This is an immigration practitioner’s program accredited by the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). This program will prepare students for both practical and theoretical aspects of their future profession. Once the applicant fulfills all the requirements given by the ICCRC they may start practicing the business in Canada or abroad. One of the requirements to be admitted for an ICCRC exam is to graduate from a program like this. This program also enables students to work for other legal and advisory firms dealing with immigration affairs, as well as related government agencies.
With its large area and relatively low birth rate, Canada needs to rely on immigration to maintain its economic growth. Canadian government may bring a list of professions in which workforce is lacking and immigrants are welcome to find jobs, but even those as well as most other applicants will need advisory. The only legal ways do advise and represent them is to become a Canada Registered Immigration Consultant (RCIC).
Immigration Consultants are expected to offer following legal services to their clients:
• Represent people who apply for Canadian citizenships and other forms of stay permits.
• Represent them before the Canadian immigration authorities.
• Provide advices to clients, answers their questions and helps them prepare documentation
• Represent individuals during the entire procedure
• Represent clients in all other immigration related affairs, which includes negotiations over possible issues.
The program attendees are required to have one of the following:
• Graduation from a university. Diplomas from foreign universities can apply, but will be further evaluated.
• Diploma from a two or three years' college program
• Three years of related work experience
• Passed an English language proficiency test such as IELTS or similar.
The course is delivered by means of Integrated Learning™ System training and instructor-led training.
The Immigration consultant program offers two types of courses: Core Business related and Core Immigration Consultant.
The Core Business courses consist of learning business skills, business correspondence, grammar for business writing as well as verbal communication for businesses
The Core Immigration Consultant courses part consists of nine subjects related to the practice, which are related to legal, ethical and economic aspects of immigration processes, such as immigration and refugee law and related legal framework, classification of Federal Skilled Workers, administrative laws, protection of refugees and asylum seekers, ethics, professional responsibility and client care. There is also a course on operating own practice specified by the profession.
Additionally there is Worksite Externship where students are exposed to a related business environment where they can apply classroom instructions in practice, linking theoretical knowledge with actual work procedures.
To graduate from the program, it is required to pass all the courses’ exams with a minimum of 70% program average. Full-time students will have hours-related requirements – minimum hours per week and per course schedule.
Note that graduating from this program does not mean that the applicant has become an Immigration Consultant. In order to obtain this, it is further required to pass the ICCRC Full Skills Examination, become their member and register a business.
