Canada which is struggling to address acute labour shortage has widened National Occupational Classification (NOC) list for Permanent Resident (PR) Visa under the Express Entry route as it prepares to welcome a record number of five lakh new immigrants by 2025.
The country added 16 new occupations including nurse aides, teacher assistants to the list making more persons eligible for PR visa.
Following are the new occupations added to NOC list
Express Entry is a point-based mechanism for skilled persons to immigrate to Canada on a PR visa.
Those who are aspiring to go to the country on a PR visa under the Express Entry route have to create an online profile on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website.
Once registered, aspirants enter into the Express Entry pool and they will be ranked based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
Aspirants whose CRS score is more than the cutoff will receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and after completing formalities, they can fly to Canada on a PR visa.
The validity of a Canadian PR visa is five years. During this period, the visa holders will be allowed to work, study, etc.
In most cases, they will be treated as citizens.
Apart from it, if they reside in the country for at least three years out of five, they become eligible for citizenship.
This post was last modified on November 18, 2022 3:36 pm