Educational Background

• A minimum high school diploma is required.
• If you completed your studies outside Canada, you must submit an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report as specified by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Job Offer

• Full-time means the job must be a minimum of 1,560 hours a year and a minimum of 30 hours of paid work per week.
• The pay of the job offered must meet or be higher than the median wage level, for that occupation, in the specific region of Ontario where you will be working.
• The position offered must be urgently necessary to your employer’s business.
• If your job offer is for an occupation that requires a mandatory licence or other authorization in Ontario, you must hold a valid licence or authorization from the appropriate regulatory body in Ontario when you apply.
• You must have at least 9 months of cumulative paid full-time work experience (or the equivalent in part-time work) in Ontario, in the same in-demand occupation (same NOC code) as your job offer.
• The offered position must match the skill level of the job classification under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) list.
• The position offered must be in one of the following occupations in National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER category 4 or 5.

• Your employer must have been in active business for at least three years prior to submitting your application.
• The facility where the applicant works must be located within Ontario.
• The company must comply with the province’s employment, hygiene management, safety, and legal regulations.
• If working in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, Durham, Halton, York, Peel regions), the employer must have a minimum annual revenue of $1,000,000 immediately prior to the application, and the workplace must have at least 5 full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents (PR holders).
• If working outside the Greater Toronto Area, the employer must have a minimum annual revenue of $500,000 immediately prior to the application, and the workplace must have at least 3 full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents (PR holders).
• For applicants residing outside Canada or outside Ontario, the employer must have previously conducted recruitment efforts for Canadian citizens or permanent residents before offering the position.
• Before applying, the employer must submit a Pre-screen Application and receive approval; once approved, the full application must be submitted within 60 days.