Canada announces opening of 2 new pathways to permanent residence for Hong Kong residents on 08-June-2021
Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced 2 new streams, offering a path to permanent residence for eligible Hong Kong residents in Canada who are workers or recent graduates.
Full details are as follows:
- Stream A – Applicants must have completed one of the following educational credentials at a post-secondary designated learning institution in Canada in the last 3 years, and they must have done at least 50% of their program of study (in person or online) while in Canada:
- degree (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctorate)
- diploma from a program that is at least 2 years in length
- graduate or post-graduate credential (for a diploma or certificate) from a program that is at least 1 year in length; in addition, the program must require a post-secondary degree or diploma, which must have been earned no more than 5 years before starting the graduate or post-graduate program
- Stream B – Applicants must have at least 1 year of full-time work experience (or the part-time equivalent, that is, at least 1,560 hours in total) in Canada in the last 3 years; they must also have completed one of the following at a post-secondary learning institution in or outside Canada in the last 5 years:
- degree (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctorate)
- diploma from a program that is at least 2 years in length
- graduate or post-graduate credential (for a diploma or certificate) from a program that is at least 1 year in length; in addition, the program must require a post-secondary degree or diploma, which must have been earned no more than 5 years before starting the graduate or post-graduate program
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