Hello everyone and welcome to my channel. My name is Dr. Jeff Sugandi and in this video
I’m going to talk to you about an overview on how to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency
as a doctor. So if you are a doctor working in another
country right now and thinking about moving to Canada, you’d want to stay tune.
First, you want to make sure that you understand that applying for Canadian permanent residency
does not necessarily mean that you will be working as a doctor in Canada. So there is
application for Canadian permanent residency and there is application for medical licensing
in Canada. However,Canadian permanent residency will allow you to live and work permanently
in Canada and then you can apply to get your license to practice medicine or to apply for
residency in Canada.
Next, is to understand that the application for Canadian Permanent residency is a point
based application system. Its called Express Entry. And from this there are 3 streams that
a physician can apply to get a permanent residency. The most common one is the Federal Skilled
workers program. Then there is Canadian Experience Class, as well as Provincial Nomination Program.
For the last two, typically it is a bit more challenging to obtain because The Canadian
Experience Class requires you to at least have lived and worked in Canada for at least
a year before you can obtain that point or the Canadian experience class. And then PNP
requires you to have a job offer from a province in Canada. Basically recruiting you to work
as a doctor in that province. So let's focus this topic on express entry Federal Skilled
Worker program. I know that in the last year and a half federal skilled workers program
has been on hold due to the pandemic. However it is not cancelled, and it should resume
once the condition is improving. The third point that I would like to make is that ranking
system for the point base is called the Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS. You are given a point
based on your qualifications and your demographics, and this point system depends on several factors,
such as your age, your language ability, whether or not you speak English and France, or just
English or French. The next factor is your education. As a doctor you will be regarded
as equivalent as a masters degree. Another important factor for the scoring system is
your work experience. In order to gain the most points for this category you need to
have at least three years of work experience, and residency experience counts.
The fourth point is about creation of an Express Entry profile where you submit your information
and your documentations and then wait for an invitation to apply based on the draws
conducted by the Canadian immigration system. Last but not least, is knowing what documents
you need that are essential for creation of the Express Entry profile. Of course you need
your passport, you need the result of your English or French language test, as well as
a document called ECA report. Now, this report is an educational credential
assessment. The document will say that it is comparable to an MD degree in Canada. For
physicians the only place you can obtain this ECA report is through MCC or Medicine Council
of Canada. The process itself can take a long time. For my experience it took about three
months where I had to create an account with physiciansapply.ca where I have to submit
my medical diplomas as well as transcript and residency diploma.
A very important point to note is that you do not need to have taken the MCCQE exams
in order to be eligible for obtaining the ECA Report so once you get all your documents
and pay the fee the MCC will issue you the ECA Report that you can use to apply for immigration.
Alright, so those are my five points to know in general about application for Canadian
permanent residency. If you find this video helpful please make
sure to hit the like button and comment below so that I know what kind of videos to make
next. Thank you for watching and see you later !