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. Through this stream, skilled workers living in Canada with legal status and working in a healthcare occupation can apply for a Canadian Permanent Residence Visa.
Language Requirement
The minimum score should be Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 4 in all modules.
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.
NOC Code | Occupation |
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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 |
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