How to Immigrate to Canada as an Author, Writer (NOC 5121) | Get Canadian PR as an Author, Writer

If you are a writer or an author and is looking to come to Canada as permanent resident, this article gives you all the options.

Canadian Visas for Authors and Writers, How to Immigrate to Canada as an Author with or without a Job offer, If you’re looking to immigrate to Canada as an Author.

If you are looking to move to Canada as a writer or an author the NOC code for a writer is 5121 for immigration purposes.

All the following roles fall under NOC code 5121 for authors/writers:

All these roles held by an Author are eligible to apply under this specific NOC category of 5121:

• ad writer
• advertising copywriter
• advertising writer
• author
• biographer
• copywriter
• crossword puzzle maker
• designer and script writer
• dialogue writer
• dubbing dialogue writer
• essayist
• feature writer
• fiction writer
• game, CD-ROM or Web critic
• ghost writer
• handbook writer
• help file developer
• humorist-author
• interactive media writer
• lexicographer
• literary writer
• manual writer
• medical writer
• multimedia author
• multimedia script writer
• multimedia writer
• new media writer
• novelist
• on-line reference developer
• playwright
• poet
• programmed-instruction writer
• publicity writer
• radio writer
• rewriter
• scientific writer
• screen writer
• script and dialogue writer
• script writer
• self-instruction manual writer
• serial story writer
• serial writer
• short story writer
• specifications writer
• specifications writer (except construction)
• speech writer
• sports writer – novels and books
• standards writer
• storyboarder
• support materials writer
• technical writer
• technical writer – aeronautics
• technical writer – chemical processing
• technical writer – electronics equipment
• technical writer – pharmaceutical industry
• teleplay writer – screenwriter
• television writer
• writer

So if you hold any of the above job titles, they are the examples of job titles to immigrate to Canada as an author or a writer.

How much money do authors writers make in Canada?

According to Talent.com, the average author salary in Canada for authors or writers is $33,150 per year or $17 per hour. with entry-level positions starting at $27,422 per year, while more experienced workers make up to $108,225 per year.

Pathways to immigrate to Canada as an Author or Writer

As long as you meet the requirements to work and immigrate to Canada as an author or a writer, there are several immigration pathways to get Canadian Permanent Residency for you and your immediate family members.

Use any one of the following immigration pathways to get Canadian permanent residence under NOC code 5121 as an author or writer.

1. Express Entry system
2. Provincial Nominee Program
3. Job Offer
4. Self-employed Persons Program

Express Entry

To immigrate to Canada as an author or writer under the Express Entry system, you can choose any one of the following the 3 federal programs managed through Express Entry to create your Express Entry profile:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program
• Federal Skilled Trades Program
• Canadian Experience Class

Note that if your express entry application is successful, you will be invited to apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency. You need to respond to the ITA within 60 days otherwise you forfeit it.

Provincial Nominee Programs

If you already have a preferred province in Canada that you would like to immigrate to as a writer or an author, then it is important that you start looking at their PNP programs for authors or writers.

While selecting a province in Canada to immigrate to as a writer, some factors worth looking at include:

• whether or not you have a family member in that province that can sponsor your application
• whether or not they have PNP programs that do not require a job offer
• if NOC code 5121 for writers and authors is in that province’s in demand occupation list.
  • as at the writing of this article for instance, writers and authors may be invited to apply in periodic targeted draws for priority occupations under British Columbia’s BC PNP Tech occupations PNP as authors and writers fall under British Columbia PNP Occupations in Demand 2022. For more information on draws, visit BC’s Invitations to Apply page.

Self-Employed Persons Program

To immigrate to Canada as a writer or author under the self-employed person route, you must:

1. have relevant experience
   • the regulatory definition of a self-employed author or writer means that your experience as a writer is considered relevant if you have at least two years of experience.It must be during the period starting 5 years before the day you apply and ending on the day IRCC makes a decision on your application.

     You can get more points if you have 3, 4, or 5 years of experience.

