Indian students who were not selected in the H-1B visa lottery may be eligible for permanent residency in Canada after completing one year of post-secondary education, through the Canadian Experience Class program. The governments of Canada and India are also exploring new work visa options and cross-border payment systems. Additionally, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program provides a route to permanent residency for wealthy investors, though it is currently closed.

1. IMMIGRATION
UPDATE
Indian students who were not selected in the H-1B visa
lottery may still have options to work in Canada. One way is
to complete at least one year of post-secondary education in
Canada, which makes them eligible for PR through the CEC.

2. The two countries have identified a number of areas where
they can work together, including the use of India's Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) for cross-border payments, the
development of carbon credits, and the creation of a new
work visa that would allow Indian citizens to work in New
IMMIGRATION
UPDATE

3. IMMIGRATION
UPDATE
The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) allows
wealthy individuals to invest $800,000 in Quebec's economy
in exchange for a permanent resident visa. The program is
closed to new applications at the moment, expected to
reopen in January 2024.

4. IMMIGRATION
UPDATE
The US mission in India issued over 70,000 student visas in
2022, making India the top source country for US student
visas. The most popular fields of study for Indian students
in the US are computer science, engineering, and
business.

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