Your Path Starts Here

We source, screen, and shortlist qualified candidates — domestic or foreign — so you only meet candidates who are ready to hire.

Need to hire a foreign worker? Our RCIC-licensed team manages your Labour Market Impact Assessment from start to finish, ensuring full compliance with ESDC/Service Canada requirements. The LMIA process varies depending on the position, wage level, sector, and province. We assess your situation and file under the correct stream.

High-Wage Worker Stream

For positions that meet or exceed the provincial/territorial median wage. Requires a transition plan outlining how the employer will reduce reliance on foreign workers over time.

Low-Wage Worker Stream

For positions below the provincial/territorial median wage. Subject to a cap of 10–20% of the employer's workforce depending on sector, and additional requirements around housing and transportation for certain sectors.

Agricultural Stream

For employers in primary agriculture hiring workers for seasonal or year-round agricultural work. Includes specific requirements around accommodation, transportation, and employment contracts.

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP)

A bilateral program for workers from Mexico and Caribbean countries for seasonal agricultural work. Involves strict employer obligations, government-to-government agreements, and specific housing requirements.

Global Talent Stream (GTS)

A fast-track LMIA stream for innovative companies hiring highly skilled foreign workers in specialized technology and research roles. Two categories:

• Category A — For companies referred by a designated partner organization
• Category B — For positions on the Global Talent Occupations List (GTOL), typically technology roles with a target 2-week processing time

In-Home Caregiver LMIA

For employers hiring live-in or live-out caregivers for children, seniors, or individuals with medical needs.

Quebec-Selected Workers (LMIA in Quebec)

Quebec operates under a separate agreement with the federal government. Employers in Quebec must obtain a Certificat d'acceptation du Québec (CAQ) or an Attestation de sélection du Québec (ASQ) in addition to the federal LMIA in most cases. We handle both the provincial and federal components.

Some foreign workers can be hired without an LMIA. We advise employers on whether their candidate qualifies under an exemption and support the process accordingly.

International Agreements

• CUSMA/USMCA (formerly NAFTA) — For citizens of the United States and Mexico in qualifying professional, intra-company, or trader/investor categories
• CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) — For citizens of EU member states in qualifying professional or intra-company categories
• Other bilateral and multilateral trade agreements

Intra-Company Transfers

For multinational companies transferring employees to a Canadian branch, subsidiary, or affiliate. Qualifying roles include executives, senior managers, and specialized knowledge workers.

Reciprocal Employment

For positions where a work permit exemption or facilitated access exists based on reciprocal agreements between Canada and another country.

Significant Benefit to Canada

Certain positions or individuals may qualify for a work permit on the basis of significant social, cultural, or economic benefit — assessed case by case.

Once you have (or are working toward) a job offer, the right work permit pathway depends on your nationality, employer, and occupation. We identify and support the correct route for you.

LMIA-Based Work Permit

The most common pathway for foreign workers with a Canadian job offer. Your employer obtains an LMIA and you apply for a work permit tied to that employer and position.

CUSMA/USMCA Work Permit

For U.S. and Mexican citizens in qualifying occupations (professionals, intra-company transferees, traders, investors). Often processed at the port of entry for eligible applicants.

Intra-Company Transfer Work Permit

For employees of multinational companies being transferred to a Canadian office in an executive, managerial, or specialized knowledge role.

International Agreement Work Permits

For candidates from countries with bilateral or multilateral agreements with Canada (CETA, CPTPP, and others).

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)

For international students who have graduated from an eligible Canadian Designated Learning Institution (DLI). Valid for up to 3 years depending on the length of the study program.

Spousal/Common-Law Partner Open Work Permit

For spouses or common-law partners of certain skilled workers or international students in Canada.

Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP)

For temporary residents who have applied for permanent residence under certain economic programs and whose current work permit is expiring.

Refugee Claimant Open Work Permit

For individuals who have made a refugee claim in Canada and are awaiting a decision.

International Experience Canada (IEC) / Working Holiday

For youth from participating countries. Includes Working Holiday (open work permit), Young Professionals, and International Co-op streams.

When we recruit for a Canadian employer, candidates never pay a recruitment or placement fee — the employer pays for our recruitment services. If you are shortlisted for a role, résumé feedback, interview preparation, and updates on next steps are free. Paid consultations are only for immigration advice from a licensed consultant.

