Recently, the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the best passports in the world, released its latest rankings for the first quarter of 2022. Canada is undoubtedly in the top ten again. This is the 16th consecutive year that Canadian passport has entered the list. Single top ten.
Canadian passport strength
▶ 183 visa-free countries
According to statistics in the first quarter of 2022, Japan and Singapore tied for first place with 192 visa-free and visa-on-arrival countries.
Germany and South Korea ranked second with 190 points.
The four European countries of Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain rank third in terms of number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival countries with 189. The top three passport rankings of
remain consistent with the results of the previous quarter.
Canadian Passport ranks seventh in the world with a score of 185, one spot higher than last year. It can be said that holding a Canadian passport, half of the world will let you go, and this convenience also saves a lot of money!
Except for the time required to apply for a visa, issuing various certificates, and the application fee of at least hundreds of Canadian dollars at a time. A Canadian passport can save you at least nearly 30,000 Canadian dollars on a tourist visa!
And the strength of our Chinese Passport has also been continuously improved in the past two years. In 2021, it scored 79 points and ranked 72nd. In the first quarter of 2022, it scored 80 points and rose to 64th place.
China’s Hong Kong passport scored 171 points this time, ranking 18th.
China Taiwan Passport scored 145 points this time, ranking 32nd.
▶ Changes in the strength of Canadian passport
According to the performance of the past three years, the ranking of Canadian passport has not changed much, and the score has been rising steadily:
·In 2020, Canada ranked 9th in the world with 183 visa-free/visa-on-arrival countries. name.
·In 2021, Canada ranked 8th with 184 points.
· In 2022, it moved up one rank again and reached the 7th place.
▶ Canadian visa-free countries
Holding a Canadian passport can now travel to 185 countries around the world without a visa, including almost all developed countries in the world, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, etc.
It can be said that the Canadian passport is one of the most valuable passports in the world!
▶ Children’s education benefits
Canada implements 12 years of compulsory education, which means that all tuition fees for children before college are free. Canada also has certain welfare support for preschools, cram schools, etc., which is also a large amount of cost support.
If you study in Canada, the four-year university tuition fee is about 150,000 Canadian dollars (750,000 yuan).
But if you have immigration status, four-year college only costs 20,000 Canadian dollars (100,000 yuan).
Children with Canadian status can also enjoy college loans when they go to local universities! You can find a job after graduation and then repay it!
Starting from 2017, foreigners do not need to apply for exams to go to , Tsinghua and , they just need to pass the review! Former Chinese students who have held a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for more than 4 years and have lived abroad for more than 2 years in the past 4 years can enjoy the policy of exempting themselves from the entrance examination to Tsinghua University.
As long as you hold a Canadian passport, Tsinghua University is not a dream!
▶ Free medical insurance for all
Canada implements free medical care for all, and its medical system is recognized as one of the most complete and fair systems in the world. The cost of medical insurance is borne by the government, mainly from federal and provincial government income taxes.
The Canadian health insurance plan covers various medical services, consultation fees, hospitalization and surgery expenses.
If your family doctor thinks that you need hospitalization or even surgery, regardless of the size of the surgery, as well as all laboratory tests, all will be covered by the medical insurance plan.
During the hospitalization, the patient does not have to pay a penny for food, medicine, etc. himself. For people over 65 years old and those receiving social assistance, most of their prescription drugs are provided free of charge.
▶ Parental benefits
Canadian maternity leave is divided into maternity leave for pregnant women, which can be taken up to 15 weeks, and you can get up to 15 weeks of pregnancy allowance during the maternity leave; the other part is parental leave, and the father or mother can take up to 35 weeks of leave.
In Canada, every child from birth to 18 years old can receive child benefit (commonly known as milk money) every month. In 2020, each child under the age of 6 will receive CAD 6,639 per year, and each child over 6 and under 18 will receive CAD 5,602 per year.
How to apply for a Canadian passport
First of all, requires the applicant to be a friend with Canadian PR status, that is, the person who has completed the Canadian immigration application.
As one of the traditional immigration countries in the world, Canada occupies the absolute main position in the world's population mobility. Its comprehensive high benefits and high-quality resources in all walks of life are very attractive to different people. Complete family overseas status planning, children's education planning, overseas assets and career development planning, etc. through immigration.
For Chinese families, the most common immigration programs currently are the Provincial Nominee Program and the SUV Federal Innovation Entrepreneur Immigration Program. Among them, SUV the Federal Innovation Entrepreneur Immigration has become the first choice program for many families due to its lower requirements and flexible planning methods. .
