The Canadian federal government has ushered in a new era of permanent residence (PR) selection, prioritizing foreign nationals with work experience in in-demand occupations.<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for Canadian permanent residence There are many in-demand healthcare jobs, some of which can be qualified for in less than two years<\/a>, but what about PR-hopefuls who don\u2019t want to work in healthcare?<\/p>\n Here are six occupations being prioritized for permanent residence, many of which require little or no postsecondary education:<\/p>\n \tOccupationTypical required postsecondary education*Median annual pay* (CAD)*Top annual pay (CAD)<\/p>\n \tConstruction estimators – 223032 \u2013 3 years college79k128k<\/p>\n \t**Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics – 72400None \u2013 1 year college77k108k<\/p>\n \tElectrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians – 223101 \u2013 2 years college74k115k<\/p>\n \t***Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics – 72402None \u2013 2 years college78k116k<\/p>\n \t**Heavy-duty equipment mechanics – 72401None \u2013 1 year college77k114k<\/p>\n \t***Insurance agents and brokers – 631003 \u2013 6 months62k107k<\/p>\n *Annual earnings assuming 40 hours per week at the job bank<\/a>\u2019s median hourly wage and top hourly wage for this occupation, rounded to the nearest thousand.<\/p>\n **Licensing is required in some provincial jurisdictions but not others.<\/p>\n ***Licensing is required in all provincial jurisdictions.<\/p>\n Eligible work experience<\/p>\n Foreign nationals with work experience in these occupations are being prioritized for permanent residence through Canada\u2019s Express Entry<\/a> system.<\/p>\n Whether your work experience counts is based not on your job title(s), but on the duties you performed, classified on the basis of the National Occupation System<\/a> (NOC), the Canadian federal government’s framework for categorizing occupations.<\/p>\n For a given position to be considered, you must have performed all the duties in the lead statement and most of the main duties. To learn more about matching your work experience to the relecant NOC code and entry, visit our dedicated article<\/a> on the topic.<\/p>\n You can look up your occupation in CanadaVisa+<\/a>.<\/p>\n Getting permanent residence<\/p>\n To get permanent residence through Express Entry<\/a>, you must be eligible for one of its three permanent residence programs<\/a>, and you must receive an invitation to apply an invitation to apply<\/a> (ITA) for PR through the Express Entry system.<\/p>\n Having work experience in a priority occupation gives you an advantage by allowing you to receive an ITA in a category-based draw<\/a>, with a lower score under Canada\u2019s Comprehensive Ranking System<\/a> (CRS) than would normally be required for a general draw or Canadian Experience Class<\/a> (CEC) draw.<\/p>\n To qualify for category-based selection (CBS), you must have six months of full-time or equivalent part-time continuous work experience in a single CBS-eligible occupation within the past three years.<\/p>\n To receive an invitation through a category-based draw, you must have an active profile in the Express Entry pool at the time the government holds that draw, and your CRS score must meet or exceed the cut-off score for that round of invitations.<\/p>\n If you receive an ITA through Express Entry, you have up to 60 days to respond with a complete application for permanent residence.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in Canada and have a valid work permit, you may apply for a bridging open work permit<\/a> (BOWP) once you\u2019ve received an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) for your permanent residence application.<\/p>\n Eligibility for Express Entry<\/p>\n To be eligible for Express Entry, you must meet the requirements for the Canadian Experience Class<\/a>, Federal Skilled Worker Program<\/a>, or Federal Skilled Trades Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need language tests<\/a> from an approved testing provider within the past two years, and an educational credential assessmen<\/a>t (ECA) for any non-Canadian education you wish to count toward your eligibility and your CRS score.<\/p>\n
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