Canada
A destination. Different possibilities.
Explore the available legal routes and ALLCB VISA assistance for Canada.
Find the route for your plans.
Visitor visa — Temporary Resident Visa
For tourism, family visits or another authorised temporary stay when a visa is required.
Electronic Travel Authorization — eTA
For eligible visa-exempt travellers flying to or transiting through Canada.
Transit visa
For visa-required travellers passing through Canada for a short onward journey.
Business visitor
For short international business activities without entering the Canadian labour market.
Super visa for parents and grandparents
For eligible parents or grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents seeking extended visits.
Extend stay as a visitor — visitor record
For eligible visitors in Canada seeking more time before their current status expires.
Study permit
For eligible international students accepted by a designated learning institution.
Study permit for a minor child
For eligible school-age children studying in Canada, with rules depending on location and accompanying family.
Quebec study route — CAQ and study permit
For eligible students accepted by a Quebec institution who need provincial and federal authorisation.
Co-op or internship work permit
For students whose Canadian programme requires a mandatory work placement.
Post-Graduation Work Permit — PGWP
For eligible graduates of qualifying Canadian programmes and institutions.
Restore student status
For certain students who lost status in Canada and remain within the permitted restoration period.
LMIA-based employer-specific work permit
For a foreign worker with a qualifying Canadian job offer supported by a positive or neutral LMIA.
LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permit
For eligible work under an International Mobility Program exemption.
Open work permit
For people who qualify under a specific category allowing work for most Canadian employers.
Spousal or partner open work permit
For eligible spouses or partners of certain workers, students or applicants in Canada.
International Experience Canada — IEC
For eligible youth from partner countries under Working Holiday, Young Professionals or International Co-op categories.
Francophone Mobility work permit
For eligible French-speaking workers with a qualifying job outside Quebec under an LMIA exemption.
Intra-company transferee work permit
For qualifying executives, senior managers or specialised-knowledge workers transferred to a related Canadian entity.
CUSMA professional, trader, investor or transferee
For eligible US or Mexican citizens under the professional, trader, investor or intracompany provisions.
Significant-benefit work permit — C10/C11
For qualifying work or entrepreneurial activity expected to provide significant benefit to Canada.
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program — SAWP
For seasonal farm workers recruited from participating countries through approved employers.
Agricultural Stream work permit
For qualifying agricultural jobs supported by an approved Canadian employer and LMIA.
Academic and research work-permit routes
Assessment of work-permit exemptions and permits for eligible researchers, professors and visiting academics.
Religious or charitable worker route
For eligible religious or charitable work that may qualify for an LMIA exemption or work-permit exemption.
Bridging Open Work Permit — BOWP
For certain permanent-residence applicants in Canada whose current work permit is nearing expiry.
Open work permit for vulnerable workers
For certain employer-specific permit holders experiencing or at risk of workplace abuse.
Work permit for a refugee claimant
For eligible refugee claimants in Canada who meet the stage and medical requirements for a work permit.
Restore worker status
For certain workers who lost temporary status and remain within the permitted restoration period.
Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker Program
For skilled workers abroad or in Canada who meet the federal selection requirements.
Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class
For skilled workers with qualifying recent Canadian work experience.
Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades Program
For experienced workers in eligible skilled trades.
Express Entry category-based selection
For eligible Express Entry candidates matching a current occupation, language or policy category.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program — OINP
Assessment for active Ontario employer, graduate, entrepreneur or Express Entry-linked streams.
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program — BC PNP
Assessment for active British Columbia skills, employer and entrepreneur streams.
Alberta Advantage Immigration Program — AAIP
Assessment for active Alberta worker, Express Entry, rural and entrepreneur streams.
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program — SINP
Assessment for active Saskatchewan employment, skilled-worker and entrepreneur pathways.
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program — MPNP
Assessment for active Manitoba skilled-worker, graduate, community and business streams.
New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program — NBPNP
Assessment for active New Brunswick worker, graduate, business and strategic streams.
Nova Scotia Nominee Program — NSNP
Assessment for active Nova Scotia skilled-worker, occupation, graduate and entrepreneur streams.
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program — PEI PNP
Assessment for active Prince Edward Island labour, Express Entry and business streams.
Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program — NLPNP
Assessment for active Newfoundland and Labrador worker, graduate and entrepreneur pathways.
Yukon Nominee Program — YNP
Assessment for active employer-supported and business pathways in Yukon.
Northwest Territories Nominee Program — NTNP
Assessment for active employer-driven and business pathways in the Northwest Territories.
Atlantic Immigration Program — AIP
For eligible workers and graduates with a designated employer in an Atlantic province.
Rural Community Immigration Pilot — RCIP
For eligible workers with a qualifying offer and recommendation from a participating rural community.
Francophone Community Immigration Pilot — FCIP
For eligible French-speaking workers with a qualifying offer and community recommendation outside Quebec.
Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program — PSTQ
For eligible skilled workers selected by Quebec before applying federally for permanent residence.
Quebec Experience Program — PEQ
For eligible Quebec graduates or temporary workers under the programme rules currently in force.
Quebec Immigrant Investor Program
For qualifying investors selected under Quebec’s active investor requirements.
Quebec Entrepreneur Program
For qualifying founders or business operators seeking selection by Quebec.
Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots
For eligible home-care workers under the child-care or home-support pilot when the relevant intake is open.
Permanent-residence pathways for physicians
Assessment of federal and provincial routes adapted to eligible physicians and their Canadian work arrangements.
Sponsor a spouse or partner
For eligible Canadian citizens or permanent residents sponsoring a genuine spouse or partner.
Sponsor a dependent child
For an eligible parent sponsoring a child who meets the current dependency definition.
Parents and Grandparents Program
For invited eligible sponsors seeking permanent residence for parents or grandparents.
Sponsor another eligible relative
For limited cases involving an orphaned close relative or another relative under the statutory rules.
Intercountry adoption sponsorship
For eligible Canadian parents completing an intercountry adoption and immigration process.
Government-Assisted Refugee resettlement
For refugees abroad referred for Canadian resettlement through an authorised referral organisation.
Private Sponsorship of Refugees
For eligible refugees abroad supported by an authorised Canadian private sponsor.
Claim refugee protection from inside Canada
For people in Canada or at a port of entry who may meet the legal requirements for refugee protection.
Permanent residence for a protected person
For eligible people recognised in Canada as protected persons and qualifying family members.
Permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds
A discretionary in-Canada request based on establishment, hardship, children’s interests and other compelling factors.
Permanent Resident Travel Document — PRTD
For a permanent resident outside Canada without a valid PR card who needs commercial transport back to Canada.
Canadian citizenship by grant
For eligible permanent residents who meet the current physical-presence and citizenship requirements.