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

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.

The steps involved in using Yukon’s Express Entry system are:

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.