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Get a work permit while you wait Status: Closed to new applicantsAs of December 19, 2025, we’re no longer accepting new applications.
If you already have a work permit under the Start-up Visa Program, you may be able to extend it while your permanent residence application is being processed.
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Choose Canada for your medical careerYou can apply for permanent residence through Express Entry, and regional, provincial and territorial programs
New Express Entry category for medical doctors who have at least 1 year of full-time Canadian work experience as a medical doctor, in the last 3 years New 5,000 federal immigration spaces reserved through the Provincial Nominees Program to nominate medical doctors with job offers or letters of support to live and work in Canada permanently New Medical doctors nominated by a province or territory will also get a work permit processed in 14 days, so they can work while they wait for permanent residence You can include your family members in your application New Ministerial Instructions for the 2026 calendar year will come into effect on January 1, 2026. Since applications received as part of the 2025 intake will be accepted into processing in 2026, these instructions provide authority to accept into processing up to 10,000 applications received as part of the 2025 intake in 2026.
These instructions also specify that as of January 1, 2026, no new permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor, and no sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications, are to be received for processing until further instructions are issued. It’s important to note that these Ministerial Instructions are being given for administrative purposes. Details on the next intake will be shared when they are available. Ottawa, December 19, 2025—As part of our 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, we’re making our immigration system more responsive to the needs of the country by making sure that we have the skilled workers needed to fill labour gaps. Many home care workers—who provide essential support to seniors, children and people with disabilities—have already applied for permanent residence through pilot programs. Due to ongoing high demand, interest in the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots continues to exceed the spaces available, leading to longer wait times. In order to prioritize processing of existing applications, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will pause intake until further notice. This means that the pilots’ intake will not re-open in March 2026. IRCC will continue to process applications received to date, in line with the Immigration Levels Plan. While we understand that this will be disappointing for prospective applicants and their families, this pause will prevent further inventory growth and support our goal to bring immigration back to sustainable levels. Any future updates on the program will be shared publicly.Click here to News releaseJune 3, 2024—Toronto--Caregivers from abroad are invaluable to Canadian families. Their hard work makes a difference in the lives of those they care for, including children, seniors and persons with disabilities.
As the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot come to a close later this month, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced new, enhanced caregiver pilots. This will allow caregivers to continue to come to Canada, as we work toward making the caregiver pilot programs permanent. The new pilot programs will provide home care workers with permanent residence (PR) on arrival in Canada. They will also be allowed to work for organizations that provide temporary or parttime care for people who are semi-independent or recovering from an injury or illness. This new pathway means that caregivers can more easily find proper work with reliable employers and have clear, straightforward access to permanent resident status as soon as they arrive in Canada. Through these new pilot programs, candidates interested in working in Canada’s home care sector will be eligible to apply if they meet the following criteria:
. We’re making changes to eligibility for stream B (Canadian work experience). Starting August 15, 2023, if you apply for stream B (Canadian work experience) you’ll no longer need post-secondary education to be eligible.
This program will give holders of H-1B specialty occupation visas and their families a pathway to work in Canada for 3 years. You don’t need a job offer in Canada to apply.
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June 6, 2023
Travellers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa can now apply for an eTA instead of a visa when travelling to Canada by air. Effective today, eligible travellers from these countries can benefit from the program: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Costa Rica Morocco Panama Philippines St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Seychelles Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/eligible-travellers-from-13more-countries-now-qualify-for-visa-free-travel-to-canada.html We introduced a temporary public policy for foreign national physicians who
Click News releaseNovember 16, 2022—Ottawa – Immigration is not just good for our communities and our economy. It is essential. That is why the Government of Canada is working to welcome newcomers who bring the skills our economy needs to help address acute labour shortages across the country.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the implementation of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 for immigration programs managed under the Express Entrysystem. Using the new NOC categories will allow Canada to bring in global talent in high-demand sectors like health care, construction, and transportation. Nurse aides, long-term care aides, hospital attendants, elementary and secondary school teacher assistants, and transport truck drivers are examples of some of the 16 occupations now included in Express Entry. The NOC system is used to track and categorize all jobs in the Canadian labour market and is updated to reflect changes in the economy and in the nature of work. The changes to the NOC system support the Minister’s commitment to expand pathways to permanent residency for temporary workers and international students, as more jobs will become eligible for the programs managed under Express Entry. Through this update, 16 occupations that were not previously eligible can now benefit from expanded pathways to permanent residency. Quotes“We are using all of the tools at our disposal to tackle labour shortages, particularly in key sectors like health care, construction, and transportation. These changes will support Canadians in need of these services, and they will support employers by providing them with a more robust workforce who we can depend on to drive our economy forward into a prosperous future. I’m thrilled to announce expanded pathways to permanent residence in Canada for these in-demand workers.” – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship “NOC 2021 is welcome news for Canadian employers, for newcomers to Canada ready to take on the jobs they are qualified for, and for a newly eligible group of workers who will now have an Express Entry path to permanent residency available to them. With these changes, we are better positioned to tackle labour shortages proactively and grow our economy with a stronger, skilled workforce.” –The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion "The Canadian Support Workers Association (CANSWA) applauds this move to help ease the shortage of personal support workers in our health care system. Personal support workers provide the majority of the bedside nursing care to vulnerable Canadians across our nation and are in desperate need of assistance to ensure that basic patient care can be delivered. The CANSWA and our members welcome the help from these new Canadians and hope they find a rewarding new life in their new home." –Miranda Ferrier, CEO Canadian Support Workers Association “Every sector of the Canadian economy relies on the trucking industry. Today’s announcement by Minister Fraser will help secure supply chains—from agriculture to manufacturing—by providing trucking companies access to an international workforce that was not previously available to our sector.” –Stephen Laskowski, President of Canadian Trucking Alliance Quick facts
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