Temporary public policies: Temporary resident to permanent resident pathway – Who can apply

Workers in Canada: Health care

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• be in Canada
• have valid status in Canada
• plan to live outside of Quebec
• meet or exceed the language requirements
• be currently employed
• have eligible work experience
• not be a refugee claimant in Canada

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in English or French.

The minimum language requirements are Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 4 in

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Find out more about language testing

Current employment

To be eligible, you must

• be employed in Canada when you submit your application
• be employed in any job that exists in the National Occupational Classification website
• be employed by someone else, meaning you cannot be self-employed
  • Exception: You may be working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.
• be paid by your employer, meaning you cannot be a volunteer
• be working with authorization

Work experience

You need 1 year of work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years. Unlike your current employment, which can be in any job, your experience needs to be in one or more eligible occupations.

Your work experience must include

• most of the main duties and all the essential duties listed in your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• the activities listed in the lead statement of your NOC

You can see which duties are involved by searching your job title on the NOC web page.

To calculate your hours of work experience

• count the hours worked in part-time and full-time jobs
  • The hours must be in one or more eligible occupations.
  • The hours must be over a period of at least 12 months.
• don’t count hours you weren’t paid for (volunteering and unpaid internships don’t count)
• don’t count hours when you were self-employed
  • Exception: Count hours when you worked as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.

Eligible healthcare occupations

In Canada, occupations are classified by National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. Each NOC code has a full list of duties for each occupation.

Workers in Canada: Essential, non-health care

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• be in Canada
• have valid status in Canada
• plan to live outside of Quebec
• meet or exceed the language requirements
• be currently employed
• have eligible work experience
• not be a refugee claimant in Canada

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in English or French.

The minimum language requirements are Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 4 in

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Find out more about language testing

Current employment

To be eligible, you must

• be employed in Canada when you submit your application
• be employed in any job that exists in the National Occupational Classification website
• be employed by someone else, meaning you cannot be self-employed
  • Exception: You may be working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.
• be paid by your employer, meaning you cannot be a volunteer
• be working with authorization

Work experience

You need 1 year of work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years. Unlike your current employment, which can be in any job, your experience needs to be in one or more eligible occupations.

Your work experience must include

• most of the main duties and all the essential duties listed in your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• the activities listed in the lead statement of your NOC

You can see which duties are involved by searching your job title on the NOC web page.

To calculate your hours of work experience

• count the hours worked in part-time and full-time jobs
  • The hours must be in
    • one or more eligible essential occupations or
    • a combination of one or more eligible essential occupations and eligible health care occupations
  • The hours must be over a period of at least 12 months.
• don’t count hours you weren’t paid for (volunteering and unpaid internships don’t count)
• don’t count hours when you were self-employed
  • Exception: Count hours when you worked as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.

Eligible occupations

In Canada, occupations are classified by National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. Each NOC code has a full list of duties for each occupation.

Eligible healthcare occupations

Eligible essential occupations

Recent international graduates from a Canadian institution

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• be in Canada
• have valid status in Canada
• plan to live outside of Quebec
• meet or exceed the language requirements
• be currently employed
• have recently graduated
  • from a designated learning institution in Canada and
  • with an eligible credential
• not be a refugee claimant in Canada

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in English or French.

The minimum language requirements are Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 5 in

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Find out more about language testing

Current employment

To be eligible, you must

• be employed in Canada when you submit your application
• be employed in any job that exists in the National Occupational Classification website
• be employed by someone else, meaning you cannot be self-employed
  • Exception: You may be working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.
• be paid by your employer, meaning you cannot be a volunteer
• be working with authorization

Graduation requirements

To be eligible

• you must have graduated on or after January 1, 2017, from an eligible program at a designated learning institution (DLI)
• you must have been authorized to study for the duration of your studies
• your school must
  • be a DLI. Check the DLI list to make sure your school is on it.
  • offer post-graduation work permits (PWGPs). You do not need to have a PGWP in order to apply.

Eligible programs

To apply through this stream, you must have graduated with one of the following:

• a degree (Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate) with a program length of at least 8 months
• a degree, diploma, certificate or attestation leading to a job from the list of eligible trade occupations
• a diploma, certificate or attestation for a program that was at least 2 years (16 months) in length
• two or more diplomas, certificates or attestations where each program was at least 8 months in length
• a diploma of vocational studies (DVS) or an attestation of vocational specialization (AVS) where each program was at least 1,800 hours in length
• two or more DVS or AVS where each program was at least 900 hours in length
  • When combining 1 AVS with 1 DVS, the length of the AVS program may be less than 900 hours if the combined length is at least 1,800 hours.

