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Pilot Program in Ontario: Get a Canadian Masters Degree, Apply for Permanent Residence

Posted on Jul. 15th 2010 at 05:04 pm EDT (823 views, 3 comments)

Today, the Ontario provincial government announced a new program that may be relevant to anyone considering coming to Ontario for postgraduate study and is interested in immigrating to Canada. Currently, international graduates of college or university programs in Canada need to have one year's professional work experience to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class.

Now, if you graduate from a Masters program at a recognised university in Ontario, you may be eligible to apply for permanent residence immediately via the Pilot International Masters Graduate Stream. There is no need for a job offer or Canadian work experience.

The details are available here: http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/OI_PNPSTUDENTS_MASTERS.html

From that website:

In order to apply to Opportunities Ontario as an international Masters graduate in Ontario, students must:

* Intend to live and work in Ontario.
* Have graduated from an existing Masters program at an eligible publicly funded university in Ontario.
* Have completed a minimum of one academic year degree program, while studying on a full-time basis.
* Apply within two years of the date on which their Masters degree was granted, or in the alternative, during the last semester of completing their degree.
* Currently be residing in Ontario.
* Have legal status in Canada (i.e. study permit, work permit, temporary resident visa)
* Demonstrate high official language proficiency (For English language proficiency – IELTS – General test with a minimum score of 7 or higher) (For French language proficiency – TEF – with a minimum score of 5 or higher).
* Demonstrate a minimum level of savings/income to support themselves and their dependants.
* Demonstrate at least one year of residence in Ontario in the past two years.

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Comments:: gbengaolaleye wrote on Aug. 21st 2010 at 03:40 pm EDT
wale that is just the truth about it...you have to go through their educational system to qualify

wendymr wrote on Aug. 13th 2010 at 04:58 pm EDT
The program is for graduates of Masters programs at CANADIAN universities. The idea is to keep talented people from other countries who have completed high-level education in Canada.

olawalekazeem wrote on Aug. 13th 2010 at 07:35 am EDT
Does that mean this opportunity is not open to graduate from other countries?

gbengaolaleye wrote on Aug. 21st 2010 at 03:40 pm EDT
wale that is just the truth about it...you have to go through their educational system to qualify

wendymr wrote on Aug. 13th 2010 at 04:58 pm EDT
The program is for graduates of Masters programs at CANADIAN universities. The idea is to keep talented people from other countries who have completed high-level education in Canada.

olawalekazeem wrote on Aug. 13th 2010 at 07:35 am EDT
Does that mean this opportunity is not open to graduate from other countries?

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