Originally Posted by
VedSaumya
Thanks friends for pointing it out. I think I mixed this up with $90k criteria that exists for moving into PR from R.
That $90,000 annual salary threshold for getting a direct Permanent Resident Visa is only for holders of a Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa applying for a Talent (Accredited Employer) Resident Visa -- and then, only for people who applied for the associated Work Visa before October 7th, 2019: this has recently been discontinued as part of the forthcoming Work Visa changes (refer to
RW2.1). As such, natural attrition will result in this falling away entirely over the next 2-3 years.
This has never been part of the Skilled Migrant Category.