Canada PR Requirements — Complete Checklist

Federal Skilled Worker Program candidates must satisfy Canada PR requirements across multiple categories: minimum one year of continuous full-time skilled work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupations within the past ten years; language proficiency at CLB 7 in all four abilities (reading, writing, listening, speaking) through IELTS General or CELPIP; Canadian secondary or post-secondary education, or foreign education with Educational Credential Assessment; sufficient settlement funds unless holding a valid job offer; and admissibility to Canada regarding health, criminal history, and immigration compliance.

Beyond these minimums, FSWP applicants must score at least 67 points on the Federal Skilled Worker selection grid evaluating age, education, work experience, language, and adaptability. Passing 67 points establishes eligibility but does not guarantee an Invitation to Apply — CRS ranking in the Express Entry pool determines whether you receive ITA.

Indian applicants commonly focus on CRS while overlooking FSW 67-point requirements or admissibility standards. A candidate with CRS 500 still fails if they lack one year of continuous skilled experience or score below CLB 7. Ezvisa evaluates all Canada PR requirements simultaneously during your free consultation, identifying gaps before you invest in language tests and credential assessments.

• Work experience must be paid, continuous, and in a single NOC/TEER occupation
• Part-time work may qualify if hours equal full-time one-year equivalent
• Self-employment requires additional documentation and may not qualify for FSWP
• Language tests must be IELTS General Training or CELPIP — not Academic IELTS

Document Canada PR requirements for eAPR submission are extensive and format-specific. Principal applicants need valid passport, birth certificate, digital photos meeting IRCC biometric specifications, educational credential assessment report, language test results, employment reference letters on company letterhead, proof of settlement funds, police clearance certificates, and completed immigration medical examination results transmitted electronically to IRCC.

Indian employment reference letters must satisfy IRCC format requirements: printed on company letterhead with official contact information, signed by supervisor or HR with direct contact details, stating job title, NOC-aligned list of duties performed, employment start and end dates, average hours worked per week, and annual salary plus benefits. Letters that state only job title and dates without duty descriptions fail IRCC standards and cause refusals.

Accompanying family members require their own passports, birth certificates, marriage certificates, medical exams, police clearances, and digital photos. Documents not in English or French require certified translations. Previous marriage certificates and divorce decrees are required when applicable. Ezvisa provides document templates and reviews every file against current Canada PR requirements before portal submission — catching format errors that self-filers discover only through IRCC Additional Document Requests or refusals.

Financial Canada PR requirements mandate proof of settlement funds unless you hold a valid job offer or are applying through Canadian Experience Class. IRCC publishes annual thresholds based on family size — amounts updated each year that applicants must demonstrate in readily accessible liquid assets. Acceptable documentation includes bank statements, fixed deposit certificates, and other liquid accounts in formats IRCC specifies. Funds must be available both at application submission and potentially at port of entry.

Medical requirements mandate immigration medical examinations at IRCC-approved panel physicians. Exams include physical examination, chest X-ray, blood tests, and urinalysis depending on age. Results transmit electronically to IRCC and remain valid for twelve months. Certain medical conditions may result in medical inadmissibility, though many conditions are manageable with proper documentation. Ezvisa directs clients to approved clinics in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, and other Indian cities.

Police clearance Canada PR requirements include certificates from India and every country where you resided six or more consecutive months since age eighteen. Indian PCC is obtained through Passport Seva. Foreign certificates must cover the correct residence period. Expired certificates require reapplication. Processing times vary — Ezvisa initiates police clearances early in the Canada PR process to ensure validity at eAPR submission rather than scrambling after ITA with certificates that expire before processing completes.

Meeting skilled worker criteria does not automatically satisfy admissibility Canada PR requirements. IRCC assesses criminal history, medical conditions, misrepresentation, and previous immigration violations. Criminal convictions, certain medical conditions posing excessive demand on health services, and providing false information in any immigration application can result in refusal regardless of CRS score.

Indian applicants must declare all previous visa refusals from any country, all immigration applications filed anywhere, and all family members including non-accompanying spouses and children. Failure to declare family members — even those not immigrating — constitutes misrepresentation with severe consequences including five-year bans from Canadian immigration.

Prior Canadian immigration violations, unauthorized work or study, and overstaying previous visas affect admissibility assessments. Ezvisa reviews admissibility factors honestly during consultation — advising when Canada PR requirements for admissibility may pose challenges and whether alternative pathways or legal remedies exist. We do not guarantee outcomes for complex admissibility cases but provide transparent assessment rather than accepting fees for applications likely to fail. Contact info@ezvisaimmigration.com for requirement review across India with offices in Kochi, Kottayam, and Calicut.