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Documents and eligibility gates
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Documents and eligibility gates
Every requirement below is quoted verbatim from the official source and linked back to it. Navisa reads and cites the governing text rather than restating a document name from memory. This is a reference summary, not immigration advice, and it does not replace review by a licensed RCIC.
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_trades_program
“CLB 4 for reading and writing”
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_trades_program
“CLB 5 for speaking and listening”
Eligibility gategaining_experience_category_a
“Applicants in this category must also provide proof of both of the following: - a [job offer](#job-offer) - the [ability to perform the work](#ability)”
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_trades_program
“Required: - a valid [job offer of full-time employment](/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/job-offer.html) for a total period of at least 1 year, **or** - a [certificate of qualification](/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/who-can-apply/federal-skilled-trades.html#certificate) in the above skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority”
Eligibility gate
“up to 10 points will be awarded to an applicant for arranged employment if they are able to perform and are likely to accept and carry out the employment, and meet the requirements for a valid offer of employment”
Eligibility gatecategory_a_gaining_experience
“a valid full-time job offer, using the Offer of Employment Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilots form [IMM 5983 (PDF, 2.20 MB)]”
Eligibility gatehome_child_care_provider_pilot
“they have received an offer of employment for full-time work that meets the following conditions: (A) it is made by a single Canadian employer who has a Canada Revenue Agency business number and who is not a business or an embassy, high commission or consulate or an employer referred to in any of subparagraphs 200(3)(h)(i) to (iii) of the Regulations, (B) it is for a position in a province other than the province of Quebec, (C) it is in respect of an eligible occupation, (D) it describes the work and duties to be performed by the foreign national that must align with those described for the eligible occupation in the National Occupational Classification, and (E) it is genuine and likely to be valid when the applicant is issued their initial home child care work permit”
Eligibility gatehome_support_worker_pilot
“they have received an offer of employment for full-time work that meets the following conditions: (A) it is made by a single Canadian employer who has a Canada Revenue Agency business number and who is not a business or an embassy, high commission or consulate or an employer referred to in any of subparagraphs 200(3)(h)(i) to (iii) of the Regulations, (B) it is for a position in a province other than the province of Quebec, (C) it is in respect of an eligible occupation, (D) it describes the work and duties to be performed by the foreign national that must align with those described for the eligible occupation in the National Occupational Classification, and (E) it is genuine and likely to be valid when the applicant is issued their initial home support work permit”
Eligibility gategaining_experience_category_a
“they must demonstrate that they have obtained a job offer which they are likely to accept that is - from a single Canadian employer - for a position outside the province of Quebec - for full-time employment (full-time means at least 30 hours of paid work per week) - non-seasonal - in a home child care provider or home support worker occupation - [genuine](#genuine) and likely to be valid when the applicant is issued the initial OROWP”
Eligibility gatelive_in_caregiver_class
“they entered Canada as a live-in caregiver and have provided acceptable proof of having worked full-time as a live-in caregiver for a total of 24 months or a total of 3,900 hours in a minimum of 22 months within the 4 years immediately following their entry into Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) (this may include a maximum of 390 hours of overtime)”
Eligibility gate
“To qualify, the applicant must show that they have performed full-time paid work in the occupation for at least 6 months, when they were not full-time students or self‑employed.”
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_trades
“be at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or 3,120 hours total) in a skilled trade within the 5 years before you apply”
Eligibility gate
“have acquired at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or the equivalent in part-time work experience) in the skilled trade occupation specified in the application for permanent residence during the 5 years before the date of the application”
Eligibility gatestream_b
“accumulated at least 1,560 hours of authorized Canadian work experience through paid full-time or part-time work at any skill level within the 3 years before the application for permanent residence was received”
Eligibility gate
“Work experience does not need to be continuous to qualify, but the period of 6 months of required employment must not include - any extended absence from Canada (including any time worked for an employer outside Canada) - periods of unemployment - prolonged sickness - parental leave”
Eligibility gate
“In addition, applicants must provide proof of either of the following: - at least 6 months of [qualifying Canadian work experience, or](#work) - a [job offer](#job-offer) **and** the [ability to perform the work](#ability)”
Eligibility gatehome_child_care_provider_pilot
“their work experience was accumulated within the 36 months preceding the date on which the application is made”
Eligibility gatedirect_to_permanent_residence_category_b
“The applicant must demonstrate that they have obtained a total of at least 6 months of eligible full-time work experience **in Canada** in the 36 months preceding the time of application.”
