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Summary of Canada work permit options for Tech workers

Syed Khan – 18 August 2021,

As per the studies conducted by various immigration agencies, immigrants with Canadian work experience have better labor market outcomes. These immigrants make up a significant % of the population and are likely to be employed within the first year of reaching Canada.

List of Canadian work permit options for tech talents:

  1. Global Talent Stream

This is the main route to process 80 percent of applications within two weeks. Employers in Canada use this stream to get high-skilled staff swiftly.

The employer who chooses this stream should be of Category A or B.

Category A

  • Companies growing very quickly
  • Specialized talent from abroad
  • Get approval from a referral partner
  • Governmental or semi-governmental agency and it should support the mission of a city or area’s economic development

Category B

  • Skilled workers that Canada has listed in the Global Talent Occupations List
  • Show that hiring the outsider will create permanent benefits for Canada’s economy
  • New hire will permit jobs for Canadians
  • New hire will transmit skills or knowledge to Canadians
  • Pay the outsider a minimum wage

The other pathways to PR in Canada include the following, all these streams will support the tech workers to work and settle in Canada with a Permanent Residency.

  1. Express Entry
  2. Federal Skilled Workers
  3. CEC
  4. British Columbia Tech
  5. Ontario Tech Draws
  6. Quebec Immigration Program
  7. Artificial intelligence (AI)
  8. Information technology (IT) and visual effects

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