New ways for doctors with work experience here to apply for permanent residence
Faster, easier processes for PhD and graduate students
New Express Entry categories
New Express entry categories are focused on:
Medical doctors with Canadian work experience;
Pilots, aircraft mechanics, inspectors and candidates with work experience in in-demand transport occupations;
Researchers and senior managers with Canadian work experience.
We continue to invite:
Health care and social services occupations, such as nurse practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, and psychologists;
Trades, such as carpenters, plumbers and machinists.
These initiatives add to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's $1.7B Canada Global Impact+ Research initiative to recruit over 1,000 world-leading researchers.