Is immigration to Canada easier than to Europe?

Work migration is generally possible in three ways:

1. As a skilled workforce
2. With a job offer
3. By a job search visa

Immigration to Canada for work is only possible in the first and second ways. The Skilled Worker Program allows skilled workers to obtain permanent residence in Canada from the beginning if they earn enough points. This method does not exist in any of the European countries. However, the applicants must have appropriate age, high language skills, work experience, and high educational certificates to be eligible for this work method. The second method is to have a job offer for work residence, available in Canada and European countries.

Canada can be a better destination for skilled workers because the applicant can receive permanent residence from the beginning and without a job offer. However, in the second case (job offer), the applicants must choose a country with workforce requirements.

The applicants can immigrate only to Europe, Germany, and Austria by the third labor migration method. They can obtain a six-month job search visa if they have a degree in the required fields (mostly engineering). The applicants can receive work residence in these countries and get a job and work in the mentioned countries for six months.

Student migration will become an immigration method by becoming work visas. In most countries, the applicants must first study and then find a job. They can receive work residence after finding a job. However, the applicants can get Canadian permanent residency by study for a master’s degree in some universities, but it is not possible in any European country. Canada has more job opportunities after graduation than most European countries. A student in Canada can stay and work for a maximum of three years after graduation, while this opportunity can be six months, a year, or finally 18 months in European countries. However, there is no age limit in some European countries, unlike Canada.

The applicants can invest in Canada by entrepreneurship and startups. We will compare the simpler ways to get residency in Europe here:

• Comparison of Entrepreneurship in Canada and Europe

This method is popular in Canada and European countries. The Immigration Office of that country must approve the applicant’s business plan, profitability, and employment. Then, the applicant’s plan is approved. It is a scoring process in Canada, and one must obtain residency with sufficient points.

• Comparison of Canadian and European startup migration

A startup is a fabulous option for residency in Canada because the applicants can obtain Canadian permanent residence at the beginning when the startup plan is approved, which is not the case in European countries.

• Migration by buying a property

This residence is only available in some European countries and is not possible in Canada. Therefore, the applicants will receive a residency by purchasing a property at the specified minimum value in some European countries, such as Greece, Portugal, and Spain. There is no need for language skills, age restrictions, and educational certificates in this method. After a few years, the applicants can obtain permanent residency and citizenship of the mentioned countries.

• Self-supporting migration

Canada does not have this residence condition. On the other hand, this type of residence is available in countries such as Switzerland, Austria, France, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Italy. The applicant can use this residence without sufficient income and financial support. Also, they can obtain become permanent residency and citizenship by this method. The applicants do not need to have language knowledge, age limit, and a degree in most countries.