The Immigration Act, 1976 divides persons entering Canada into four categories: visitors, family class immigrants, independent class immigrants, and refugees.
Category Description
Visitors Visitors are persons lawfully in Canada for temporary purposes (e.g., tourists, students, temporary workers, and business travellers.)
Family Class Immigrants Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor the immigration of close family relatives if they are willing and able to provide for their housing, food, clothing, medical care etc...
Independent Class Immigrants They are individuals seeking better economic opportunities ( e.g., workers, entrepreneurs, and self-employed professionals.)
Refugees Must establish that they have a "well-founded" fear of being persecuted in the country of their nationality for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of particular social group or political opinion. Once a claim has been approved, the refugee can apply to become a permanent resident of Canada
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