At the beginning of this year, Canada promised to implement measures to provide permanent residence pathways to temporary foreign workers in Canada. Today, a Temporary Public Policy to provide pathway to permanent residence for International graduates, temporary foreign workers and french speakers in Canada to apply for permanent residency.
This policy recognises their contribution to the Canadian economy and ensures these skills and talent remain in Canada to aid the economy's recovery through the pandemic.
These new public policies apply to workers in 40 healthcare occupations, as well as 95 other essential jobs across a range of fields, including caregiving, janitorial services and food production and distribution.
The program opens on May 6th 2021 and will close on November 5th 2021. Three of the streams have a program cap of 90,000 applicants, while the French-speaking immigrants’ stream will have no cap. Every applicant must meet the requirements for any of the policy they choose to apply under.
Temporary Foreign Workers ( in healthcare (20,000) or essential occupation (30,000) ) - 50,000 Applicants
Worked in Canada for atleast one year ( 1560hours )within the last three years in healthcare or an essential occupation.
Be employed in Canada, hold a valid work permit and be paid wage for the work.
Language test scores of CLB 5 and above
Reside in Canada on Legal Status ( and have the intent to reside in any province other than Quebec)
List of qualifying occupations can be found here
International Graduates - 40,000 Applicants
To qualify, you should
Completed eligible program of study in Canada and applicant must have been authorised to study in Canada
Be employed in Canada, hold a valid work permit and be paid wage for the work.
Language test scores of CLB 5 and above
Reside in Canada on Legal Status ( and have the intent to reside in any province other than Quebec)
French Speakers - No CAP
To promote Canada’s official languages, 3 additional streams with no intake caps have also been launched for French-speaking or bilingual candidates. Communities across Canada benefit from French-speaking and bilingual newcomers, and this pathway will contribute to the vitality of these Francophone minority communities.
For more details on th3e eligibility requirements, click here
We are thrilled about this new policy. This is a great opportunity to transition from Temporary resident to a Permanent resident of Canada. We will be hosting an Instagram live event on Friday April 23rd at 12pm CST to answer questions about this new policy. Follow us on Instagram and turn on your notification.
If you would like representation on your application, our team of Consultants lead by our Founder Florence Akpan, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant would be happy to help you . Please email ask@infoplacecanada.ca to get started.
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