Temporary residents – Find out if you can apply for permanent residence
The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway will close on November 5, 2021.
You will not be able to submit an application once the program closes. If you have already submitted an application, you will still be able to sign in to the portal and view your submission.
The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway will close on November 5, 2021.
You will not be able to submit an application once the program closes. If you have already submitted an application, you will still be able to sign in to the portal and view your submission.
For a limited time, we’re offering a pathway for temporary residents to become permanent residents of Canada. It’s for certain temporary residents who are currently working in Canada and their families.
Answer the questions below to find out if you’re eligible to apply for permanent residence.
Based on your answers, you do not meet the requirements to apply for the temporary resident to permanent resident pathway at this time.
Based on your answers, you may be eligible to apply for one the following streams.
Before you apply, review the detailed eligibility criteria for each stream. You will also need to meet medical and security requirements to apply to this program.
French-speaking workers in Canada: health care
- This stream has no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted.
- Number of applications that have been submitted: 271 (Last update: 2025-03-05 15:42)
French-speaking workers in Canada: essential, non-health care
- This stream has no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted.
- Number of applications that have been submitted: 2,054 (Last update: 2025-03-05 15:42)
French-speaking recent international graduates from a Canadian institution
- This stream has no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted.
- Number of applications that have been submitted: 4,697 (Last update: 2025-03-05 15:42)
Workers in Canada: health care
- Number of applications that will be accepted: 20,000
- Number of applications that have been submitted: 7,155 (Last update: 2025-03-05 15:42)
Workers in Canada: essential, non-health care
- Number of applications that will be accepted: 30,000
- Number of applications that have been submitted: 30,000 (Last update: 2025-03-05 15:42)
Recent international graduates from a Canadian institution
- Number of applications that will be accepted: 40,000
- We have reached the maximum number of applications for this stream.
Eligible programs
- a degree (Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate) with a program length of at least 8 months
- a degree, diploma, certificate or attestation leading to a job from the list of eligible trade occupations
- one or more diplomas, certificates or attestations, where
- each was at least 8 months in duration
- the combined duration was at least 16 months
- one or more diplomas of vocational studies (DVS) or attestations of vocational specialization (AVS), where
- each was at least 900 hours in duration
- the combined duration was at least 1,800 hours
- When combining 1 AVS with 1 DVS, the length of the AVS may be less than 900 hours if the combined length is at least 1,800 hours.
Eligible health care occupations
Learn more about National Occupational Classifications (NOCs) on the National Occupational Classification website.
| 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
Learn more about National Occupational Classifications (NOCs) on the National Occupational Classification website.
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 |
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