Eligible trade occupations

French-speaking workers in Canada: Health care

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• be in Canada
• have valid status in Canada
• plan to live outside of Quebec
• meet or exceed the language requirements
• be currently employed
• have eligible work experience
• not be a refugee claimant in Canada

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in French.

The minimum language requirements are Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 4 in

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Find out more about language testing

Current employment

To be eligible, you must

• be employed in Canada when you submit your application
• be employed in any job that exists in the National Occupational Classification website
• be employed by someone else, meaning you cannot be self-employed
  • Exception: You may be working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.
• be paid by your employer, meaning you cannot be a volunteer
• be working with authorization

Work experience

You need 1 year of work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years. Unlike your current employment, which can be in any job, your experience needs to be in one or more eligible occupations.

Your work experience must include

• most of the main duties and all the essential duties listed in your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• the activities listed in the lead statement of your NOC

You can see which duties are involved by searching your job title on the NOC web page.

To calculate your hours of work experience

• count the hours worked in part-time and full-time jobs
  • The hours must be in one or more eligible occupations.
  • The hours must be over a period of at least 12 months.
• don’t count hours you weren’t paid for (volunteering and unpaid internships don’t count)
• don’t count hours when you were self-employed
  • Exception: Count hours when you worked as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.

Eligible healthcare occupations

In Canada, occupations are classified by National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. Each NOC code has a full list of duties for each occupation.

French-speaking workers in Canada: Essential, non-health care

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• be in Canada
• have valid status in Canada
• plan to live outside of Quebec
• meet or exceed the language requirements
• be currently employed
• have eligible work experience
• not be a refugee claimant in Canada

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in French.

The minimum language requirements are Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 4 in

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Find out more about language testing

Current employment

To be eligible, you must

• be employed in Canada when you submit your application
• be employed in any job that exists in the National Occupational Classification website
• be employed by someone else, meaning you cannot be self-employed
  • Exception: You may be working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.
• be paid by your employer, meaning you cannot be a volunteer
• be working with authorization

Work experience

You need 1 year of work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years. Unlike your current employment, which can be in any job, your experience needs to be in one or more eligible occupations.

Your work experience must include

• most of the main duties and all the essential duties listed in your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• the activities listed in the lead statement of your NOC

You can see which duties are involved by searching your job title on the NOC web page.

To calculate your hours of work experience

• count the hours worked in part-time and full-time jobs
  • The hours must be in
    • one or more eligible essential occupations or
    • a combination of one or more eligible essential occupations and eligible health care occupations
  • The hours must be over a period of at least 12 months.
• don’t count hours you weren’t paid for (volunteering and unpaid internships don’t count)
• don’t count hours when you were self-employed
  • Exception: Count hours when you worked as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.

Eligible occupations

In Canada, occupations are classified by National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. Each NOC code has a full list of duties for each occupation.

Eligible health care occupations

Eligible essential occupations

French-speaking recent international graduates from a Canadian institution

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• be in Canada
• have valid status in Canada
• plan to live outside of Quebec
• meet or exceed the language requirements
• be currently employed
• have recently graduated
  • from a designated learning institution in Canada and
  • with an eligible credential
• not be a refugee claimant in Canada

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in French.

The minimum language requirements are Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 5 in

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Find out more about language testing

Current employment

To be eligible, you must

• be employed in Canada when you submit your application
• be employed in any job that exists in the National Occupational Classification website
• be employed by someone else, meaning you cannot be self-employed
  • Exception: You may be working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority.
• be paid by your employer, meaning you cannot be a volunteer
• be working with authorization

Graduation requirements

To be eligible

• you must have graduated on or after January 1, 2017, from an eligible program at a designated learning institution (DLI)
• you must have been authorized to study for the duration of your studies
• your school must
  • be a DLI. Check the DLI list to make sure your school is on it.
  • offer post-graduation work permits (PWGPs). You do not need to have a PGWP in order to apply.

Eligible programs

To apply through this stream, you must have graduated with one of the following:

• a degree (Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate) with a program length of at least 8 months
• a degree, diploma, certificate or attestation leading to a job from the list of eligible trade occupations
• a diploma, certificate or attestation for a program that was at least 2 years (16 months) in length
• two or more diplomas, certificates or attestations where each program was at least 8 months in length
• a diploma of vocational studies (DVS) or an attestation of vocational specialization (AVS) where each program was at least 1,800 hours in length
• two or more DVS or AVS where each program was at least 900 hours in length
  • When combining 1 AVS with 1 DVS, the length of the AVS program may be less than 900 hours if the combined length is at least 1,800 hours.

Eligible trade occupations