The public policy targets foreign nationals with at least one year of work experience in Canada in an essential occupation.
You may be granted permanent resident status if you:
a. Have accumulated at least one (1) year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time experience (1,560 hours), in Canada, in an eligible occupation.
b. Be employed in Canada in any occupation at the time that the application for permanent residence is received.
c. Have attained a level of proficiency of at least benchmark 4 in either official language for each of the four language skill areas.
d. Reside in Canada with valid temporary resident status.
e. Intend to reside in a province or territory other than Quebec;
You may be granted permanent resident status if you:
a. Have accumulated at least one (1) year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time experience (1,560 hours), in Canada, in an eligible occupation listed in Annex A or Annex B in the three (3) years preceding the date when the application for permanent residence is received. The one year of work experience must be obtained in one or more of the eligible occupations as follows:
o Stream A: the one year of work experience must have been acquired in one or more occupations listed in Annex A. Experience cannot be combined with Annex B occupations.
o Stream B: the one year of work experience must have been acquired in one or more occupations listed in Annex B, or a combination of occupations in Annexes A and B.
b. Be employed in Canada in any occupation at the time that the application for permanent residence is received.
c. Have attained a level of proficiency of at least benchmark 4 in either official language for each of the four language skill areas.
d. Reside in Canada with valid temporary resident status.
e. Intend to reside in a province or territory other than Quebec;
Annex A – Eligible Health-Related Occupations
Eligible health care occupations include all broad occupational category 3 occupations (Health occupations) from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) with the exception of Veterinarians (NOC 3114) and Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 3213). Five occupations from broad occupational category 4 (Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services) are also eligible occupations.
Eligible Occupations:
NOC Occupation 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses 3111 Specialist physicians 3112 General practitioners and family physicians 3113 Dentists 3121 Optometrists 3122 Chiropractors 3124 Allied primary health practitioners 3125 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating 3131 Pharmacists 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists 3142 Physiotherapists 3143 Occupational therapists 3144 Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment 3211 Medical laboratory technologists 3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists 3215 Medical radiation technologists 3216 Medical sonographers 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c. 3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) 3221 Denturists 3222 Dental hygienists and dental therapists 3223 Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants 3231 Opticians 3232 Practitioners of natural healing 3233 Licensed practical nurses 3234 Paramedical occupations 3236 Massage therapists 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment 3411 Dental assistants 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 3414 Other assisting occupations in support of health services 4151 Psychologists 4152 Social workers 4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors 4165 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers 4212 Social and community service workers 4412 Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
ANNEX B – Other Eligible Essential Occupations
1. Major Unit Groups
Major Unit Group
NOC Code
Occupation
66 - Sales support occupations
6611
Cashiers
6621
Service station attendants
6622
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers
6623
Other sales related occupations
72- Industrial, electrical and construction trades
7201
Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
7202
Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
7203
Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
7204
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
7205
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
7231
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
7232
Tool and die makers
7233
Sheet metal workers
7234
Boilermakers
7235
Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
7236
Ironworkers
7237
Welders and related machine operators
7241
Electricians (except industrial and power system)
7242
Industrial electricians
7243
Power system electricians
7244
Electrical power line and cable workers
7245
Telecommunications line and cable workers
7246
Telecommunications installation and repair workers
7247
Cable television service and maintenance technicians
7251
Plumbers
7252
Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
7253
Gas fitters
7271
Carpenters
7272
Cabinetmakers
7281
Bricklayers
7282
Concrete finishers
7283
Tilesetters
7284
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
7291
Roofers and shinglers
7292
Glaziers
7293
Insulators
7294
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
7295
Floor covering installers
74 - Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers
7441
Residential and commercial installers and servicers
7442
Waterworks and gas maintenance workers
7444
Pest controllers and fumigators
7445
Other repairers and servicers
7451
Longshore workers
7452
Material handlers
75 - Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations
7511
Transport truck drivers
7512
Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
7513
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs
7514
Delivery and courier service drivers
7521
Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
7522
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers
7531
Railway yard and track maintenance workers
7532
Water transport deck and engine room crew
7533
Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations
7534
Air transport ramp attendants
7535
Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers
76 - Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations
7611
Construction trades helpers and labourers
7612
Other trades helpers and labourers
7621
Public works and maintenance labourers
7622
Railway and motor transport labourers
86 - Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers
8611
Harvesting labourers
8612
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
8613
Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers
8614
Mine labourers
8615
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers
8616
Logging and forestry labourers
2. Minor Unit Groups
Minor Unit Group
NOC Code
Occupation
151 - Mail and message distribution occupations
1511
Mail, postal and related workers
1512
Letter carriers
1513
Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors
642 - Retail salesperson
6421
Retail salespersons
673 - Cleaners
6731
Light duty cleaners
6732
Specialized cleaners
6733
Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents
843 - Agriculture and horticulture workers
8431
General farm workers
8432
Nursery and greenhouse workers
844 - Other workers in fishing and trapping and hunting occupations
8441
Fishing vessel deckhands
8442
Trappers and hunters
946 - Machine operators and related workers in food, beverage and associated products processing
9461
Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
9462
Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
9463
Fish and seafood plant workers
9465
Testers and graders, food and beverage processing
3. Specific 4 digit unit groups
NOC Code
Occupation
0821
Managers in agriculture
0822
Managers in horticulture
4031
French and French Immersion Secondary school teachers (language of instruction must be French)
4032
French and French Immersion Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (language of instruction must be French)
4411
Home child care providers
4413
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
6331
Retail butchers
6523
Airline ticket and service agents
6524
Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
6541
Security guards and related security service occupations
6551
Customer services representatives - financial institutions
6552
Other customer and information services representatives
8252
Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
8255
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
9617
Labourers in food and beverage processing
9618
Labourers in fish and seafood processing
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