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Canada Immigration facts and myths

Let’s bust a few myths about Canadian immigration today: Is a Canadian Permanent Residency really ‘permanent’? Are you guaranteed a study permit if you have an unconditional Letter of Admission from a school in Canada? Does a Startup Visa really need to be a startup? And is it really a visa?

We’re going to bust a few misconceptions and other fake immigration info and news today in this short article. The raw truth, and nothing but the truth….

The Top 20 list of immigration myths and false claims – all exposed and busted.

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Is permanent residency in Canada permanent? 

Permanent Residency status in Canada is not permanent. It’s temporary since it will expire in 5 years and requires a minimum residency requirement of 2 out of 5 years for renewal, and due to serious criminality can be revoked. The correct name should be ‘Canadian Residency.’


Does an unconditional letter of acceptance guarantee a Canada study permit?

Many applicants believe that obtaining an unconditional Letter of Acceptance or Admission from a designated school in Canada will lead to a guaranteed study permit or visa. That is 100% not true. Unless it’s a PhD admission, the embassy will make its own decision on your specific application no matter from which school you have a letter of admission. 


Does the Canada Startup Visa program lead to a guaranteed PR?  

There is no guaranteed PR for the Canadian Startup Visa business program – unlike how some agents claim. The farthest fact from the truth is that Startup Visa guarantees you a PR.


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Is the Canada Startup Visa program really a visa? 

It’s actually a direct permanent residency program with a work permit option. So, in actual fact it’s not really a visa. It should have been called the Canada ‘Startup Residency’.


Do I need to be a startup to apply for the Canada Startup Visa program? 

No. You can be an existing business overseas and just meet the eligibility criteria of the program to apply.


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You transfer over more than 1 executive or shareholder under the Intra-company Transfer if it’s a new branch setup in Canada? 

That’s 100% false in most cases for the first year, and after the 1st year of operations the ratio of Canadian staff should be higher than the number of overseas transferees.


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Do you need a visa or some kind of immigration approval to buy a business in Canada or open a bank account?

No. You can buy a business or any other asset without even stepping foot into the country or having any immigration status. You can also open a bank account remotely without entering the country – but would be limited to the services of the account if you don’t enter Canada.


Can I convert to a work permit from a visitor visa by just having any job offer? 

Not true, unless you have a positive LMIA job offer or LMIA exempt offer employment or a specific nationality as per temporary IRCC Public policies.


Does having a valid express entry profile mean you will be invited for Canadian permanent residency?

As you all should know by now that is completely 100% false. Having a valid Express Entry profile means in no way that you will be invited for PR unless you meet the minimum point threshold.


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Do you need an immigration lawyer or licensed immigration consultant to apply for Canadian immigration programs?

No. That’s 100% false. You can apply on your own or even have family or friends apply for you as long as you sign the use of representative form IMM 5476 E.


Are immigration lawyers better than immigration consultants?

100% false. Bad immigration lawyers are worse than even a ghost consultant. Bad immigration consultants are also bad. The best immigration lawyers are better than most lawyers and consultants. And the best immigration consultants are better than most immigration lawyers and consultants.


If your child is admitted to elementary or high school in Canada, it means the parents will automatically receive an accompanying visa 

This is 100% false, and the embassy will decide whether to approve or refuse, and there is no such thing as an accompanying visa – it’s just a regular visitor visa.


Is there a special business visitor visa and other types of visitor visas available and issued by the Canadian embassies?

This is 100% false. Everything is a visitor visa, no matter if you are a business person or parent. Only for visitor visas related to short-term studies there are special categories.


Having a previous refusal of a visitor visa, study visa/permit or work permit will affect your permanent residency application to Canada 

No, unless there is misrepresentation in any of your applications, a permanent residency can be applied and approved even if you have been refused 100 times for a temporary visa beforehand.


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General draws in Express Entry will stop during 2023 and 2024 now that the IRCC will focus on occupation specific draws 

No. That’s 100% false. The PNP draws and General draws will continue. The frequency is still unknown.


Meeting the eligibility of the Federal Self-Employed program such as being an artist, or athlete or other occupations in sports, culture or arts would mean that you would receive your permanent residency

That’s 100% false. It has one of the lowest approval rates of all PR programs.


Receiving your Confirmation of PR while you are outside Canada means you are 100% going to successfully receive your PR on arrival at the border

Not exactly correct, you need to pass the CBSA (Canadian Border Security Agency) at the border, and they have the final decision on whether to let you into the country or not (even if you have an approved PR, study visa/permit , work permit/visa, or visitor visa)


If you apply for a Permanent Residency program, whether business or skilled immigration, means your spouse/partner also needs to meet the eligibility criteria such as language or education. 

This is 100% false. Dependents do not need to meet eligibility of any program, only admissibility requirements.


You can have two permanent residency applications under process at the same time 

This is 100% false, and you will need to withdraw one Canadian PR application if you apply under a different program for your PR.


You can declare yourself single with no dependents, and sponsor your children or partner/spouse after you have been approved for Canadian PR – to help gain more points in Express Entry as a single person or to be able to meet the minimum settlement funds in case you have more children than the amount of funds you have available

This is incorrect and although many agencies may try this, it’s extremely risky and against the immigration regulations – and not advisable at all.


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