What we recommend is any PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM (PNP). WHY? Because:

1. PNP Processing Times average 8 months from all visa posts!
2. All other Federal Economic Class Applications (Skilled Worker or Business) will take years to process.
3. All visa posts request that you do not even submit the supporting documents in Federal Applications until requested years latter.
4. It makes common sense to us that if you want to immigrate the process should be prompt.
5. The applicant as skilled worker applicant saves months and years in getting his/her family to Canada.
6. The down side to any PNP program is the skilled worker must receive an offer of employment. Getting a Canadian Visitor Visa to attend employment interviews will be very difficult for some people from certain countries. Certain occupations do not require any special authorization to hire foreign workers and for those we strongly recommend coming first as a temporary worker. Once in Canada and you prove yourself to the employer seek an offer of full time employment then apply to the province for a PNP certificate.

Here are examples of processing times for certain visa posts in the Federal Skilled Worker and PNP application streams for half of the files completed. Times are in months!

FOR ANY BUSINESS APPLICANT WE RECOMMEND THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND PNP PROGRAM:

• Processing Times for PNP Business applications average eight months to complete half of the applications.
• The Prince Edward Island PNP has an Immigrant Partner Category which allows you to make an investment in a PEI company and to receive an active role as a Director or as a Senior Manager as defined as defined at level “O” in the National Occupational Classification code.
• You and your dependants become partners in a Prince Edward Island business and get to live in one of the most beautiful serene provinces in Canada.
• PEI will accept applicants with lack of English or French language skills.
• PEI will accept applicants with exceptional transferable management skills which could offset lack of post-secondary education.
• New York City, Boston, Montreal or Toronto is only a few hours away by plane.
• There are eligible PEI companies that are interested in receiving investments and we are an authorized agent for the Investment Promotion authorized agents. There is a loan option offered that would make the whole application process more attractive. Write us for details regarding the approximately $100,000.00 Canadian loan option.

Details of the PEI PNP business application

The PEI Government fees for the program are:

• $2,500 non-refundable application fee, plus subsequent applicable "Independent" category federal fees.
• $25,000 "residency deposit" fully refundable after one year of residency on PEI
• $20,000 "English proficiency deposit" is not applicable if the applicant can speak English in the interview or payment returned if the applicant learns English within 12 months.

Some benefits of the PEI Nominee Program:

• Upon receiving a complete application, an interview with the Province of PEI, in Charlottetown, can usually be arranged within 90 days or a sooner agreed-upon date of your choice.
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada have indicated that most Consulates are able to issue visas for provincial nominees within 12 months however in practice it usually averages 4 to 9 months.
• Applicants who qualify for the Federal or Quebec investor categories are encouraged to apply as such.

The PEI Nominee Program can be summarized as follows:

The ideal applicant should have a combination of age, education, language and transferable management skills and:

• The applicant need not speak English or French,
• Should be less than 55 years of age and have a minimum 14 years of education (which if lacking, can be offset by other transferable skills)
• The applicant should have several years of management experience in a business, governmental, institutional, or other organizational unit, either for profit or not for profit, which could help to the PEI economy.
• The applicant must have legally accumulated a minimum net worth of Canadian $400,000. Documentation is required, including method of accumulation, tax receipts, etc., and,
• The applicant must state his intention and convince authorities they will reside in Prince Edward Island.