Express Entry System

Canada's primary federal immigration selection system for skilled workers. Manages three programs:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) — For skilled workers with foreign work experience
• Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) — For workers in skilled trades occupations
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC) — For individuals with Canadian work experience

Candidates are ranked by Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. Draws are held regularly; top-ranked candidates receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence.

Rural and Francophone Community Immigration Pilots (RCIP and FCIP)

For skilled workers with a job offer from a designated employer in a participating rural or francophone-minority community, who receive that community's recommendation. These pilots replaced the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), which closed in 2024.

Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)

For skilled workers and international graduates who want to settle in one of the four Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador). Requires a designated employer and employer endorsement.

Family Sponsorship

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor eligible family members for permanent residence:

• Spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner
• Dependent children
• Parents and grandparents: new sponsorships have been paused since July 2026 until further notice (the Super Visa remains available)
• Other eligible relatives in limited circumstances

Caregiver Programs

The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots closed in 2024, and the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots stopped accepting new applications on March 31, 2026. We can review a caregiver's current options, and help families hire a caregiver through an in-home caregiver LMIA.

Refugee and Humanitarian Programs

• Government-Assisted Refugees (GAR)
• Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSR)
• Refugee Claimants (in-Canada asylum process)
• Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) applications

Each province and territory (except Quebec and Nunavut) operates its own Provincial Nominee Program, allowing provinces to nominate candidates who meet local labour market or economic needs. A provincial nomination adds 600 CRS points in Express Entry or allows a direct-to-PR pathway outside Express Entry. Provinces open, pause and close their streams often, so we confirm which ones are accepting applications before you apply. We support nominations in the following provinces and territories:

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Nominations for candidates with a qualifying job offer from an Ontario employer, at any skill level, and for some self-employed physicians.

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)

Nominations for skilled workers with B.C. job offers, healthcare workers hired by B.C. health authorities, and entrepreneurs.

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP)

Nominations for people already working in Alberta, Express Entry candidates, workers in rural communities and in tourism and hospitality, and entrepreneurs.

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)

Nominations for skilled workers with a Saskatchewan job offer or work experience in the province.

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)

Nominations for skilled workers with strong connections to Manitoba, graduates of Manitoba institutions, workers the province recruits directly, and business investors.

Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)

Nominations for skilled workers — including healthcare and construction workers — Nova Scotia graduates, Express Entry candidates and invited entrepreneurs.

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)

Nominations for skilled workers with New Brunswick experience, job offers or degrees, Express Entry candidates, French-speaking candidates and business immigrants.

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)

Nominations for workers with Prince Edward Island employers, international graduates, Express Entry candidates, and business people who first establish a business on a work permit.

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)

Nominations, through an expression-of-interest system, for skilled workers and graduates with a job or job offer in Newfoundland and Labrador, and for entrepreneurs.

Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP)

Nominations for workers whose Northwest Territories employer supports them, French-speaking candidates and business applicants.

Quebec has a distinct immigration system governed by the Canada-Quebec Accord. Quebec selects its own economic immigrants through the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI).

Arrima System & Expression of Interest

Quebec's points-based selection pool. Candidates submit a profile and may be invited to apply for a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) based on their score.

Programme de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ)

Quebec reinstated the PEQ temporarily, from July 2, 2026 to July 2, 2028, only for people who met its diploma or work-experience conditions by November 19, 2025. Applications are accepted during set intake windows. It is for:

• Temporary foreign workers with Quebec work experience
• International graduates from Quebec educational institutions

Skilled Worker Selection Program (Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés — PSTQ)

Quebec's main program for skilled workers, which replaced the PRTQ on November 29, 2024. Candidates are invited from the Arrima pool based on factors such as education, work experience and French-language proficiency.

Quebec Selected Businessman / Investor Programs

Distinct business and investor immigration streams managed by Quebec — see the business and investor section below.

Quebec Temporary Foreign Worker Programs

Quebec also issues its own authorizations (CAQ — Certificat d'acceptation du Québec) for temporary workers. Most temporary foreign workers destined for Quebec require both a federal work permit and a CAQ.

Canadian Citizenship Application

For permanent residents who have met the physical presence requirement (at least 1,095 days in Canada in the 5 years before applying), meet language requirements, and have filed taxes. We support the full application process including documentation, language test guidance, and citizenship test preparation.

