Permanent residence in Canada has three main pillars, the first of which is  “Family Reunification“,  which allows Canadian citizens  and permanent residents to  help their family members  gain  permanent residence through spousal sponsorship, parents  and grandparents sponsorship, etc.

The second and the most important pillar is Economic Immigration.  The programs under Express Entry, Provincial Nominees Programs, Start-up Visa, Self-Employed Persons Program, Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot,  Atlantic immigration Pilot, PEQ,  Quebec Entrepreneur Program, and Quebec Investor Program are among the programs that fit into this category.

The third, and the last pillar, encompasses different classes of refugees and humanitarian and compassionate considerations.