Working in Canada
Seasonal farm work for citizens of Mexico and several Caribbean countries, under government agreements.
Open for each season.
Employer-specific permits where the employer first shows, through an LMIA from ESDC, that no Canadian was available.
Open with limits: ESDC will not process low-wage LMIAs in metropolitan areas with unemployment of 6% or more (a list it updates every quarter), and low-wage hires are capped at 10% of a workplace.
Community-recommended permanent residence for workers with a job offer in one of 18 designated communities: rural communities in six provinces, and Francophone communities outside Quebec.
Open. The rural pilot becomes the permanent Rural Community Immigration Program on January 1, 2027, in the same 14 communities. Each community sets its own intake windows and limits by sector, so availability changes month to month.
Statuses change, sometimes with little notice. Always confirm on the official page before you apply. This is general information, not legal advice.
