French Speaking Workers In Canada(Healthcare)

This stream is a part of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC’s) temporary public policies, i.e., the Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway. Skilled workers living in Canada on legal status and working in essential and non-healthcare occupations can apply for the Canadian Permanent Residence Visa through this stream.

Eligibility Criteria

Language Requirement

It is mandatory for skilled workers in this stream to demonstrate strong ties with the French language by achieving a minimum of Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) Level 4 in all four modules, namely listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

Employment Requirement

To submit an application under this stream, skilled workers should be legally working in Canada as paid employees (at the time of submission or application) and have at least 1 year (or 1,560 hours) of work experience in the past 3 years (from the date of submission of the profile) in one of the below stated occupations.

NOTE : Experience gain within Canada being self-employed will not be counted for this application, but if the candidate is working as a medical doctor in a fee-for-service arrangement with a health authority, it will be considered.

List of Eligible Healthcare Occupations

List of Eligible Essential occupation