Canada Immigration FAQ - Permanent Residency through a Provincial Nominee Program

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FAQ for the Week
By Russ Weninger
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FAQ No. 1
If I apply for permanent residency through a
provincial nominee program in, say, Saskatchewan,
is there anything preventing me from moving to a
place like Calgary, Alberta once I have become a
permanent resident?
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FAQ No. 1
Once you obtain permanent residency, you can move
to any part of the country you like. That being
said, if you are sponsored through a provincial
nominee program and there is some doubt that you
actually intend to reside in the province of your
application, you may be denied permanent
residency when you attempt to enter Canada.
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FAQ No. 1
Also, it should be noted that provincial nominee
business streams require the applicant to put
down a sizeable deposit. If you fail to reside in
your province of nomination after acquiring
permanent residency, you may end up forfeiting
your deposit.
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FAQ No. 2
I am applying for permanent residence through an
Alberta provincial nominee program stream. To
enter Canada, I will be driving across the border
near Niagara Falls (in Ontario). Will this cause
a problem?
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FAQ No. 2
This may or may not cause a problem, depending on
your circumstances and depending on the
believability of your explanation for entering
Canada through Ontario. When you enter Canada to
obtain permanent residency under a provincial
nominee program, the officer must be convinced
that you are actually intending to reside in the
province of your application.
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FAQ No. 2
I typically recommend that a provincial nominee
enter Canada through the province of his or her
application when acquiring permanent residence.
If entering Canada from a land crossing in the
US, this is usually possible. If entering Canada
by plane, practical considerations may dictate
that you enter through, say, Vancouver, British
Columbia even if you are intending to reside in,
say, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At the very least,
you should have a plane ticket showing a
connecting flight to the province where you
intend to reside.
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