Eligibility Criteria:

• The employer must provide the Caregiver with a positive LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment).
• A bipartite contract letter signed by the Caregiver as well as the employer is a must.
• For Caregivers of children:
  • At least two years of Canadian work experience as a home childcare provider with a work permit.
  • Qualified at least one-year of a Canadian post-secondary credential or any other equivalent foreign credential.
  • Knowledge of either English or French.
• For caregivers of people with high medical needs:
  • Minimum of two years of work experience in Canada as a registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse aide, orderly, patient service associate, home support worker or other similar occupation, with a work permit.
  • Qualified at least one-year of a Canadian post-secondary credential or any other equivalent foreign credential.
  • Knowledge of either English or French.

Changes and reforms

Job Requirements

• The job received, should be full-time, permanent and from an Alberta employer.
• Supervisors, foremen and tradespersons working in a compulsory or optional trade in Alberta are not included under the eligible jobs’ category.
• Apart from that, clergy, elementary and secondary school teachers, professional athletes, dental laboratory bench workers, Semi-skilled workers who are not in an eligible AINP occupation, and Temporary foreign workers are also not acceptable for this program.

Employer Requirements

• Registered in Canada and operating in Alberta.
• Must be able to offer a meeting all the employment standards of Alberta.
• The offered job must be classified as NOC 0, A, or B level.
• Most jobs must receive a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for the job they are offering to the applicant.
• If the worker is not currently working in Alberta, must demonstrate that efforts have been made to recruit in Canada before offering job to the applicant.

Applicant Requirements

• The applicant must have an absolute intention to live and work in Alberta permanently.
• The applicant must possess the training, experience and licensing (if necessary) to perform the supposed job in Alberta.
• The applicant must be able to show valid work permit if already working in Alberta or a proof of legal status if living abroad.
• Plasterers, Drywallers, Managers/Supervisors in Food Service/Retail, and Upholsterers are now subject to the above skilled worker criteria.

Education Requirements

Job Requirements

Applicant Requirements

• Applicant must possess related work experience in his field.
• The applicant needs to show the ability to pay for housing and living expenses in British Columbia which can be done by showing either the job income in province, address of residence in the province or number of dependents.
• Proper licensing would be required in case of regulated jobs.

Employer Requirements

• The employer’s business must be established in British Columbia.
• The business should also already have permanent, full-time employees and must show proof of using good business practices in the past.
• The employer must also meet domestic labour market recruitment requirements.
• The employer will also have to present a written offer of employment with the company letterhead to the applicant. It should lucidly describe the applicant’s job duties, salary, working hours, list of additional benefits and collective bargaining agreements (if any).
• The employer should also provide a statement to the applicant that the job is permanent and that the work is full-time.

Job Requirements

• Job must be a long-term, full-time job acquired after working continuously for at least 6 months as a temporary foreign worker or international student working graduate for the same employer.
• Skilled Workers in Manitoba are not subject to a points-based assessment.
• Periods of self-employment, unauthorized work or employment during a full-time study will not be included in considering your work experience.
• Self-employed individuals, business owners, owner-operators and individuals providing services as independent contractors to the business supporting their application are NOT eligible to apply as Skilled Workers in Manitoba and any work experience in Manitoba gained in those capacities will not be considered when calculating the qualifying period of work in the province.

Employer Requirements

• You employer must be registered under an act of the legislature of Canada and must be operating an established business in Canada.
• Employer must show the capability of providing you with a long-term, full-time job in Manitoba.
• In order to acquire a work permit by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, employee-employer relationship must be demonstrated.

1. Skilled Worker with Family Support
2. Skilled Worker with Employer Support

Skilled Worker with Family Support (no job offer required)

• He/she must be a close relative of the applicant.
• The applicant must be a non-dependent child, brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild of the Family Supporter.
• The family supporter must a permanent resident of Canada and must be living only in New Brunswick all the time.
• Should have been employed in New Brunswick for at least 12 months when the applicant puts his application.
• Should be financially sound.
• Must be willing to participate in an interview with an official from the Population Growth Division.
• He/she must help the applicant with the settlement plan, providing monetary help if needed.
• He/she must not support more than one applicant at a time.

