature and duration of your professional training and your language skills.
The immigrants who are eligible to use this family sponsoring process are regarded as the Family Class.
If you become a permanent resident, you can live, study and work in Canada.
When you arrive in Canada as a permanent resident, you must make every reasonable effort to provide for your own essential needs and those of your family.
If you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you are responsible for supporting your relative financially when he or she arrives. As a sponsor, you must make sure your spouse or relative does not need to seek financial assistance from the government.
The process to sponsor your family begins when you, as a citizen or permanent resident in Canada, apply to be a sponsor.
There are two different processes for sponsoring your family. One process is used for sponsoring your spouse, conjugal or common-law partner and/or dependent children. The other one is to sponsor other eligible relatives.
Draw No. | Date | No. of Invitations | Cut off Score |
249 | August 1, 2023 | 2,000 | 517 |
248 | July 20, 2023 | 902 | 458 |
247 | July 20, 2023 | 159 | 458 |
246 | July 6, 2023 | 748 | 479 |
246 | July 6, 2023 | 1,500 | 463 |
245 | May 18, 2023 | 260 | 67 |
244 | May 18, 2023 | 784 | 67 |
243 | April 13, 2023 | 3500 | 486 |
242 | March 29, 2023 | 7,000 | 481 |
241 | March 23, 2023 | 7,000 | 484 |
240 | March 15, 2023 | 7,000 | 490 |
239 | February 3, 2023 | 3,300 | 489 |
238 | January 18, 2023 | 5,500 | 490 |
237 | January 11, 2023 | 5,500 | 507 |
236 | November 23, 2022 | 4,750 | 491 |
235 | November 9, 2022 | 4,750 | 494 |
234 | October 26, 2022 | 4,750 | 496 |
233 | October 12, 2022 | 4,250 | 500 |
232 | September 28, 2022 | 3,750 | 504 |
231 | September 14, 2022 | 3,250 | 510 |
230 | August 31, 2022 | 2,750 | 516 |
229 | August 17, 2022 | 2,250 | 525 |
228 | August 3, 2022 | 2,000 | 553 |
227 | July 20, 2022 | 1,750 | 542 |
226 | July 6, 2022 | 1,500 | 557 |




Express Entry Canada is an online framework or process in which skilled workers oversee applications of applicants applying for permanent residence or habitation in Canada. This system is used by IRCC, (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada), to oversee the applications.
These applications are received from Canada’s three programs of economic immigration and qualified candidates for Canadian citizenship are positioned against each other depending on their age, language proficiency, education, work experience, and other variables. First introduced in 2015, it has now acted as a primary driver for Canada’s immigration system and is known to be the most mainstream migration framework worldwide.
How can Pakistanis increase their CRS for Express Entry Profile?
Canada immigration Pakistan is quite difficult to process for which good CRS is important. An invitation to permanent residency could be received by the applicants from the IRCC, once they are admitted to the Express Entry pool. However, these invitations are only issued to certain candidates who fulfill the specific guideline or standards in the CRS. The exact number may change contingent upon the volume of candidates acknowledged and the general focuses level of all applicants for express entry. Pakistanis can improve their CRS scores by finding a potential line of work or procuring a rational experience of work or education. However, PNP (Provincial Nominee Program,) can also be used to build up your CRS scores.
Express Entry Canada is an online framework or process in which skilled workers oversee applications of applicants applying for permanent residence or habitation in Canada. This system is used by IRCC, (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada), to oversee the applications.
These applications are received from Canada’s three programs of economic immigration and qualified candidates for Canadian citizenship are positioned against each other depending on their age, language proficiency, education, work experience, and other variables. First introduced in 2015, it has now acted as a primary driver for Canada’s immigration system and is known to be the most mainstream migration framework worldwide.
How can Pakistanis increase their CRS for Express Entry Profile?
Canada immigration Pakistan is quite difficult to process for which good CRS is important. An invitation to permanent residency could be received by the applicants from the IRCC, once they are admitted to the Express Entry pool. However, these invitations are only issued to certain candidates who fulfill the specific guideline or standards in the CRS. The exact number may change contingent upon the volume of candidates acknowledged and the general focuses level of all applicants for express entry. Pakistanis can improve their CRS scores by finding a potential line of work or procuring a rational experience of work or education. However, PNP (Provincial Nominee Program,) can also be used to build up your CRS scores.