From International Students to Permanent Residents

Many international students have come and study in Canada. Enjoying the favorable life-style and welcoming environment, many of them always find the ways to stay in Canada after graduation. These days, it is a good luck for them due to the extreme shortage of work-force caused by the retirement of Baby Boomers.

Applied on or after February 27, 2008, criteria for international students or those who want to come to Canada to live and work as follow:

In order for your application to be eligible for processing, you must either:
· have an offer of arranged employment, OR
· be a foreign national living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, OR
· be a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the following occupations:

0111: Financial Managers
0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers
0311: Managers in Health Care
0631: Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0632: Accommodation Service Managers
0711: Construction Managers
1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants
2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
2143: Mining Engineers
2144: Geological Engineers
2145: Petroleum Engineers
3111: Specialist Physicians
3112: General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
3143: Occupational Therapists
3142: Physiotherapists
3151: Head Nurses and Supervisors
3152: Registered Nurses
3215: Medical Radiation Technologists
3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
4121: University Professors
4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
6241: Chefs
6242: Cooks
7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7217: Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
7241: Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
7242: Industrial Electricians
7251: Plumbers
7252: Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System Installers
7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators
7312: Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371: Crane Operators
7372: Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
8221: Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

To fill out a form for application, visit Service Canada in local area for more information. Below is address of Regina Service Canada:
Alvin Hamilton Building
1783 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan

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