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_trades_program
“2 years within the last 5 years (either combination of full-time or part-time work)”
Eligibility gategaining_experience_category_a
“Applicants who have **not** obtained at least 6 months of qualifying Canadian work experience must demonstrate that they are able to perform the work described in the lead statement of the occupational description of the NOC [in force at the time of receipt](#noc) of their application for permanent residence.”
Eligibility gate
“The applicant must have accumulated at least 1 year of continuous full-time (or the equivalent in part-time) paid work experience in the occupation identified in their application for permanent residence as their primary occupation, in accordance with paragraph 75(2)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).”
Eligibility gateinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“The applicant must demonstrate that, since November 30, 2014, they have obtained a total of at least 12 months of authorized, full-time work experience in the eligible occupations in Canada before their complete application is received.”
Eligibility gatecategory_a
“the applicant must demonstrate that they have obtained 6 months of qualifying work experience”
Eligibility gate
“Membership in the Federal Skilled Trades Class is based on a pass/fail system in which applicants must meet all of the requirements of R87.2(3).”
Eligibility gate
“you’re eligible for at least 1 Express Entry program”
Eligibility gate
“assessing that the applicant meets the program requirements of at least one of the federal economic immigration programs”
Eligibility gate
“assessing the applicant’s eligibility for the Provincial Nominee class”
Eligibility gate
“the applicant passes the A11.2 assessment (if the applicant applied under Express Entry on or after January 1, 2015)”
Eligibility gate
“The FSTC is prescribed as a class of people who are qualified skilled trades workers”
Eligibility gategaining_experience_category
“meet the eligibility requirements under the HCCPP or HSWP”
Eligibility gate
“The FSWC is prescribed as a class of people who are skilled workers”
Eligibility gate
“Self-employed caregivers or those employed by private households (directly employed by the person receiving care or by the family or guardians of the person receiving care) are excluded from this public policy.”
Eligibility gate
“be paid work - You must have been paid wages or earned commission (volunteer work or unpaid internships don’t count).”
Eligibility gate
“have been full-time paid work (or the equivalent in paid part-time work)”
Eligibility gate
“Any periods of self-employment or periods of employment during which the applicant was engaged in full-time study will **not** be included when calculating the period of qualifying work experience.”
Eligibility gate
“University-level credential at the master’s level or an entry-to-practice professional degree. IRCC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed in the NOC TEER Category 1 and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, in one of the following fields of study: chiropractic medicine, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine”
Eligibility gatecanadian_experience_class
“CLB 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 occupations”
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_trades_program
“Work experience in a skilled trade under key groups of TEER 2 or TEER 3”
Eligibility gatecanadian_experience_class
“CLB 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 occupations”
Eligibility gatefederal_skilled_worker_program
“Work experience in an occupation listed in 1 of these NOC TEER Categories: - TEER 0 - TEER 1 - TEER 2 - TEER 3”
Eligibility gate
“have been acquired in occupations listed at one of the following: - TEER 0 (NOC 2021) and Skill Type 0 (NOC 2016) (Managerial occupations) - TEER 1 (NOC 2021) and Skill Level A (NOC 2016) (Professional occupations) - TEER 2 and TEER 3 (NOC 2021) and Skill Level B (NOC 2016) (Technical occupations and skilled trades)”
Eligibility gate
“In calculating this period of work experience, the occupation must be listed in - Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) 0 (National Occupational Classification [NOC] 2021), Skill Type 0 (NOC 2016) (Managerial occupations) - TEER 1 (NOC 2021), Skill Level A (NOC 2016) (Professional occupations) or - TEER 2 and TEER 3 (NOC 2021), Skill Level B (NOC 2016) (Technical occupations and skilled trades)”
Required documentgaining_experience_category_a
“Applicants who have not obtained at least 6 months of qualifying Canadian work experience must demonstrate that they are able to perform the work described in the lead statement of the occupational description of the NOC”
Required documentgaining_experience
“evidence that the principal applicant is able to perform the eligible work, such as evidence of prior education, training or work experience in related fields”
Required document
“This document is requested only when the dependent child status is listed as adopted.”
