Canada's new pathway to permanent residency

May 12
18:44

2021

Andrew Glancy

Andrew Glancy

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Canada has recently announced a new pathway to permanent residency for 90,000 temporary workers and graduates.

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This new immigration pathway targets temporary workers and international graduates who are already in Canada.

Temporary workers must work in the healthcare sector or another occupation deemed essential by IRCC.

There are three streams,Canada's new pathway to permanent residency Articles each with its own cap on the number of applications:

  • 40,000 applications from recent graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions
  • 30,000 applications for temporary workers in selected essential occupations
  • 20,000 application from temporary workers in healthcare

Applications will be accepted from May 6th, 2021 until November 5th, 2021 or until the cap for that particular stream is reached.

Three additional streams will also exists for applicants who can speak French. These streams mirror the English speaking streams but crucially they have no cap on the number of applications.