Migrate to Australia and Canada

Canada will welcome the following new permanent residents:

• 2021: 401,000 immigrants

• 2022: 411,000 immigrants

• 2023: 421,000 immigrants

For qualified Indian Citizens, Express Entry is the fastest and most popular pathway for newcomers seeking a new life in Canada. Citizenship can be gained after living for 3 years in Canada.

Express Entry is a competitive immigration system, ranking all eligible candidates against one another and then inviting the best ranking candidates to apply for Canadian permanent resident status. Candidates are ranked against one another based on their age, education, language proficiency, work experience, and other factors. Under Express Entry, individuals and families wishing to settle in Canada can become new permanent residents in just a few months.

Australia will welcome 1,60,000 new permanent residents in 2020-21 including:

• • 108,682 places for the Skill stream.

  • 47,732 places for the Family stream.

  • 236 places for the Special Eligibility stream.

  • 3,350 places for Child visas

Australia has introduced two new visas as the Federal Government aims to settle more skilled migrants in regional areas. Two temporary visas, Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) were made available from 16 November 2019. They can apply for permanent residency after three years of stay and paid-work in a designated regional area.