• Aged between 22 and 50 years.
• A close relative of the Family Supporter.
• Have absolute intentions of living and working in New Brunswick.
• Have sufficient resources in terms of funds to settle in New Brunswick.
• A minimum of $10,000 CAD, and an additional $2,000 for each accompanying family member.
• Have at least two years of continuous, full-time work experience in their intended occupation in New Brunswick, within the last five years.

Skilled Worker with Employer Support

• Aged between 22 and 55 years.
• Having the ability to present the necessary licenses or certification needed to work in New Brunswick.

• The employer must be operating in the province for at least one year.
• Applicants in C or D level occupations must have already been working for the same employer issuing the job offer for at least one year prior to application.
• Score a minimum of 50 points on a selection grid.
• Employers also have to show a proof of the fact that they were unable to find a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident of Canada who could perform the job in question.
• The employers must be able to assure that the job will abide bt provincial wage and employment standards.

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program for Skilled Workers through Express Entry

1. Skilled workers with job offer
2. Skilled workers without job offer

Applicant Requirements

• Applicant must either have a valid work permit or must be eligible to apply for one.
• Applicant must have work related experience and accreditations if required.
• Applicant should willing and able to work and settle in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Applicant be possession of enough resources needed to live in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Job Requirements

Language Requirements

• An Affidavit of English Language Ability from the Newfoundland and Labrador employer who has offered the worker a job.
• Education and/or training documents.
• Workers in NOC level C and D occupations must meet minimum language requirements.

Applicant Requirements

• The applicant must be experienced in an occupation that has been classified as NOC level 0, A or B, which is also known as skilled occupations as priority is given to such highly skilled applicants.
• If the applicant has been living in Canada then he/she must be able to present a proof of legal status.
• The applicant must be between the ages of 21 and 55 at the time of application.
• Applicant must be able to show proof for his intentions and ability to live and settle in the Province of Nova Scotia.
• Applicant must also have 12 months of relevant work experience.

Job Requirements

• The job must be full-time and permanent and offered by a Nova Scoria employer.
• The job must have salary and benefits that meet Provincial employment standards.
• The job must be in a position for which there is a shortage of qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
• Job offers made to NOC level C or D occupations will be considered based on local labour market requirements and conditions.

Education Requirements

Language Requirements

Employer Requirements

• Employer must be permanently established in Nova Scotia and must have operated in Nova Scotia, under current management, for at least two years.
• Must have the ability to issue a full time, permanent job offer to the individual applicant.
• Must also provide proof of the efforts made to recruit a qualified Canadian citizen or permanent resident for the position for the applicant is being employed.

Express Entry Skilled Worker stream

Language Requirements

Education Requirements

Settlement Funds

Applicant Requirements

• When candidates register for Express Entry, they must indicate their interest in immigrating to either Ontario or “All Provinces and Territories.” They must also be eligible to enter the pool through either the Federal Skilled Worker Program or the Canadian Experience Class.
• Minimum work experience for either the FSWP or the CEC criteria. Candidates who choose to be assessed against the FSWP criteria must have a minimum of one year of continuous and full-time employment (1,560 hours or more) or an equal amount in continuous part-time paid work experience in a National Occupation Classification (NOC) level 0, A, or B occupation in the past five years from the date of the PT Notification of Interest from Ontario. This work experience must have been completed in one specific NOC occupation. Candidates who choose to be assessed against the CEC criteria are required to have a minimum of one year of cumulative and full-time employment (1,560 hours or more) or an equal amount in part-time paid work experience in a NOC 0, A, or B occupation in Canada in the past three years from the date of the PT notification of interest from OOPNP.
• Intention to Reside in Ontario: All applicants must intend to reside in Ontario, as demonstrated by a statement of intent and indication of ties to Ontario.

Application Process

• Candidates identified by the OOPNP will receive a PT Notification of Interest from Ontario by their MyCIC account inviting them to apply for the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program under French-speaking Skilled Worker Stream.
• The candidates will have 45 days to make the application from the time they receive the invitation.
• Upon the approval of the application, the candidate shall receive a letter from Ontario Provincial Nominee Program through his/her MyCIC account.
• After receiving the notification, the candidate will have 30 days to accept the nomination from Ontario in the Express Entry system.
• Candidates who obtain a nomination from Ontario through this stream will receive an additional 600 CRS points and an invitation to apply for permanent residence from CIC.

