Essential workers, international student graduates and French speakers in Canada will have six new pathways to permanent residency this May.Canada’s immigration minister, Marco Mendicino, announced the new programs on April 14. Three of the new programs will pave the way for 90,000 new immigrants to get permanent status this year. The other three streams for French-speaking immigrants will have no intake cap.

Canada is one of the most preferred countries when it comes to choosing a country for applying for a permanent residency visa. The country offers cultural diversity, highly flexible immigration policies, democratic values, and excellent career opportunities. All these factors lure thousands of people across the world to apply for the visa. But the question...