Required document
“Award 5 points if the principal applicant has been awarded points for arranged employment in Canada under subsection R82(2).”
Required document
“This document is required only if the applicant identifies dependent children.”
Required document
“birth certificate, if you’re declaring dependent children”
Required document
“be Canadian educational credentials as in subsection R73(1)”
Required document
“certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian high school or post-secondary institution”
Required document
“Applicants must submit either their completed Canadian educational credential or their completed foreign educational credential and the equivalency assessment (Educational Credential Assessment [ECA] report) issued by a designated assessment organization or institution with their application for permanent residence.”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades
“a certificate of qualification in your skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades_program
“a certificate of qualification in the above skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority”
Required document
“clear identification of the class and category in which the application is being made (for online applications, this is the selection in the drop-down list when starting an application in the Permanent Residence [PR] Portal)”
Required document
“This documentation is only requested when marital status is listed as common-law.”
Required document
“send the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and permanent resident visa (if applicable) to the applicant’s address outside of Canada.”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“Notice(s) of Assessment issued by the CRA for the 24-month period starting on the applicant’s date of entry under the LCP”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“a record of wages and deductions sent to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by the employer(s)”
Required document
“pass criminal and security checks”
Required document
“Principal applicants are requested to provide documentary evidence of their employment in Canada through a combination of a copy of their most recent work permit (unless they are work permit exempt) and an employer letter of reference from their current employment”
Required document
“This document is requested only when the marital status is listed as widowed.”
Required document
“a signed declaration to the effect that the information provided is complete and accurate”
Required document
“The divorce certificate is requested only when marital status is listed as divorced.”
Required document
“divorce certificate and legal separation agreement, if you’ve declared your marital status as “divorced””
Required document
“the ECA report must be less than five years old on the date of application receipt”
Required document
“have an educational credential equivalency assessment (ECA) of their foreign educational credentials issued by an organization or institution designated under subsection R75(4)”
Required document
“educational credential assessment report for immigration purposes”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“The applicant must provide evidence that they have either of the following: a completed Canadian high school diploma”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“If the applicant is unable to provide an equivalency assessment before the Interim Pathway for Caregivers closes, they can provide proof that they applied for an equivalency assessment before the Interim Pathway for Caregivers closed.”
Required document
“evidence of either of the following: a completed Canadian 1-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential a completed foreign 1-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential and its equivalency assessment (Educational Credential Assessment report) (which must be less than 5 years old on the date the application is received) issued by an organization or professional body designated by IRCC”
Required document
“The applicant must provide evidence that they have either of the following completed items: Canadian 1-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential or foreign educational credential equivalent to the above and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report issued for immigration purposes by an organization designated by IRCC”
Required document
“a completed foreign educational credential and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report issued by an organization designated by IRCC”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“a completed foreign educational credential and an educational credential assessment (ECA) report issued by an organization designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)”
Required document
“To receive program-specific points for education, the applicant must either provide proof of having completed a Canadian secondary or post-secondary educational program; or obtain an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)...”
Required document
“Membership in the Federal Skilled Trades Class is based on a pass/fail system in which applicants must meet all of the requirements of R87.2(3).”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“they must include a completed and signed Live-in Caregiver – Employer Declaration of Hours Worked form [IMM 5634] (PDF, 589.28KB)”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“contract(s) with any current and previous employers”
Required documentgaining_experience_category
“have paid the work permit processing fee ($155) and the open work permit holder fee ($100)”
Required document
“evidence of payment of the applicable fees”
Required documentgaining_experience_category
“For applicants who are physically outside of Canada, the [Application for a work permit made outside of Canada [IMM 1295] (PDF, 572 KB)](/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm1295e.pdf) should be received, with the appropriate fees: $155 for the work permit fee and $100 for the open work permit holder fee.”
