Religious immigration
Most religious communities in Canada are finding it difficult to recruit new members locally.
In fact, several of our clients have told us that the last time they recruited a Canadian member dates back more than 30 years. Given this situation, these communities have no other option but to look internationally, often within their own congregation, to make sure their community and their good works are able to withstand the test of time.
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Religious worker
There are two special categories for religious workers to obtain an authorization to stay in Canada. Therefore, when religious communities need human resources quickly, there is a solution! If your foreign candidate is not required to have an entry visa for Canada, the application can be processed directly at the border, which further reduces the time it takes for your new community member to join us here in Canada.
Religious immigration
Permanent residency
In general, religious workers are not good candidates for permanent immigration through the regular programs for qualified workers. In fact, the government defines the notion of work as necessarily involving remuneration, which is not the case in most religious communities. Therefore, very few religious workers are successful in qualifying through regular immigration programs.
That is why we request that a discretionary measure be applied to allow your members to obtain permanent resident status in Canada. This does not mean meeting certain objective criteria, but rather, persuading the immigration agent that your candidate deserves to have this discretionary measure applied to their application. This becomes a subjective issue, and it is therefore more than necessary in these circumstances to prepare a comprehensive and convincing immigration file.
Religious immigration
Religious studies
Whether a foreign member of your community comes to Canada primarily to study or they decide to study several months, or even several years after arriving in Canada as a religious worker, applying for religious studies at a government educational institution requires obtaining a study permit. While there is no special category for religious workers in terms of study permits, given the particular nature of the religious lifestyle, the submission of the application file must be adapted to reflect this special situation.
It is important to take into consideration that your young novices cannot take advantage of study permits during this crucial period of training for religious life. However, since the novitiate is a period of immersion in religious life, we are normally able to obtain an authorization for religious work for this period.