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If you are an international student or graduate in Canada, you are highly educated, likely to speak and understand English or French to a high standard, and have already proven that you are capable of fitting into Canadian life. For these reasons, Canada wants you to immigrate permanantly. <\/strong><\/span>Canada\u2019s federal economic immigration programs and many Provincial Nominee Programs provincial offer bonus points for candidates who studied and graduated in Canada.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Permanent residence in Canada for international students and graduates: Express Entry<\/h2>

You may have heard about\u00a0Express Entry<\/a>, Canada\u2019s main economic immigration system.<\/p>

Since Express Entry was introduced in 2015, the system has been tweaked to give some advantages to international students who completed studies in Canada. The most substantial change was the addition of up to 30 points in the CRS score for those who have completed a Canadian post-secondary educational credential.<\/p>

Before being eligible to be invited, however, you have to be eligible for any of three federal economic immigration programs and enter the Express Entry pool, where you are assigned a score under the\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The government then\u00a0invites\u00a0the top-ranked candidates in the pool to submit an application, in\u00a0draws\u00a0that typically take place every couple of weeks. You then have 60 days to submit a complete application, whereupon the government aims to complete the process within six months. Express Entry favours young candidates with Canadian work and study experience and language ability, giving students and graduates in Canada an excellent chance of obtaining permanent residence.<\/p>

Let\u2019s look at those programs managed under Express Entry in more detail.<\/p>

Canadian Experience Class<\/h3>

If you\u2019re looking for a standard route to permanent residence in Canada for international students and graduates \u2014 a route already traveled by many of your peers \u2014 look no further than the\u00a0Canadian Experience Class (CEC), an immigration program that allows individuals who have worked in Canada for at least one year to immigrate permanently.\u00a0<\/p>

After graduating in Canada and getting a post-graduation work permit, knuckle down and complete a year of skilled work, prove your language ability through a recognised test, and enter the Express Entry pool. If you don\u2019t have enough CRS points to get invitation to apply soon after, try improving your CRS score.<\/p>

Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/h3>

Another way to enter the Express Entry pool is as a federal skilled worker. This may be the route for you if you haven\u2019t managed to complete a year of skilled work in Canada, but have done so abroad. Essentially, you have to score at least 67 points on a grid that assesses age, language ability, work experience, whether or not you have a job offer in Canada, and certain adaptability factors, one of which is previous study in Canada.<\/i><\/p>

There is also a third Express Entry program, the\u00a0Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC)\u00a0for qualified tradespersons.<\/p>

Permanent residence in Canada for international students and graduates: Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)<\/h2>

Like the federal government, Canada\u2019s provinces also want international students and graduates to stay. If Express Entry is not an option for you now or in the near future, or if you are struggling to meet the CRS cut-off thresholds in Express Entry draws, you should consider the\u00a0PNPs<\/a>.<\/p>

When thinking about permanent residence in Canada for international students and graduates through the PNPs, please consider not only the province you graduated in, but also the province you want to live and work in. Some provinces may allow you to apply even if you graduated in another province, while others restrict applications to those who graduated in that particular province.<\/p>

Ontario<\/h3>

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) offers international students and graduates with a job offer the opportunity to permanently live and work in Ontario. Find out more about these graduate OINP streams:<\/p>