Nomination Quota

Applicant Requirements

• Applicant must be living outside Canada or must have a proof of legal status in Canada.
• Applicant must score at least 60 points on a 100 point assessment grid.
• Applicant must possess at least a year of relevant work experience.
• Score a minimum of CLB 4 in all language abilities (speaking, reading, writing, listening).
• Provide proof for one of the following:
  • A permanent, full-time job offer in a skilled occupation from an approved Saskatchewan employer; or
  • Proof that they meet the following requirements:
    • Field of education is in a skilled occupation
    • Completed post-secondary education of at least one year
    • If occupation is regulated, proof of appropriate Saskatchewan qualification
    • Proof of settlement funds and a settlement plan

Federal Skilled Worker

Education Requirements

Applicant Requirements

• The applicant must have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in a skilled occupation (National Occupational Classification skill lever 0, A or B); or
• The applicant must qualify for Arranged Employment with a Labour Market Impact Assessment and a full-time, permanent job offer from a Canadian employer.
• Applicant must show the presence of the required settlement funds to be able to live in Sasketchewan.
• The applicant along with his/her dependents must undergo medical examinations and security clearances.

Language Requirements

Processing Times

• Education: 25 points.
• Language Skills: 28 total points out of which 24 are for the first official language and 4 for the second official language.
• Work Experience: 15 points for paid skilled work experience acquired in the last 10 years. A minimum of 9 points is required.
• Age: 12 points.
• Arranged Employment: 10 points.
• Adaptability: 10 points.

Applicant Requirements

• The applicant must be a foreign national already working in Yukon and willing to get a Canadian Permanent Residency.
• The applicant must demonstrate at least one year of experience in the relevant work field.
• If the applicant is in Canada at the time of application he/she must be legally residing in the country.
• If the applicant is in Canada on a study permit then he/she must provide proof for the same.

Employer Requirements

• The employer must be registered and operating a business in the Yukon for at least one year, or must a recognized government body in the Yukon.
• The employer must be able to provide remuneration which meets the Yukon standards.
• The employer must possess and provide a copy of a valid business license stating that the company or business is registered in Yukon’s corporate registry.
• Till the applicant is eligible for government health benefits, the employer must be capable of providing a similar free of charge health insurance to the applicant.
• If the applicant is not already in Yukon, the employer must pay the cost of travel to Yukon from his/her residence abroad.
• In case of the applicant’s not being able to obtain a permanent residency in Yukon, the employer must provide for return travel costs.
• The employer must also verify previous work experience and qualifications of foreign worker before submitting an application.

Education Requirements

• The applicant must possess sufficient education to fulfill his/her job duties.
• The applicant must have gone through a year’s study for a certificate program and two years of study for a diploma or Bachelor degree program.

Language Requirements

• The applicant must provide a proof of either English or French language proficiency.
• The applicant must have studied English as a Second Language students at Yukon College with at least level 8 completed.

Express Entry for Skilled Worker Stream

1. The employer finds an appropriate foreign national worker for the position in question.
2. The employer offers a job to the worker after indicating that there is no Canadian or permanent resident who is ready, willing and capable for the position.
3. The worker meets the requirements for one of the three federal economic immigration programs processed through Express Entry.
4. The worker completes an online application in CIC’s Express Entry system and enters the candidate pool after which he/she receives an Express Entry Profile Number and a Job Seeker Validation Code (if needed).
5. The worker shows a proof enough settlement funds to reside the Yukon Province.
6. At this point, the Yukon Express Entry Application form has to be filled by both the employer and worker.
7. If everything is found appropriate and passable, the worker receives an invitation to apply for permanent residence from CIC.
8. Following this, the worker provides all necessary documents to CIC to complete the permanent residence application (e.g., criminal record check, medical report).
9. The worker’s documents undergo a stringent verification by the CIC and Yukon’s Immigration Unit.
10. Finally the worker receives permanent residence normally within six months of issuing a valid application.