Citizenship by Descent / Proof of Citizenship

For individuals who may be Canadian citizens by birth or descent. Since December 15, 2025, many people born abroad to Canadian parents in the second or later generation are citizens automatically. We assess eligibility and support the application for a citizenship certificate.

Visitor Visas (Temporary Resident Visas — TRV)

For nationals of countries that require a visa to visit Canada. We support single and multiple-entry applications, including complex cases.

Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

For visa-exempt nationals travelling to Canada by air (other than U.S. citizens).

Study Permits

For international students accepted to a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) in Canada.

Visitor Extensions, Restoration of Status, and Changes of Status

For individuals already in Canada who need to extend, restore, or change their temporary resident status.

Temporary Resident Permits (TRP)

For individuals who are otherwise inadmissible to Canada but have compelling reasons to enter or remain.

Inadmissibility and Rehabilitation

For individuals with criminal records or other inadmissibility issues seeking entry to or status in Canada. Includes Criminal Rehabilitation applications and Temporary Resident Permits on inadmissibility grounds.

Full-service package. Complete preparation and filing of your immigration application — from document collection through submission and follow-up — handled by our RCIC-licensed team.

Start-Up Visa Program: paused

IRCC closed the Start-Up Visa work permit to new applicants on December 19, 2025, and its permanent residence intake has now closed. A new start-up pilot has been announced, but its criteria and opening date haven't been published.

Self-Employed Persons Program: paused

New applications have been paused since April 30, 2024, and IRCC has extended the pause until further notice.

Several provinces and territories run entrepreneur streams for people who will start or buy a business and manage it day to day. These streams open, pause and close often — Ontario's and Saskatchewan's have closed — so we confirm which are accepting applications before you commit any money.

British Columbia (BC PNP)

For experienced business owners who will establish or buy and actively manage a business in B.C., including in smaller regional communities, and for large strategic investments.

Alberta (AAIP)

For entrepreneurs who will start or buy a business in a rural community, graduates of Alberta and international institutions launching a business, and experienced farmers.

Manitoba (MPNP)

For experienced business owners and farmers who will establish or buy and actively manage a business or farm in Manitoba.

Nova Scotia (NSNP)

For experienced entrepreneurs invited by the province to start or buy and run a business in Nova Scotia.

New Brunswick (NBPNP)

For experienced entrepreneurs who will start or buy and actively manage a business in New Brunswick.

Prince Edward Island (PEI PNP)

For business people who first come on a work permit to establish and run a business in PEI before being nominated.

Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPNP)

For experienced entrepreneurs, and international graduates of the province's institutions, who will start or buy a business there.

Northwest Territories (NTNP)

For business owners who will establish or buy a business in the territory.

Quebec operates distinct business immigration streams through MIFI, separate from federal programs.

Quebec Investor Program

For high-net-worth individuals who make a government-guaranteed investment and settle in Quebec. Main requirements:

• Net worth of at least CAD $2,000,000
• A CAD $1,000,000 five-year investment guaranteed by the Quebec government, plus a CAD $200,000 contribution to Investissement Québec Immigrants Investisseurs
• At least 2 years of management experience
• Spoken French at level 7, and a stay of at least 12 months in Quebec within two years of receiving the work permit

Quebec Entrepreneur Program

For entrepreneurs who will start, buy or take over a business in Quebec and actively manage it. It has two streams — one for innovative start-up projects supported by a recognized Quebec organization, and one for acquiring or creating a business — each with its own net worth, investment and French-language requirements.

Quebec Self-Employed Worker Program

For individuals who intend to practice a regulated profession or trade in Quebec on a self-employed basis.

Before or alongside a permanent residence application, investors and business owners may qualify for a temporary work permit to begin establishing their Canadian presence:

CUSMA/USMCA Investor (E-1/E-2 equivalent)

For U.S. and Mexican nationals making a substantial investment in a Canadian enterprise and directing its operations.

Intra-Company Transfer (Executive/Managerial)

For business owners transferring to or establishing a Canadian affiliate, branch, or subsidiary in an executive or senior managerial capacity.

Significant Benefit Work Permit

For individuals whose business activities in Canada provide demonstrable economic, social, or cultural benefit.

Full-service package. End-to-end application management including eligibility assessment, business plan support, investment structuring guidance, choosing between the open provincial streams and work permit routes, and full application preparation and filing.