Atlas des passeports
Canada

Atlas des passeports

Canada travel, immigration and PR

Canada is the textbook points destination in this atlas: temporary and permanent residence are separate filings, and Express Entry CRS cut-offs move every year.

ImmigrationRésidence permanente

Openness rank

#161

Entry openness

54

Sans visa

1

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

Ottawa

Population

41.5 million

Superficie

9,984,670 km²

Monnaie

Canadian dollar CAD

Langue

English, French

Fuseau

UTC-08:00–UTC-03:30

Nés à l’étranger

8.8 million · 2024

Part de migrants

22.2%

Groupes ethniques · 2021

  • Canadian15.6%
  • English14.7%
  • Scottish12.1%
  • Irish12.1%
  • French11%
  • German8.1%
  • Other19.4%

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

For skilled workers, study-to-PR, provincial nominees, family class, and people who land on a work or study permit then raise their CRS.

Visiter et durée de séjour

Visa-exempt passports usually need an eTA to board; others a TRV. Stays are often six months, set at the port. Visitors cannot work. Study over six months needs a study permit.

Travail et résidence

Temporary work is LMIA-sponsored, some LMIA-exempt streams, or a PGWP after study. PR is mainly Express Entry (FSW / CEC / FST) plus PNP. Points come from age, education, language and work.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

A grant makes you a permanent resident immediately. Citizenship usually needs three years of physical presence in five, tax filings, language and knowledge tests. PR cards expire; long absences hit residency obligations.

Time to PR：Economic PR is by invitation, not a years-then-apply clock

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

Does graduating in Canada equal PR?

No automatic PR. A PGWP is temporary; you still need CEC or a PNP and a competitive score.

Does submitting Express Entry mean an invitation?

It only enters the pool. You need a CRS at or above the round’s cut-off for an ITA, then you file PR.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visa requis”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sans visa”. typical stay on the matrix is 180 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guides connexes

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.