Immigration Options for Foreign Workers
For foreign workers in Canada, permanent immigration is often a long-term goal.
With a full-time permanent job offer from a Canadian employer, you may be eligible for a number of options for permanent immigration to Canada. Other options for permanent immigration to Canada may also be available to you, depending on your circumstances
A foreign worker with Canadian work experience may be eligible for one of the following:
- Skilled Worker Immigration
- Provincial Nomination (in the province/territory where your Canadian employer is based)
- Canadian Experience Class
- Quebec Experience Class
- Spousal/Common-Law Partner Sponsorship (if applicable)
Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP) for Skilled Workers
Different PNP's have categories for skilled and semi-skilled workers. With a job offer from Canadian employer, you may qualify for this fast-track Canadian immigration category. Read more about each of these Provincial Nominee Programs to learn which is best suited to your circumstances:
Provincial Nomination Programs with a Skilled Worker (Professional) Category:
- Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)
- Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
- New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
- Newfoundland And Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)
- Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
- Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)
- Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
- Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)
Provincial Nomination Programs with a Semi-Skilled Worker Category
- Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)
- Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
- Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)