Number Of Indians Obtaining Canada PR Increases By 50% In 2018

13 Jul 2019

Stringent immigration rules in the US under the US presidential administration, Indians are highly looking at Canada for work and settlement possibilities. In fact, in 2018, above 39,600 Indian citizens received Canada PR under the Express Entry path, a point-based selection system for Canada immigration. That's a rise of above 50% from the 26,300 Indian citizens who were granted PR in 2017.

Approximately half of all people who are admitted in the year 2018 had Indian citizenship, Refugees, Immigration, and Citizenship Canada said in a newly published Federal Express Entry year-end report.

2018 Canadian Immigration Statistics

As per the report, Canada admitted 92,231 latest permanent entry residents by its Federal express entry system in the year 2018, up 41% year-on-year. Of them, Indians grasped the leading share at 43%, followed by Nigeria with 6,653 individuals admitted and followed by China with 5,885 individuals admitted. Canada PR is similar to the green card in the US. In 2017, Canada had reportedly received approximately 65,500 permanent residents, of which 40 percent were Indian citizens, less than 9% were Chinese, and 4.3% were Nigerians.

Canadian Express Entry Draws

Federal Express Entry draws are conducted periodically. The recent round was on 10 July 2019, which will see 3,600 applicants being invited to take up Canada PR. The draw conducted on 10 July 2019 noticed 460 as its CRS cut-off score. As per the government of Canada, immigrants estimate 75% of the nation's population, and about 6 in 10 aspirants are selected for their positive economic influence. The nation has rolled out an aggressive three-year immigration plan that aspires to scale up the levels of immigration from 3.30 lakh in 2019 to 3.50 lakh in the year 2021. It could be your best opportunity to join the Canadian Community.

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