Introduction:
The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway is a limited-time pathway to permanent residence. It is for certain temporary residents who are currently working in Canada and their families.
You may be eligible for permanent residence if you have work experience in Canada in an essential occupation or the health or health services field OR you recently graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution.
There are 6 streams in this pathway:
- Workers in Canada: health care
- Workers in Canada: essential, non-health care
- Recent international graduates from a Canadian institution
- French-speaking workers in Canada: health care
- French-speaking workers in Canada: essential, non-health care
- French-speaking recent international graduates from a Canadian institution
Recent international graduates from a Canadian institution
Eligibility Criteria
- Have completed a program of study at a Canadian designated learning institution no earlier than January 2017, and been granted credential
- CLB of at least 5 in either English or French
- Must be employed in Canada with a valid permit or authorization to work at the time the application is received
- Be living in Canada on valid temporary status, or be eligible for restoration of status
- Intend to reside in a province or territory other than Quebec
- Meet admissibility requirements
Workers in Canada
Eligibility Criteria
- Have one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent part time experience (1,560 hours) in Canada in an eligible occupation in the three years preceding the application date. (Cannot be self-employed unless working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service with a health authority)
- CLB of at least 4 in English or French in all language abilities
- Be employed in Canada in any occupation at the time of application
- Be living in Canada on valid temporary status, or be eligible for restoration of status
- Intend to reside in a province or territory other than Quebec
- Meet admissibility requirements
Eligible healthcare occupations
| NOC | Occupation |
| 3011 | Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors |
| 3012 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
| 3111 | Specialist physicians |
| 3112 | General practitioners and family physicians |
| 3113 | Dentists |
| 3121 | Optometrists |
| 3122 | Chiropractors |
| 3124 | Allied primary health practitioners |
| 3125 | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating |
| 3131 | Pharmacists |
| 3132 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 3141 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists |
| 3142 | Physiotherapists |
| 3143 | Occupational therapists |
| 3144 | Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 3211 | Medical laboratory technologists |
| 3212 | Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants |
| 3214 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists |
| 3215 | Medical radiation technologists |
| 3216 | Medical sonographers |
| 3217 | Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c. |
| 3219 | Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) |
| 3221 | Denturists |
| 3222 | Dental hygienists and dental therapists |
| 3223 | Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants |
| 3231 | Opticians |
| 3232 | Practitioners of natural healing |
| 3233 | Licensed practical nurses |
| 3234 | Paramedical occupations |
| 3236 | Massage therapists |
| 3237 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment |
| 3411 | Dental assistants |
| 3413 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
| 3414 | Other assisting occupations in support of health services |
| 4151 | Psychologists |
| 4152 | Social workers |
| 4153 | Family, marriage and other related counsellors |
| 4165 | Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 4212 | Social and community service workers |
| 4412 | Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations |
Eligible essential occupations
| NOC | Occupation |
| 6611 | Cashiers |
| 6621 | Service station attendants |
| 6622 | Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers |
| 6623 | Other sales related occupations |
| 7201 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations |
| 7202 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations |
| 7203 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades |
| 7204 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades |
| 7205 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers |
| 7231 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors |
| 7232 | Tool and die makers |
| 7233 | Sheet metal workers |
| 7234 | Boilermakers |
| 7235 | Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters |
| 7236 | Ironworkers |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators |
| 7241 | Electricians (except industrial and power system) |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians |
| 7243 | Power system electricians |
| 7244 | Electrical power line and cable workers |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers |
| 7246 | Telecommunications installation and repair workers |
| 7247 | Cable television service and maintenance technicians |
| 7251 | Plumbers |
| 7252 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers |
| 7253 | Gas fitters |
| 7271 | Carpenters |
| 7272 | Cabinetmakers |
| 7281 | Bricklayers |
| 7282 | Concrete finishers |
| 7283 | Tilesetters |
| 7284 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers |
| 7291 | Roofers and shinglers |
| 7292 | Glaziers |
| 7293 | Insulators |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) |
| 7295 | Floor covering installers |
| 7441 | Residential and commercial installers and servicers |
| 7442 | Waterworks and gas maintenance workers |
| 7444 | Pest controllers and fumigators |
| 7445 | Other repairers and servicers |
| 7451 | Longshore workers |
| 7452 | Material handlers |
| 7511 | Transport truck drivers |
| 7512 | Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators |
| 7513 | Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs |
| 7514 | Delivery and courier service drivers |
| 7521 | Heavy equipment operators (except crane) |
| 7522 | Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers |
| 7531 | Railway yard and track maintenance workers |
| 7532 | Water transport deck and engine room crew |
| 7533 | Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations |
| 7534 | Air transport ramp attendants |
| 7535 | Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers |
| 7611 | Construction trades helpers and labourers |
| 7612 | Other trades helpers and labourers |
| 7621 | Public works and maintenance labourers |
| 7622 | Railway and motor transport labourers |
| 8611 | Harvesting labourers |
| 8612 | Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers |
| 8613 | Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers |
| 8614 | Mine labourers |
| 8615 | Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers |
| 1511 | Mail, postal and related workers |
| 1512 | Letter carriers |
| 1513 | Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors |
| 6421 | Retail salespersons |
| 6731 | Light duty cleaners |
| 6732 | Specialized cleaners |
| 6733 | Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents |
| 8431 | General farm workers |
| 8432 | Nursery and greenhouse workers |
| 8441 | Fishing vessel deckhands |
| 8442 | Trappers and hunters |
| 9461 | Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing |
| 9462 | Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers |
| 9463 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| 9465 | Testers and graders, food and beverage processing |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture |
| 0822 | Managers in horticulture |
| 4031 | French and French immersion secondary school teachers (language of instruction must be French) |
| 4032 | French and French immersion elementary school and kindergarten teachers (language of instruction must be French) |
| 4411 | Home child care providers |
| 4413 | Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants |
| 6331 | Retail butchers |
| 6523 | Airline ticket and service agents |
| 6524 | Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks |
| 6541 | Security guards and related security service occupations |
| 6551 | Customer services representatives – financial institutions |
| 6552 | Other customer and information services representatives |
| 8252 | Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers |
| 8255 | Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services |
| 9617 | Labourers in food and beverage processing |
| 9618 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
