In 2025, IT professionals have various pathways to immigrate to Canada, depending on their qualifications, work experience and immigration objectives.
The following are the main options:
- Express Entry System
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP): For skilled workers with relevant experience.
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC): For those with prior work experience in Canada.
- Express Entry is a point-based and Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
- Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)
- Each province runs its own PNP to meet local labor requirements.
- A few of them have IT-specific streams
- Boosts your chances of selection by 600 points.
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)
- It is for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador provinces
- Fast-track processing.
- Requires a job offer from an authorized employer.
- Employer-Driven & Temporary Work Permits
- Job offers improve chances of Permanent Residency.
- Work permits help gain Canadian experience.
- Additional Immigration Pathways
- Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP): For settling in Quebec
- Start-Up Visa: For Tech Entrepreneurs
- Family Sponsorship: For relatives to sponsor close relatives.