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Skilled Workers
Express Entry Overview
How Express Entry works
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Canadian Experience Class
Federal Skilled Trades Program
Invitation to apply
Improve your CRS score
Job offers and Express Entry
Processing times
Express Entry categories Overview
Healthcare
Trades
STEM
Education
Transport
French language
Physicians
Researchers
Senior managers
Provincial nominee programs Overview
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
NWT and Yukon
PNP map
PNP draw tracker
Prepare your file
Find your NOC code
Verify an RCIC
Language tests
Educational credential assessment
Proof of funds
Documents checklist
PR fees
Atlantic Immigration Program
Rural and Francophone pilots

Skilled workers
Find your fastest route to PR

Check your CRS score, then compare Express Entry and provincial options with a licensed RCIC.

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CRS score calculator
Canada immigration assessment
PNP draw tracker
Processing times
Immigration fee calculator

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Family
Spousal sponsorship Overview
Inland sponsorship
Outland sponsorship
Common-law and conjugal partners
Refusal and appeal
Spousal open work permit
Processing times
Parents and grandparents
Parents and Grandparents Program
Super Visa
Super Visa income calculator
Visitor visa for parents
Super Visa vs visitor visa
Family sponsorship Overview
Dependent children and relatives
Humanitarian and compassionate
Visitor visa for your spouse
Family sponsorship Overview

Family
Bring your family together
We review your relationship evidence and income before you file, so the application is built right the first time.
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Free tools
Super Visa income calculator

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Work
LMIA work permits Overview
Global Talent Stream
Hire a foreign worker
Agricultural workers
Caregivers
Open work permits Overview
Post-graduation work permit
College and diploma PGWP
Spousal open work permit
International Experience Canada
Bridging open work permit
Vulnerable workers
LMIA-exempt work permits Overview
International Mobility Program overview
CUSMA professionals
Free trade agreements
CETA (EU citizens)
CPTPP
UK trade agreement
CUSMA traders and investors
Other trade agreements
Intra-company transfer
Francophone mobility
Significant benefit
Researchers and academics
Entrepreneur work permit (C11)
Charitable and religious workers
Artists and athletes
Fix a work permit issue
Work permit extension
Work permit refused
Maintained status
Restore your status

Work permits
Pick the right permit first
Employer-specific, open or LMIA-exempt: we match your job offer and profile to the permit that fits.
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Free tools
Find your NOC code
Verify an RCIC

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Study
Study in Canada overview
Study permit
Provincial attestation letter
Living funds by family size
Bring your family
Study as a minor
Short-term study
After you apply
Extend or change your study permit
Study permit refused
Working while studying
After graduation
Post-graduation work permit
College and diploma PGWP
From study permit to PR
Express Entry Overview

Study in Canada
Study with a plan for PR
Choose a program and permit that protect your PGWP and your path to permanent residence.
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Study abroad Overview
Study in the UK
Study in Australia
Study in the USA
Study in Ireland
Study in Germany
Study in Spain
Study in Malta
Study in the UAE
Study in Malaysia
Study in Singapore
Find a Study Program
Check My Admission Chances

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Visit & Stay
Visit Canada Overview
Visitor visa
eTA
Visitor record (extend your stay)
Business visitors
Visitor visa refused
Visit your family
Visitor visa for your spouse
Visitor visa for your parents
Super Visa
Super Visa vs visitor visa
Stay in Canada Overview
Maintained status
Restore your status
Change of status
Work permit extension
Extend or change your study permit

Visit and stay
Keep your status in order
Deadlines for extensions and restoration are short. We check your dates first.
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Business
Provincial entrepreneur programs Overview
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Business PNP map
Business routes
Entrepreneur work permit (C11)
Business visitors
Hire a foreign worker
Global Talent Stream
All entrepreneur programs
Global business
USA E-2 investor visa
USA E-2 franchise visa
USA EB-5 investor program
Portugal Golden Visa

Business and investors
Build or buy a business abroad
No federal business program is open. We compare provincial streams, the C11 permit and options abroad.
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Citizenship & PR
Canadian citizenship Overview
Citizenship by descent
Citizenship by naturalization
Citizenship test
Interview and oath ceremony
Dual citizenship
Children under 18
Proof of citizenship
Eligibility quiz
Descent records by province
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Permanent residents Overview
Landing and COPR
PR card
Travelling as a PR
Residency obligation
Renounce PR status

Citizenship and PR
You may already be Canadian

Born abroad to a Canadian parent? Take the quiz, then speak with a licensed RCIC about your proof.

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Free tools
Citizenship eligibility quiz

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Refusals
Inadmissibility Overview
Criminal inadmissibility
Misrepresentation
Medical inadmissibility
Temporary resident permit
Refused or got a letter?
Visitor visa refused
Study permit refused
Work permit refused
Spousal sponsorship refused
Procedural fairness letter
Officer notes explained
Humanitarian and compassionate

Refusals and letters
A refusal is not always the end
Deadlines are short. We read your letter and your file before you reply.
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USA & Global
United States Overview
E-2 investor visa
L-1 intracompany transfer
O-1 extraordinary ability
EB-2 NIW
EB-1A extraordinary ability
EB-5 investor program
Compare U.S. routes
Citizenship by investment Overview
Grenada
Dominica
Antigua and Barbuda
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
Turkey
Nauru
Residence by investment Overview
All residence programmes
Portugal Golden Visa
Greece Golden Visa
Malta Permanent Residence
Cyprus Investor Permit
Spain Non-Lucrative Visa
Malaysia MM2H
UAE Golden Residence
Panama Qualified Investor
Residence cost calculator
Find my residency

USA and global
A second passport or a US route
Compare investor visas, citizenship by investment and residence programs with Amir Ismail.
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Resources
Free tools
All-programs map
PNP map
Business PNP map
CRS score calculator
Canada immigration assessment
Find your NOC code
Verify an RCIC
SINP calculator
AAIP calculator
MPNP calculator
OINP calculator
BC PNP calculator
Citizenship quiz
Trackers and costs
PNP draw tracker
Express Entry processing times
Family processing times
Cost of immigrating to Canada
Immigrate from your country
Learn and trust
About AIA
Latest immigration news
Webinars
Success stories
About Amir Ismail
Meet the team
Accreditations
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Know where you stand
Use our calculators, then bring your result to a Strategy Consultation.
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Amir Ismail is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC #R412319) who has been associated with the immigration consulting industry since 1991.