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PA S Q U A L E A RT U S O & ASSOCIÉS
Everyone wants to come to cold Canada
Pasquale Artuso Avvocato di Fiducia Consolato Generale d’Italia Caroline Francoeur Avvocatessa Valérie Carrier Avvocatessa
Elena Milioto Avvocatessa
Pierre Fugère Avvocato - diritto criminale e penale
Julie Therrien Avvocatessa
Joseph W. Allen Avvocato dal 1976 diritto dell’immigrazione
Steven Campese Avvocato
By Me Pasquale Artuso T.: 514.259.7090
Fresh off a trip to sunny Dominican Republic, where Italians from Lombardia, Piemonte, Veneto, Toscana and Emilia Romagna travelled in numbers. Believe it or not, they would like to immigrate to cold Canada. owever, not everyone who likes to enter Canada will be admitted. Candidates need to possess certain qualities and meet certain criteria that are consistent with Canada’s H needs and its ability to assimilate new arrivals. One of the keystones of Canadian immigration policy is the concept of family reunification. Canada recognizes the right of certain Permanent Residents and Canadian citizens to sponsor the admission of close relatives for selection and admission to Canada. Most common of this class of immigrants are spouses (and their dependent children), common law and conjugal partners (and their dependent children), dependent children of the sponsor, parents and grandparents. Canada recognizes same sex marriages and common law and conjugal partnerships for purposes of family class sponsorship and selection. Canada allows for the sponsorship of spouses, common law and conjugal partners from within Canada if they meet certain requirements as opposed to the general rule which requires all applicants to apply from outside of Canada. The economic category is composed of people who are selected for admission to Canada based upon their ability to generate capital investment, employment or in order to answer to the demands of the Canadian labour. This category of economic immigrants can be subdivided into four major groups, the Investor, Entrepreneur, Self Employed and the Skilled Worker category. The Investor category candidate must, in addition to other requirements, possess $800,000.00 of net worth, must be willing to deposit (invest) $400,000.00 for a period of five years and must have two years of business experience in the five years preceding the application as an executive or owner. The $400,000.00 investment is secured and is refunded after the expiration of the five years. The Entrepreneur category (in Quebec) must show a minimum of $300,000.00 of net worth, possess business experience and must undertake to commence an approved business project within 3 years of admission to Canada.
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The Self Employed category includes certain self employed persons who wish to commence a business and engage in the field of their expertise and experience in Canada as self employed workers. This category of applicant must prove his qualifications, show that he is self employed and show sufficient funds to establish himself and his family in Canada and invest in the start up of his business. The Skilled Worker, as with all of the Economic immigrant candidates, must demonstrate his or her ability to become economically established in Canada if selected for admission. The skilled worked must obtain a given number of points on a selection criteria grid in order to be selected. The main criteria examined in the selection process are age, language ability, education and work experience. Many provinces in Canada have their own immigration legislation and have concluded agreements with the Federal Government setting out particular rules for the selection of immigrants in all categories destined for the given province. These agreements must be examined and respected in the selection process. Preference is given to candidates who offer skills and training that are in high demand in Canada. Some types of employment that are in high demand in Quebec are retail butchers, bakers, mould and die makers, masons, construction machine operators, professional and specialty cooks and chefs, high pressure welders, plasterers, etc. Each province in Canada has its own types of labour shortage and gives preference to certain types of skilled workers. The foregoing is not meant to be an exhaustive examination of the immigration process under Canadian law. It is a very limited review of some of the aspects of the Canada Permanent Resident application process. Me. Joseph W. Allen, the immediate past president of the Quebec Immigration Lawyers’ Association (AQAADI), working with the firm of Me Pasquale Artuso and Associates, has extensive experience in the field of Canadian Refugee and Immigration law and would be pleased to offer his services to persons interested in the Canadian immigration process. v
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