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Green Light Immigration: Provincial Immigration Programs of Canada

You can move to one of the following Canadian provinces: Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, and Quebec. Each province has its own immigration program, which imposes a number of specific requirements on potential candidates. Specific because the requirements depend on the economic situation and the need for specialists in a particular field of activity that are leading in that province.

Not all provincial programs emphasize having a job offer, nor do they always require passing an exam confirming proficiency in English. For example, to enter Ontario, your foreign language level only needs to satisfy your employer, not the immigration commission. In other words, if you receive a job offer, you will not need to take an English language test.

Province of Manitoba: the entire immigration process here can be realized if you can obtain a guarantee letter from communities that have been accredited by the provincial authorities (a Russian (for Russian-speaking candidates) or Jewish community would be suitable for these purposes).

It should be noted that all provinces support programs for students; in this case, the immigration process can be completed quite quickly and without unnecessary difficulties. In total, Canada has over 60 provincial immigration programs for people without a criminal record and who do not suffer from serious diseases.

The province of Quebec stands apart. This province has its own immigration program, since Quebec has its own agreements with the federal government that allow the provincial authorities to select immigration applicants. Green Light Immigration provides professional assistance to applicants at all stages according to Canadian provincial immigration programs:

• selection of province and strategy, preparation of immigration package (file);
• job invitation;
• assistance in obtaining a letter (guarantee) from the selected community;
• help with obtaining a student visa for immigration under Canadian provincial program.

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