Migration to Canada through the Job Offer Programme allows candidates from abroad to apply for a work permit and, later, a pathway to permanent residency in Canada.

To be eligible to apply, candidates must have a legitimate offer of employment from a Canadian employer.

The position being offered must be a managerial, professional, technical, or skilled labour role, and it must be a full-time, permanent one.
The position must be compensated according to the industry standard in the province or territory where it is located. Also, applicants must meet the requirements for the role in terms of training and experience. Candidates can submit an application for Canadian permanent residency after the employment offer has been accepted.

The program’s processing time is determined by the application’s complexity. Review of the potential impacts of hiring a foreign worker on the Canadian labour market is made in a document called a Canada LMIA, or Labour Market Impact Assessment. Employers must have it in order to hire a foreign worker. By requiring that foreign employees only be employed when no competent Canadian workers are available, the LMIA contributes to the protection of the Canadian labour market.