PR Options

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada facilitates the entry of permanent residents in a way that maximizes their economic, social and cultural contribution to Canada, while at the same time protecting the health, safety and security of Canadians.

Economic Classes

• Federal skilled workers
• Quebec skilled workers
• Provincial nominees
• Entrepreneurs and self-employed persons
• Canadian experience class
• Federal skilled trades class
• Investors
• Start-up business class
• Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and
• Home Support Worker Pilot
• Caring for children and caring for people with high medical needs classes
• Interim Pathway for Caregivers
• Live-in Caregiver Program
• Immigrant Investor Venture Capital class
• Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs (closed on March 5, 2022)
• Atlantic Immigration Program
• Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
• Agri-Food Pilot Program
• Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway
• Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot

Non Economic Classes

• Members of the family class
• Adoptions
• Spouse or common-law partner in Canada class
• Humanitarian and compassionate consideration
• Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents
• Temporary public policy to further facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area
• Pathway to permanent residence: In-Canada families of Canadian victims of recent air disasters
• Pathway to permanent residence: Outside-of-Canada families of Canadian victims of air disasters
• Health care workers permanent residence pathway: COVID-19 program delivery
• Protected persons
• Temporary resident permit holders
• Overseas processing of family members of in-Canada applicants for permanent residence