Required document
“a completed Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM (PDF, 693 KB)]”
Required document
“a signed and completed Additional Family Information [IMM 5406] (PDF, 2.23 MB)”
Required document
“a signed and completed Use of Representative [IMM 5476] (PDF, 1.5 MB), if applicable”
Required document
“a properly completed Supplementary Information – Your Travels [IMM 5562 (PDF, 1.76 MB)] form for the principal applicant”
Required document
“a properly completed Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669 (PDF, 1.52 MB)] for the principal applicant and, if applicable their spouse or common-law partner all dependent children aged 18 years and older listed in the IMM 0008”
Required documentdirect_to_permanent_residence
“a completed Schedule 19B (work experience) [IMM 5910 (PDF, 2.29 KB)] for the principal applicant”
Required document
“a properly completed Schedule 19A (language and education) [IMM 5982 (PDF, 2.29 MB)] for the principal applicant”
Required documentgaining_experience
“a valid full-time job offer, using the Offer of Employment Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilots form [IMM 5983 (PDF, 2.20 MB)]”
Required document
“proof of intent to reside outside Quebec, if applicable”
Required document
“To be eligible, an applicant must intend to reside as a permanent resident in a province other than Quebec.”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades
“a valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades_program
“a valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year”
Required documentgaining_experience_category_a
“The initial job offer must be submitted in the form of the Offer of Employment [IMM 5983] (PDF, 2.3 MB)”
Required document
“This document is required only if the applicant claims to have a qualifying offer of arranged employment.”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades
“take approved language tests in English or French”
Required document
“approved language tests in English or French”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the required level of language proficiency in all four language skill areas by submitting with their application the results of an English or French language test from a designated testing organization.”
Required documentjob_offer
“In most cases, your employer needs a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to support your job offer for Express Entry.”
Required document
“This document is requested only when marital status is listed as married.”
Required document
“When the panel physician gives you a medical exam, they’ll give you an: information printout sheet or IMM 1017B Upfront Medical Report form. When you apply online, you’ll need to provide one of those documents.”
Required documentcaring_for_people_with_high_medical_needs_class
“If an applicant under the caring for people with high medical needs class obtained their qualifying work experience in Canada as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse (NOC 3012) or licensed practical nurse (NOC 3233), they must demonstrate they are licensed to practice in Canada and provide proof of registration with the competent regulatory body, as required, in their intended province of destination at the time they apply.”
Required document
“they have an offer of employment from up to 2 employers for continuous, full-time work in Canada for a total period of at least 1 year in the skilled trade occupation specified in their application”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“The applicant must provide the original test results as soon as they receive them. The date on the test results must match the date provided at the time of application. The results must be submitted in order for their application to be finalized.”
Required document
“Award 5 points if the principal applicant completed at least 2 academic years of full-time study (in a program of at least 2 years in duration) at a secondary or post-secondary institution in Canada.”
Required document
“Award 10 points if the principal applicant completed at least 1 year of full-time work in Canada authorized under a work permit or under section R186 in an occupation that is listed in Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) 0 (National Occupational Classification [NOC] 2021) and Skill Type 0 (NOC 2016) (Managerial occupations) TEER 1 (NOC 2021) and Skill Level A (NOC 2016) (Professional occupations) or TEER 2 or 3 (NOC 2021) and Skill Level B (NOC 2016) (Technical occupations and skilled trades)”
Required document
“A clear and legible copy of the biographical data page of a passport or travel document must be provided.”
Required document
“a passport or travel document”
Required document
“proof of physical presence in Canada”
Required document
“The principal applicant must provide proof of being physically present in Canada at the time of their application.”
Required document
“submit police certificates up front with their application”
Required document
“Most applicants will also need to upload: police certificates”
Required documentstream_a
“post-secondary credential(s) and transcripts (and program prerequisites in certain circumstances) (stream A only)”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades
“You must show that you have enough money for you and your family to settle in Canada.”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“If the applicant can’t get language test results before the Interim Pathway for Caregivers closes, they must provide proof that they made an appointment to take a language test with an approved agency.”