     At a minimum, your experience must be:

     1. 2 one-year periods being self-employed as a writer or author, or
     2. 2 one-year periods participating at a world-class level in writing activities, or
     3. a combination of a one-year period described in (1), and a one-year period described in (2)

• Provide as many documents as possible as proof of self-employment in your current country of residence. For example, certificate of registration, incorporation, certificate of good conduct, business financial statements, tax returns, audit reports, business licenses, invoices, receipts, service contracts, portfolio of works, reference letters from clients, industry leaders, and peers, etc.

1. be willing and able to be self-employed in Canada.
   • the honors is on you to prove the tests of intention and ability to create your own employment in Canada.
   • the honors is also on you to to build a strong case for yourself about the future project that you will engage in after obtaining PR and to demonstrate why Canada needs to offer you permanent residence.
   • Consider preparing a well-researched and realistic business plan along with a detailed methodology of how you will execute your project in Canada once you arrive and potential to be remunerative/profitable. The plan must demonstrate the need to have your involvement/presence in Canada, and to the greatest possible extent, be implemented in Canada.
   • Evidence of past execution of a similar business is critical for assessment of your willingness and intention to be self employed in Canada.
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     For example, to demonstrate an “intention and ability to be self-employed in Canada”, you can provide past bank statements, past financial statements as an author, a business plan that indicates utmost chance of economic viability for when you arrive Canada as a writer or author, evidence of available resources required to implement the business plan, including:

     • a description of the business model,
     • services, industry and market research,
     • target clients,
     • competitors,
     • marketing initiatives,
     • projected expenses, sales, profits, etc.
     • demonstrated means to execute this plan, i.e., financial resources, skills, knowledge, talent, etc., depending on the project’s scope
     • evidence of your past conduct and commitment under a similar business,
2. meet the program’s selection criteria 
   • IRCC assesses you on selection criteria that include your:
     • experience
     • education
     • age
     • language abilities
     • adaptability
3. meet the test of significant contribution to Canada.
   • IRCC has no formal definition of “significant contribution.” Therefore, visa officers are allowed to use their judgment to prove that you will proceed with your business plan after you become a permanent resident of Canada.
   • demonstrate through the examples of past conduct that you have the necessary mental attributes to realize the proposed project. For example, it may be challenging to prove the intent of a famous and talented writer who wants to produce other novice writers in Canada (but has never done it before in their current country of residence).
   • A “significant contribution to specified economic activities in Canada” constitutes a deliverable of the already-discussed demonstrated ability and intention to be self-employed in Canada e.g. writings about Canada, business established in Canada, etc.
   • In your application include all information that you believe are an indicator of your ability to become economically established in Canada.
   • Generally, having a solid financial record and proof of funds increases your chances of getting a positive response on grounds of becoming economically established in Canada. Thus, the more liquid you are, the better proof for a higher chance of becoming economically established in Canada.
4. You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you get to Canada.
   • Here we are talking about including your bank statements, investment statements, tax returns, title deeds, and so forth.
5. meet medical, security and other conditions

• • You and your family members must have a medical exam and get police certificates.

To immigrate to Canada as a writer or an author under the self-employment route, knowledge of English or French is not required. However, knowledge of English or French may add points to your application.

For a writer or an author to be successful in moving to Canada as a permanent resident under the self-employment route, they must earn a minimum of 35 points (out of a possible 100 points) based on the following factors:

How long will it take to receive a permanent residence as a writer or author?

Current processing time to immigrate to Canada as a writer or author under the self employment program is 41 months as a result of Covid 19 impacts.

However, you may apply for a Canadian work permit to start your business in Canada while waiting for the outcome of your permanent residence application.

One you get to Canada as a permanent resident, there are no further requirements for you or your business.

Quebec Experience Class

The Canadian province of Quebec runs its own immigration program.

Therefore, it is another immigration pathway for you to get Canadian permanent residence as an author or writer especially if you speak French. So, please visit Quebec’s immigration website for more guidelines.