Professionals and Skilled Workers

PROFESSIONALS & SKILLED WORKER

Join Canada's workforce and secure a permanent residence visa

The Canadian Skilled Worker Immigration

The Canadian Immigration is targeting those foreign professionals and skilled workers as their optimal migrants for immigration. Each year, there are a vast majority of 200,000 new economic immigrants which the Canadian Immigration is aiming. It only indicates that there will be an expected large number of opportunities for foreign nationals who have the skills needed to fill the shortages in the Canadian labor market. Visa applications for such foreign professionals and skilled workers are very valuable considering their value to the country’s fast-growing economy and the strength of its workforce. Immigrants with successful applications for the Skilled Worker Immigration will receive a Canadian Immigration (permanent resident) Visa, allowing those applicants to immigrate to Canada with their families.

Available professional and skilled worker programs

Applying for a Canadian permanent residency visa can be less of a hassle if there is already a clear plan on which path to take. The professional and skilled worker program provides several options an applicant can consider: (1) an applicant can be eligible and apply under the Federal Skilled Worker Program; (2) if the applicant's preferred destination is Quebec, he/she can apply for the Quebec Skilled Worker program; (3) if the applicant already know which province he/she wishes to settle, he/she can apply under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Below is the list of those programs for you to explore:

Federal Skilled Worker Program: This program is one of the three programs mentioned within the Express Entry. Under the Federal Skilled Worker are those with fitting work experience, suitable educational background, age and language abilities under Canada's official languages, and those who are selected under the Express Entry immigration system.
Quebec Skilled Worker (QSW) Program: The province of Quebec has its own unique program that caters those applicant with a skilled worker experience and are committed to contribute to the province's economy as members of the labor force. If the candidate has a particular interest in settling within the province of Quebec, he/she may submit an application through this program. In most cases, a prospective candidate who chooses to apply under this economic immigration stream will be evaluated according to his/her French language ability.
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP): Each of Canada's participating thirteen provinces and territories has its own established criterion for selecting candidates to receive a provincial nomination certificate. For the most part, successful candidates who received a nomination certificate from any of the thirteen provinces and territories will make their application process more quickly than through other Canadian immigration programs.

Note: Canada's provinces CANNOT approve permanent resident status on their own. All decisions regarding the Canadian permanent residence must go through the approval from the federal government in Canada.