Required document
“proof of work experience (such as a reference or experience letter from an employer)”
Required documentworkers_in_canada_health_care_essential_non_health_care
“Principal applicants should provide a copy of the work permit or study permit that demonstrates that they held authorization for the time worked.”
Required documentdirect_to_permanent_residence
“evidence that the principal applicant has accumulated qualifying work experience in Canada”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“a Record of Employment (ROE) for all previous employers (applicants should have ROEs for each job, except their current job)”
Required document
“Award 5 points if the principal applicant, or accompanying spouse or common-law partner, has a relative (parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew) who is 18 years of age or older as of the date of application, and who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident residing in Canada.”
Required document
“The document is requested only if the applicant indicates they are using a representative or if a consultant completes an application on behalf of the applicant through the consultant portal.”
Required documenthealthcare_workers_permanent_residence_pathway
“Applicants must demonstrate that they are primarily engaged in activities represented in the eligible occupation and indicate their NOC codes in Schedule 1 – Health-care Workers Permanent Residence Pathway (COVID-19 pandemic) (IMM 1018).”
Required document
“the applicant must also have sufficient funds available for settlement in Canada pursuant to subsection R87.2(5)”
Required documentfederal_skilled_trades_class
“Candidates applying under the FSWC or the FSTC are required to meet the settlement funds requirement, unless they are currently authorized to work in Canada and have a qualifying offer of arranged employment from an employer in Canada.”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“timesheets signed by any current and previous employers, indicating the date and number of hours worked, including overtime hours”
Required document
“the principal applicant must provide original language test results for their accompanying spouse or common-law partner from a designated testing organization that are no more than 2 years old at the time of application to the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) or when the candidate creates their profile in Express Entry and when their electronic application for permanent residence is submitted.”
Required document
“Award 5 points if the accompanying spouse or common-law partner, other than a permanent resident residing in Canada or a Canadian citizen, completed at least 2 academic years of full-time study (in a program of at least 2 years in duration) at a secondary or post-secondary institution in Canada.”
Required document
“Award 5 points if the accompanying spouse or common-law partner, other than a Canadian citizen or permanent resident residing in Canada, completed at least 1 year of full-time work in Canada authorized under a work permit or under R186.”
Required documentlive_in_caregiver_class
“a statement of earnings showing hours worked and deductions made by the employer(s)”
Required document
“The principal applicant must have valid temporary resident status in Canada.”
Required document
“The principal applicant must hold a passport issued by one of the following: the United Kingdom to a British National Overseas, as a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong, as defined by paragraph R190(2)(e)”
Required document
“The principal applicant must hold a passport issued by one of the following: the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, as defined by paragraph 190(2)(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)”
Required document
“When you apply online, you’ll need to provide one of those documents.”
Required document
“Use of a Representative form [IMM 5476], if you’ve hired a representative”
Required document
“The following documents are mandatory for each work experience declared: a reference or experience letter from the employer...”
Required documentinterim_pathway_for_caregivers
“The applicant must demonstrate that, since November 30, 2014, they have obtained a total of at least 12 months of authorized, full-time work experience in the eligible occupations in Canada before their complete application is received.”
Required document
“have been full-time paid work (or the equivalent in paid part-time work)”
Required document
“The applicant will be assessed for qualifying work experience once they have submitted proof of this requirement.”
Required documentstream_b
“proof of work experience in Canada (stream B only)”
Required document
“The applicant must also identify the requirements to practise their trade independently in their country or region provide evidence of how they met those requirements before gaining the qualifying work experience”
Required document
“have occurred during the 10 years immediately preceding the date of application have been acquired in occupations listed at one of the following: TEER 0 (NOC 2021) and Skill Type 0 (NOC 2016) (Managerial occupations) TEER 1 (NOC 2021) and Skill Level A (NOC 2016) (Professional occupations) TEER 2 and TEER 3 (NOC 2021) and Skill Level B (NOC 2016) (Technical occupations and skilled trades)”
Required documentgaining_experience
“1 of the following (and applicable fees): a signed and completed Application for Work Permit made Outside of Canada [IMM 1295 (PDF, 586 KB)] an Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker [IMM 5710 (PDF, 599 KB)] when the principal applicant is eligible to apply from within Canada (R199)”
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