Canada has opened up two new pathways for passport holders of Hong Kong SAR or British National Overseas to special Permanent Residency. To find out how you may qualify to these streams, please book an appointment with us today.

This stream is targeted at applicants with recent post-secondary education in Canada.

Applicants must have graduated from a designated learning institution in Canada in the 3 years before they apply with one of the following:

• a post-secondary degree (for example, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral)
• a post-secondary diploma (not graduate or post-graduate) for a program that is at least 2 years in length
• a graduate or post-graduate credential for a program that is at least 1 year in length and

the program required them to have a post-secondary degree or diploma (from Canada or from abroad) as a prerequisite and

they graduated from the post-secondary degree or diploma no more than 5 years before the start of the graduate or post-graduate program

The program of study can be completed in any field of study, with at least 50% of the program of study completed while physically present in Canada, either in class or online.

This stream is targeted at applicants with post-secondary education in Canada or abroad as well as with recent work experience in Canada.

Applicants under Stream B have to meet both education and experience requirements.

Applicants must have graduated in the 5 years before they apply with one of the following:

• a post-secondary degree (for example, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral)
• a post-secondary diploma (not graduate or post-graduate) for a program of study that is at least 2 years in length
• a graduate or post-graduate credential for a program that is at least 1 year in length and the program required them to have a post-secondary degree or diploma (from Canada or from abroad) as a prerequisite and they graduated from their post-secondary degree or diploma no more than 5 years before the start of the graduate or post-graduate program.

That credential (in any field of study) must have been obtained from one of the following:

• a post-secondary designated learning institution in Canada
• a learning institution abroad Applicants must provide an educational credential assessment(ECA) to show that their foreign degree, diploma, certificate or credential is equal to one of the above-mentioned Canadian post-secondary credentials. The ECA must be less than 5 years old on the date they apply.

Applicants in Stream B must have accumulated 1 year (12 months) of full-time (at least 30 hours per week, or the equivalent in part-time, for a total of at least 1,560 hours) authorized Canadian work experience at any skill level within the 3 years before they apply).

This public policy takes effect on June 1, 2021, and will expire on August 31, 2026.