Former US President Donald Trump’s bid to secure the Republican nomination and re-election to the White House is sparking panic south of the Canada-US border among some celebrities who say it would be enough to get them out of the country. forever.
Among them is pop icon Cher.
“I almost had an ulcer last time,” the singer reportedly told Rolling Stone magazine in October.
It’s déjà vu all over again.
In 2016, when Trump made his successful bid for the presidency, at least 20 celebrities made a similar pledge to leave the United States rather than live out his presidential term. Some vowed to move to Canada.
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Singer Miley Cyrus posted on Instagram at the time: “My heart is broken into 100,000 pieces… I’m moving if (Donald Trump) is my president! I don’t say things I don’t mean!”
Emmy Award-winning director, actress and producer Lena Dunham has vowed to move to Canada.
“I know a lot of people have threatened to do it, but I’m really going to do it,” Dunham vowed before the 2016 presidential election. “I know a great place in Vancouver.”
None of the 20 celebrities who made that promise to leave the United States in the run-up to Trump’s presidency did so, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
So it’s unclear at best whether a second Trump presidency would lead to any sort of exodus of American celebrities to Canada — or anywhere else in the world.
But Trump’s victory in 2016 was enough to create a substantial increase in traffic to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). the website that crashed after “moving to canada” and “immigrating to canada” went up on election night.
And even if the movers and shakers in Hollywood didn’t move to Canada, immigration to Canada from the United States to Canada increased during the Trump presidency.
The latest IRCC data reveals that immigration to Canada by Americans went from 8,485 new permanent residents from the United States in 2016 to 9,140 the following year and then to 10,895 in 2018.
That was a 28.4 percent increase in immigration to Canada from the United States during the first years of Trump’s victory.
The COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on many people’s travel and immigration plans in 2020, causing immigration from the United States to Canada to drop sharply, but it then bounced back to life in 2021 with 11,955 new residents permanently in Canada being Americans who moved. the north
This was during the tenure of current US President Joe Biden.
Since then, American immigration to Canada has slowed slightly, falling back to 10,635 new permanent residents in Canada in 2023 being American immigrants.
Canada and the US battle it out for the most talented tech workers
Ottawa is always eager to lure immigrants, especially those in the tech sector, to Canada from the United States — or simply to entice foreign nationals who are considering immigrating to the United States to choose Canada instead.
In June of last year, Ottawa announced its Tech Talent Strategy, introducing new measures and improvements to existing programs to help Canadian employers attract and retain tech talent.
Developed in collaboration with Canada’s technology, startup and business communities, the Tech Talent Strategy provided a open work permit broadcast specifically targeted at those foreign nationals working in the United States on H-1B specialty occupation visas. She also provided JOBS AND study permit options for family members of workers.
It was a strategy that was expected to remain in effect for a year, but it was so popular that on the first day it reached 10,000 applications.
Under the Tech Talent Strategy, Ottawa also committed to launching an Innovation Stream under International Mobility Program (IMP) by the end of 2023 to attract even more talented foreign nationals to Canada.
That Innovation Stream had to include:
- employer-specific work permits of up to five years for workers destined to work for a company identified by the federal government in Canada as contributing to the country’s industrial innovation goals, and;
- open work permits of up to five years for highly skilled workers in selected in-demand occupations.
The Technical Talent Strategy also promised a return to the 14-day service standard for work permits under Global Skills Strategy.
Americans hoping to immigrate to Canada can do so under six program categories. They include:
- federal economy class.
- provincial economic class.
- Immigration to Quebec.
- business immigration, including the initial visa program.
- first temporary stay, then transition to permanent.
- sponsoring the family class
Canada’s federal economy class programs are Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Federally qualified trade (FST), and Experience class in Canada (CEC).
The PNP nomination adds 600 points to an applicant’s CRS score
Canada operates the federal economy class immigration system using Express Entry system which requires candidates to submit a profile, with the highest scoring profiles released Invitations to apply (ITA).
Candidates then get 60 days to submit a complete application.
Under Express Entry, candidates mark Comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score for key factors such as age, education, work experience and language ability.
Foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada can also participate in Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), including:
Americans who do not qualify through a federal economic program can consider provincial streams for their permanent residency applications and improve their chances because a PNP designation adds 600 points to a CRS score.
Each of Canada’s provinces runs its own immigration programs, targeting the specific demands of local labor markets.
Quebec has autonomy over its immigration system, with the right to set its own immigration levels and the power to operate its own programs.
Canada also aims to attract entrepreneurs and investors through its business immigration programs, with many applications received from the United States.
At the federal level, options include:
SUV of Canada offers Canadian permanent residency to qualified immigrant entrepreneurs. The program targets innovative entrepreneurs and connects them with private sector investors in Canada who will help build their start-up business.
Candidates can initially come to Canada on a work permit supported by their designated Canadian-based investor, before becoming eligible for permanent residency once their business is up and running.
The Startup Visa is the preferred program of immigrant entrepreneurs
There are three types of private sector investors under that program who can help finance a foreign entrepreneur:
Candidates looking to immigrate to Canada from the United States may also consider Buy a business and move to Canada program.
Federal owner-operator rules allow a candidate to purchase a business and move to Canada on a temporary work permit, before transitioning to permanent residency below.
Under this policy, a work permit is issued upon the sale and transfer of majority ownership of an existing profitable Canadian business to the immigration applicant.
Increasingly, immigrants are coming to Canada as temporary residents and transitioning to permanent residents. This is a popular route for candidates who do not immediately qualify for permanent residency when applying from the United States.
Time spent in Canada as a temporary resident counts towards an application for permanent residence.
Work permits are issued through Temporary foreign worker program (TFWP), International Mobility Program and International Experience in Canada program (IEC).
Caregivers also have their own streams for work permits (under the TFWP) and transition to permanent residence.
