Australia PR vs Canada PR

Australia PR vs Canada PR

Permanent Residency is a path that allows visa holders to reside and work in the country. Both Australia and Canada are popular destinations among immigrants. Before choosing a destination, many factors must be considered, such as process time, validity, requirements, cost of living, etc.

 

Process

For Australia PR, the pathway is a Skilled Workers Visa, whereas for Canada PR is Express Entry. The difference in the process between Australia PR and Canada PR is as a follows:

 

Aspect	Canada	Australia
Application	Express Entry System	Skill Select and Points-Based System
Eligibility	Program-specific criteria	General eligibility criteria
Ranking System	Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)	Points-based system and Skill Select ranking
Invitations	Issued based on CRS scores	Issued to eligible EOI applicants
Pathways	Fewer pathways but well-defined	Multiple pathways with flexibility

 

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Eligibility

The applicant’s eligibility is calculated using the Points System for both Australia PR and Canada PR. The points are calculated based on various factors, and each factor has some maximum points a person can get. They are as follows:

 

Factor	Australia PR	Canada PR
Age	30	12
Education	25	25
Regional working Experience	20	10
Foreign Working Experience	15	15
Language	20	28
Other Factors	20	10

                      

For a person to be eligible to apply for the PR they have to score minimum points of:

Australia PR - 65

Canada PR - 67

 

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Cost of Living

The cost of living is relatively lower than that of Australia. While Canada is affordable in things such as health care, housing and transportation Australia is affordable with day to day things such as grocery, mobile, internet connection etc. Here are the costs for:

 

Cost of Living in INR (approximately)
Factor	Australia	Canada
Grocery	3,800	4,200
Mobile and Internet	6,415	7,090
Fuel	80	70
Public Transport	8,020	5,300
Utilities	11,070	8,300
Housing (1-3 BHK)	90,900 - 144,350	72,500 -111,160
Pre -School	96,200	53,110
Gym	3,474	2,730

 

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Benefits

Each country has advantages their own. Some of the benefits one must know before applying for Australia PR or Canada PR are as follows:

 

Australia PR	Canada PR
Have the right to live and work	Have the right to reside and work
Have access to Medicare	Have access to Universal Health System
Children can avail education	Children can have access to education system
Can buy properties	Have no specific benefits to buy a property
They can sponsor their family	They are eligible to sponsor their family
Expecting half a million invitations by 2026	Expecting an 1.5 million invitations by 2026
A person can get 100 times ROI on Australia PR	One can earn 5 - 8 times their current salary.

 

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