Permanent Residence Applications
Below is a list of some programs in which you can apply for Permanent Residence to Canada. For more information, please click on the specific titles.
Federal Skilled Workers (Overseas)
As a skilled worker overseas, you may be qualified to immigrate to Canada. There are two ways to immigrated under the Federal Skilled Workers Program …
OPTION 1 »
OPTION 2 »
Federal Skilled Workers (In-land)
As a skilled worker in Canada, you can qualify to become a permanent resident through several programs. This includes the:
Canadian Experience Class»
Federal Skilled Worker Program»
Provincial Nominee Program»
Live-In Caregiver
Self-Employed Persons
Entrepreneurs
Investors
You must have at least one year work experience in one of these specific occupations (see list below). These occupations can change anytime by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. If you notice in brackets (CAP REACHED), it means that they are not accepting anymore applications in this occupation …
- 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
- 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management (Cap reached)
- 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
- 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
- 2151 Architects
- 3111 Specialist Physicians
- 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
- 3113 Dentists
- 3131 Pharmacists
- 3142 Physiotherapists
- 3152 Registered Nurses (Cap reached)
- 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
- 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
- 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
- 4151 Psychologists
- 4152 Social Workers
- 6241 Chefs
- 6242 Cooks
- 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
- 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
- 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
- 7242 Industrial Electricians
- 7251 Plumbers
- 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
- 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
- 7371 Crane Operators
- 7372 Drillers & Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
- 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
If you do not have experience in any of these occupations, the second way to immigrate to Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker is by being offered a PERMANENT JOB from a Canadian employer. The Canadian employer will have to go through steps to get an arranged employment opinion, which is approval from the federal government to hire you as a foreign worker. Once you have that arranged employment opinion, you can apply under the federal skilled worker program.
Please note, the occupations are not limited to the specified occupations in Option 1, but you do have to be a skilled worker (NOC A, B, or 0). For more information on NOC codes and to determine if your occupation is considered skilled in Canada, please visit the National Occupational Classification page on Government of Canada website.
If you have been working in Canada for at least two years in a skilled occupation (NOC 0, A or B class), and you can pass the IELTS exam, you may apply for the Canadian Experience Class. This is the simplest program as there are only two criterias that must be met versus the Federal Skilled Worker Program. For more information, please visit the official CIC website – Canadian Experience Class.
This program is the same as the Federal Skilled Workers (Overseas). The only difference is that you are in Canada. If you have at least one year work experience in the specified occupations listed in by Canada Immigration Canada, you may apply. You can also apply under arranged employment. Please
Recently, the provincial governments have been implementing their own immigration policies outside of the federal governments based on their needs for their specific provinces. As our company is based in Alberta, we focus on the Alberta Nominee Program. For more information on their programs, please visit the Alberta Nominee Program website.
To find out more about other provincial nominee programs, you may visit their official sites.
