You can immigrate to Canada Permanent Residency with family permanently through Express Entry. If you are living outside of Canada, then EE’s Federal Skilled Workers Program allows you to bring immediate family members along with you.
As a principle skilled applicant, you can include your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children. Up on application approval, you can include them to become PR holders and avail all the Canadian PR benefits like you.
Please note that children who are below 21 years of age will be considered as dependent.
In order to apply for Canada PR with family, you may follow the below mentioned step-by-step process:
Step 1: Understand the Express Entry process and key requirements
Step 2: Gather required documents (language test results, ECA report, proof of funds, Employment and Education proofs, etc.)
Step 3: Check whether you meet the FSWP minimum score requirement, which is 67 points out of 100
Step 4: Submit your Express Entry profile in the pool
Step 5: Enter the pool of candidates where you’ll be awarded with a score using a points-based system called, CRS
Step 6: Receive your invitation and apply for Canada PR visa
Step 7: Submit final and complete permanent residence application along with documents and fees within 60 days
Step 8: Wait till the IRCC processes application, i.e. within 6 months timeframe
Please note: that one of the foremost Canada immigration requirement when applying with family is to show enough proof of funds. It is an amount of money you require to have in order to financially support your family members. The amount depends on your family size and to calculated the same, you can include:
👉 yourself
👉 your spouse or common-law partner
👉 your dependent children (below 21 years)
👉 dependent children of your spouse
You may refer a table drawn below to better understand the proof of funds requirement:
| No. of family members | Funds requirement (CAD$) |
| 1 | $13,310 |
| 2 | $16,570 |
| 3 | $20,371 |
| 4 | $24,733 |
| 5 | $28,052 |
| 6 | $31,638 |
| 7 | $35,224 |
| For each additional family member | $3,586 |
To pursue Canadian immigration for a Permanent Resident (PR) Visa this year via the most suitable immigration program, please don’t hesitate to reach out by calling Visas Avenue Migration Expert Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.
