{"id":15077,"date":"2020-06-11T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T06:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mandeville.com.hk\/4-reasons-to-immigrate-to-canada\/"},"modified":"2020-06-11T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T06:27:57","slug":"4-reasons-to-immigrate-to-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandeville.com.hk\/zh-hant\/4-reasons-to-immigrate-to-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Immigrate to Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

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June 11, 2020 – People looking for immigration solutions (residency, citizenship) have several options, from skilled workers to investment immigration programs.<\/p>\n

While new countries, not traditionally known as immigration destinations, have established solid immigration programs in the recent past, Canada remains on the top of the list of most would-be business immigrants willing to apply to obtain a permanent residency status in the country.<\/p>\n

Canada: A country of Immigrants<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada is a country of immigrants. From its inception, it has welcomed people from all around the world seeking for a better life. By 2021, it is projected that a quarter of Canada\u2019s population will be from a minority<\/a> or indigenous groups.<\/p>\n

Canada is one of the countries that welcomes the most immigrant per capita, with an annual target of nearly 1% of its population or 341 000 newcomers for 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Permanent Residents Admitted in 2019, by Top 10 Source Countries<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry<\/strong><\/td>\nNumber<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"India<\/td>\n85,585<\/td>\n25.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"China<\/td>\n30,260<\/td>\n8.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Philippines<\/td>\n27,815<\/td>\n8.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Nigeria<\/td>\n12,595<\/td>\n3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"United States<\/td>\n10,800<\/td>\n3.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Pakistan<\/td>\n10,790<\/td>\n3.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Syria<\/td>\n10,120<\/td>\n3.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Eritrea<\/td>\n7,025<\/td>\n2.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"South Korea<\/td>\n6,110<\/td>\n1.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Iran<\/td>\n6,055<\/td>\n1.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTop 10 Total<\/td>\n207,155<\/td>\n60.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nOther countries<\/td>\n134,025<\/td>\n39.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTotal<\/strong><\/td>\n341,180<\/strong><\/td>\n100%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Canada\u2019s Social Safety Net<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social benefits are offered to permanent residents upon their arrival to Canada with the objective of creating a level plain field and accelerate their integration to the society.<\/p>\n

The Canadian universal public healthcare system gives access to free medical services to its population. Canada has the 7th<\/sup> best life expectancy at 82.8 years according to the World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for the public education system, Canada is ranked among the highest counties list of most educated in the world, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)<\/a>. An OCDE study shows that more than a third of Canadian young adults are from families with both immigrant parents and are performing at the same level as their classmates.<\/p>\n

The BBC, in its 2017 article \u201cHow Canada became an education superpower<\/a>\u201d, ponders whether Canada\u2019s education success may be explained by its focus on providing equal chance to students, no matters their economic or cultural background.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Economy: thriving and diversified<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Canada can count on substantial natural resources to drive its economy, it has also developed tertiary industry (finance, IT, video game, AI, clean technologies, etc.) opening opportunities to well-educated immigrants. This dynamic ecosystem explains Canada\u2019s traction among foreign entrepreneurs willing to develop innovative ideas in the country (see, Start-up Visa Program<\/a>):<\/p>\n