Ways to become a Canadian resident...?

[Zprime]

Hi Guys,

In a Nut shell I'm in Canada on a WHP Visa, I can work anywhere, do anything, and I have to renew it every 2 years.
When I turn 30 I cannot renew it anymore.

I want to become a Canadian Resident, However I'm not sure what my options are given my scenario..

* I'm not a skilled worker, Even though I'm an assistant Manager I intend to change lines of work, I want the freedom to work as whatever I want, whether it be CEO of a Multi Billion dollar company or working at Mcdonalds part time.

* I have a Girlfriend but I'm not ready to marry, nor do I want to become a sponsored spouse

My Questions are...


1) Is there a way to become a Canadian resident merely by staying in canada, working and being a good citizen? Even if I'm not considered skilled? ( I dont believe Assistant Managers count as Skilled workers, nor do managers in retail )

2) If I were to be sponsored to become a resident on a relationship how long would i have to stay in that relationship to stay a citizen? I wouldn't want to exactly leave my Girlfriend but If I wanted the option to I want to know Im not going to be kicked out of Canada merely for wanting to date someone else...

3) Is there any other option here for me? I cant study as its 3 times the cost , I'm not rich, I have no criminal record or anything to hold me back, I just want to stay here... I'm from Australia but Australia is garbage, since we are all commonwealth countries I was hoping there might be another way...

 

[scylla]

1) The closest immigration route to what you're looking for sounds like the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). However only experience in specific occupations qualifies. You can review the full requirements here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-who.asp

2) In order for your girlfriend to sponsor you, you must either be married or common law (common law = have lived together for a minimum of one full year and can prove it). There's no minimum amount of time you have to remain with your spouse after your PR is granted. However if you leave the relationship too soon and/or start a new relationship too quickly with someone you decide to later sponsor, this could call into question how genuine your original relationship was - and in some circumstances this can sometimes lead to findings of misrepresentation / PR status revocations. Best advice here is that if you're not in a "marriage like relationship" and aren't committed to this person long-term, you should find another immigration route.

3) There are no special immigration allowances because you are from a commonwealth country.

 

[Leon]

If you want to become a PR, you need to follow the program. You want the freedom to do what you want and that is fine but if that is not compatible with your plans for PR, you may have to choose between them. It is not like you would have to sacrifce your freedom forever, just until you have the PR.

CEC is an option if you manage to get 3900 hours of skilled work in a 3 year period. If you are planning on changing jobs a lot, not all of them will be skilled and since you are on an open permit, it is up to you to prove that your job description for each of these jobs fits a skilled position and not a similar low skilled position. A shift manager at McDonalds is a skilled job, did you know that? I am not sure about assistant managers in retail, you would have to look that up in the NOC. Aim at getting a skilled job and you will have a lot easier time getting your PR.

It is also possible that your employer could sponsor you through PNP but that is also for the most part if you are skilled. AB and BC have a few low skilled positions allowed under their PNPs too.

With the girlfriend, I agree with scylla and there are also new laws coming about where you will have to stay in the relationship for a couple of years after you get your PR or you will lose it again. Currently it is not like that but it is still possible if you break up soon after you get PR and you later want to sponsor another spouse or somehow come under scrutiny of immigration and they could find that it was not a genuine relationship after all and you shouldn't really have that PR.

 

[victoria11]

Hi,Leon:

Could you tell me where to look up the BC "low skilled positions" allowed under their PNP for me to consider to take in order to obtain PR asap.

Appreciate

Vic

 

[job_seeker]

http://www.welcomebc.ca/wbc/immigration/come/work/about/strategic_occupations/entry_level/who.page?

Hi,Leon:

Could you tell me where to look up the BC "low skilled positions" allowed under their PNP for me to consider to take in order to obtain PR asap.

Appreciate

Vic