In 4 years I would love to move to Canada, what should I do to ensure a successfull entry?

Question

Ive always loved Canada, growing up in Detroit and going over all of the time, I think Canada must be the evolved verison of America, lol. I have no criminal record, good credit, but no degree. I did fo to college for a while bu after just not knowing what I was going in for I stopped. I have always held jobs, never been fired. I work for Starbucks and I know that they can get me a transfer into Canada (I started this process and had corporate help me out and where to assign me but for my family abanded it to help them).

How difficult is the process to get the acceptance of the Canadian government and what can I do to more ensure a green card? Thanks for all your help!

Answer 1

Do it legally.

Answer 2

Firstly, you need to learn a bit more about Canada. We don't have "green cards" like you do in the US. However, that is fairly minor.

Secondly, it will take at least 4 years to fully complete the immigration process. We are currently working through close to a million applications already. As we only accept 250,000 new immigrants each year, you can see the importance of applying early.

Mostly, please do yourself a huge favour and get an education. We already have millions of unskilled labourers so we won't be looking to accept any more from other countries. Canada, like every other nation on the earth, is looking more for educated, skilled workers with experience than anything else. I would advise you to look through http://www.cic.gc.ca and carefully review the site.

We work on a points system whereby your qualifications to immigrate are assessed (ie level of education, work experience, language skills et cetera). You need a minimum score of 67 to even apply. The Citizenship and Immigration website (the one I listed above) has a self-assessment quiz for prospective applicants. If your score is below 67, then you would need to address those shortcomings before applying. That you are looking ahead 4 years will work well for you as you will have sufficient time to "fix up" any areas in which you may be lacking.

Best of luck to you!

Answer 3

Z pretty much said it all.  Get at least an associate degree and learn some French.  However if academics really isn't for you, try some trade either the skilled ones like electrician or pipefitting or one in the health professions like radiation  or laboratory technician.