PRTQ vs Sponsorship

[dagal]

Greetings,

I am currently planning to immigrate into Québec as a Spanish citizen. The way I understand it, I have two options that are viable in my case:

1. I have been residing in Spain with my Canadian (Quebecer) common-law partner since 2017. We have a local government certificate of our registration as common-law partners (pareja de hecho) and we could also obtain a certificate of us living together for all this time. Would that case be considered a common-law or a conjugal partner class?

2. On the other hand, I am 27 years old, graduating as a PhD in Computer Science in a month, and have over five years of working experience. Therefore, I am also considering applying for the Quebecer Skilled Worker program. However, I'm still learning French and may not score enough points in the proficiency exam.

Could you please provide us advice on what would be the best procedure to apply to, both in terms of estimated waiting times and also difficulty of preparation? Also, would it be possible or advisable to move into Quebec as a tourist before starting any those programs, considering that the temporary residence visa is not required for Spanish citizens?

Thanks in advance!

 

[despacito2017]

Have you looked at the federal express entry route?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html

A friend of mine from Spain got it in less than 60 days, once you get your PR card in Canada you are free to move anywhere including Quebec.

Both of the options that you are considering can take a long time.

 

[dagal]

Have you looked at the federal express entry route?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html

A friend of mine from Spain got it in less than 60 days, once you get your PR card in Canada you are free to move anywhere including Quebec.

Both of the options that you are considering can take a long time.

Oh, but I thought that I was expected to settle in the province I am applying to! Would I have any problem applying for EE at let's say Ontario or Manitoba but actually going to Quebec once I obtain the PR?

Because if it's that easy I wonder why so many Quebec immigrants bother going through obtaining a CSQ...

Thank you for your reply, you have already been more helpful than all the Quebec offices I've called and emailed to!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Greetings,

I am currently planning to immigrate into Québec as a Spanish citizen. The way I understand it, I have two options that are viable in my case:

1. I have been residing in Spain with my Canadian (Quebecer) common-law partner since 2017. We have a local government certificate of our registration as common-law partners (pareja de hecho) and we could also obtain a certificate of us living together for all this time. Would that case be considered a common-law or a conjugal partner class?

2. On the other hand, I am 27 years old, graduating as a PhD in Computer Science in a month, and have over five years of working experience. Therefore, I am also considering applying for the Quebecer Skilled Worker program. However, I'm still learning French and may not score enough points in the proficiency exam.

Could you please provide us advice on what would be the best procedure to apply to, both in terms of estimated waiting times and also difficulty of preparation? Also, would it be possible or advisable to move into Quebec as a tourist before starting any those programs, considering that the temporary residence visa is not required for Spanish citizens?

Thanks in advance!

Sponsorship by your common-law partner is likely the easiest route. No language testing, no education certification, no need to prove work experience etc. You can get the sponsorship app in pretty quickly.

If you come to Canada before PR, it would be as a visitor. You would not be moving here. You are advised to act like a normal visitor, i.e. only have a couple bags, a return ticket, proof of funds etc.

 

[despacito2017]

Oh, but I thought that I was expected to settle in the province I am applying to! Would I have any problem applying for EE at let's say Ontario or Manitoba but actually going to Quebec once I obtain the PR?

Because if it's that easy I wonder why so many Quebec immigrants bother going through obtaining a CSQ...

Thank you for your reply, you have already been more helpful than all the Quebec offices I've called and emailed to!

As a PR card holder via the Federal Express Entry route, you would be entitled under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to move about anywhere in Canada.

Filter Spain as a nationality on the below website and you can see the avg speed for applicants from Spain for various streams.

https://myimmitracker.com/en/trackers

Let’s suppose you stay in an Airbnb in a place in Ontario for the few weeks it takes you to get your card, afterwards you could go to Nunavut, British Columbia or even Quebec. Nobody will stop you from moving.

There are many reasons why people apply via the Quebec stream, it could be because they received a degree from there, French is their native language, etc. You don’t have to follow what the rest are doing.

 

[dagal]

As a PR card holder via the Federal Express Entry route, you would be entitled under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to move about anywhere in Canada.

Filter Spain as a nationality on the below website and you can see the avg speed for applicants from Spain for various streams.

https://myimmitracker.com/en/trackers

Let’s suppose you stay in an Airbnb in a place in Ontario for the few weeks it takes you to get your card, afterwards you could go to Nunavut, British Columbia or even Quebec. Nobody will stop you from moving.

There are many reasons why people apply via the Quebec stream, it could be because they received a degree from there, French is their native language, etc. You don’t have to follow what the rest are doing.

That makes a lot of sense. Also thank you for pointing me at MyImmiTracker, I did not know about that site.

From what I've read, I don't even need to be renting a place while I'm waiting for my PR card, as I'd rather provide my Canadian partner's address and stay with her in QC during that period, which is preferable for obvious reasons. I'll make sure to also have an invitation letter ready when that times comes, just in case.

For now I will be focusing on actually graduating. Thank you again for all your help!