Apart from extra points awarded to Express Entry candidates who have siblings in Canada, relatives also help you in your Canadian immigration process.EXTRA POINTS IN ADAPTABILITY FACTORSBesides family sponsorship programs, there are some ways a family can help you.
Some immigration programs gives a significant advantage to candidates who have family members in Canada through blood, adoption, marriage or common-law partnership provided the relative is at least 18 years old and is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.EXPRESS ENTRYIt is an online system used to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers.
Express manages three of the country's economic class pathways/economic immigration programs:The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW)The Federal Skilled Trades Program(FSWT)The Canadian Experience Class Program(CEC)The Express Entry process requires foreign nationals to create an online profile based on the applicant's age, language ability, education, and Canadian and foreign work experience.
Points are assigned for each of these categories; this is known as CRS score.
Once the profile is active, the potential candidates' applications sit in a virtual pool waiting for an ITA for one of the processing streams.The higher the score, the better are the chances to receive an invitation.
In this, 5 points are awarded in the Adaptability factor for candidates that have family members living in Canada such parents, grandparents, child, grandchild, sibling, aunt or uncle, and niece or nephew.PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM (PNP)Many provincial Nominee Programs offer extra points for showing strong ties in specific provinces which may increase your likelihood of receiving a Notification of Interest letter.Some of the provinces are:SASKATCHEWAN - INTERNATIONAL SKILLED WORKER CATEGORYTo be eligible for this subcategory, you must score at least 60 points out of 100 on the SINP (Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program) points assessment grid.