Pharmacist wishing to immigrate to Canada

[Mancini]

Hello everyone

I need your help please in advising which immigration path is most suitable for my daughter.

1. She has a pharmacy university degree.
2. She is a licensed pharmacist but has less than 1 year of experience as a pharmacist.
3. She also has few months of experience as self-employment tutor for pharmacy students (does this self-employment count towards experience?).
4. She is young (mid 20's),
5. She has excellent English skills (Level 8-9).
6. She started to learn French (basic maybe CLB 3).
7. She has the required funds.
8. She has relatives in Ontario..
9. No Canadian experience or education. No job offers.
10. She has got her university degree assessed (ECA) and she is preparing to take the evaluation pharmacy test soon.

Questions:
A. Should she apply through Express Entry (FSW) or PNP? If EE, is it FSW or another stream? If PNP, where does she have a better chance?
B. Is it possible for her to change in future from EE to PNP or vise versa?

I have read a lot and got more and more confused.

Thank you!

 

[Naturgrl]

1. Express Entry is only option. PNP if has a job offer and licensed to work in province. She needs a year of skilled, continuous work experience (full time) to be eligible to submit a profile. She wants CLB 7 to be part of French Draws.
2. Yes, If she has a job offer and licensed.

 

[Mancini]

Thank you @Naturgrl for the valuable comment.. Maybe it is easier (and faster) for her to focus more on French to go up to level CLB7.

 

[canuck78]

Thank you @Naturgrl for the valuable comment.. Maybe it is easier (and faster) for her to focus more on French to go up to level CLB7.

Yes it would be a much easier way to secure PR and may be her only option at the moment.

 

[Mancini]

Thank you @canuck78
Really appreciate all your help

 

[pamaxev]

Hello everyone

I need your help please in advising which immigration path is most suitable for my daughter.

1. She has a pharmacy university degree.
2. She is a licensed pharmacist but has less than 1 year of experience as a pharmacist.
3. She also has few months of experience as self-employment tutor for pharmacy students (does this self-employment count towards experience?).
4. She is young (mid 20's),
5. She has excellent English skills (Level 8-9).
6. She started to learn French (basic maybe CLB 3).
7. She has the required funds.
8. She has relatives in Ontario..
9. No Canadian experience or education. No job offers.
10. She has got her university degree assessed (ECA) and she is preparing to take the evaluation pharmacy test soon.

Questions:
A. Should she apply through Express Entry (FSW) or PNP? If EE, is it FSW or another stream? Just like estimating the cost to paint the exterior of your home helps plan a project, understanding her best immigration path can clarify her chances. If PNP, where does she have a better chance?
B. Is it possible for her to change in future from EE to PNP or vise versa?

I have read a lot and got more and more confused.

Thank you!

She should apply through Express Entry under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program. Self-employment tutoring likely won’t count as work experience for FSW points. She can also explore Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), especially in Ontario, but some streams may require a job offer. It is possible to switch between EE and PNP, as a provincial nomination can boost her EE CRS score, and EE applicants can still apply to PNP streams separately.

 

[Mancini]

Thank you @pamaxev for your valuable comment.

 

[canuck78]

She should apply through Express Entry under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program. Self-employment tutoring likely won’t count as work experience for FSW points. She can also explore Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), especially in Ontario, but some streams may require a job offer. It is possible to switch between EE and PNP, as a provincial nomination can boost her EE CRS score, and EE applicants can still apply to PNP streams separately.

These are not options at all or realistic options given her current profile. She wouldn’t be able to secure a job offer as a pharmacist since she isn’t licensed to work as one in Canada.