As we all know, to get 50 or 200 pts you will need a valid job offer from LMIA or under NAFTA, GTAs etc..
However, a job offer can still be valid, if it falls under a "Canadian interests" category.
This is the list of "Canadian interests" reasons:
However, a job offer can still be valid, if it falls under a "Canadian interests" category.
This is the list of "Canadian interests" reasons:
- 1. Significant benefit
If your employer can prove you will bring an important social, cultural, and/or economic benefit to Canada. This can include
- general: Self-employed engineers, technical workers, creative and performing artists, etc.
- workers transferred within a company (intra-company transferees with specialized knowledge) – only those that will benefit Canada with their skills and experience
- workers under Mobilité francophone
- 2. Reciprocal employment
Lets foreign workers get jobs in Canada when Canadians have similar opportunities in other countries
- general (such as professional coaches and athletes working for Canadian teams)
- International Experience Canada (except employer-specific permits) – a work abroad program for youth and young professionals
- people in exchange programs like professors and visiting lecturers
- 3. Designated by the Minister
- academics, including researchers, guest lecturers and visiting professors (sponsored through a recognized federal program)
- medical residents and fellows
- post-doctoral fellows and people who have won academic awards from Canadian schools
- people who have post-graduate work permits that are employer-specific
- academics, including researchers, guest lecturers and visiting professors (sponsored through a recognized federal program)
- 4. Charity and religious work (not including volunteers)
