Hong Kong Residents

Temporary Public Policy to grant permanent residency to eligible workers and recent graduates from Hong Kong who are currently in Canada with valid status.

There are 2 streams available for permanent residency application:

Stream A: In-Canada graduates

Stream B: Canadian work experience

Start and End Dates:

June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2026

Eligibility requirements:

General criteria

Applicants must:

• hold a valid passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China or by the United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas) from Hong Kong;
• be physically present in Canada when you apply and when you get permanent residence
• have valid temporary resident status in Canada
• intend to live in Canada, in any province or territory other than the province of Quebec
• have a level 5 score in all 4 skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in either English or French in the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC)

Stream A - In-Canada graduates

Applicants must have completed one of the following educational credentials at a post-secondary designated learning institution in Canada in the last 3 years, and they must have done at least 50% of their program of study (in person or online) while in Canada:

• degree (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctorate)
• diploma from a program that is at least 2 years in length
• graduate or post-graduate credential (for a diploma or certificate) from a program that is at least 1 year in length; in addition, the program must require a post-secondary degree or diploma, which must have been earned no more than 5 years before starting the graduate or post-graduate program

Stream B - Canadian work experience

Applicants must have at least 1 year of full-time work experience (or the part-time equivalent, that is, at least 1,560 hours in total) in Canada in the last 3 years; they must also have completed one of the following at a post-secondary learning institution in or outside Canada in the last 5 years:

• degree (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctorate)
• diploma from a program that is at least 2 years in length
• graduate or post-graduate credential (for a diploma or certificate) from a program that is at least 1 year in length; in addition, the program must require a post-secondary degree or diploma, which must have been earned no more than 5 years before starting the graduate or post-graduate program

Fees:

Any permanent residence applicable fee must be paid at the time of application.