Hire a foreign academic: Recruitment and advertisement
4. Recruitment and advertisement
Before a degree-granting educational institution can hire a foreign academic for a position in Canada, it must:
- advertise vacant positions in Canada
- make sure any vacant position advertised abroad is also advertised simultaneously in Canada
- advertise for a reasonable length of time (about 1 month) to allow broad exposure of the vacancy to Canadians and permanent residents
- demonstrate that the advertising medium used (web or print) is effective in attracting suitable candidates for the position
- meet all conditions of applicable collective agreements
- be prepared to complete a yearly summary report on recruitment practices for Canadian academics and results
Prioritized occupations
The program prioritizes certain occupations that are considered essential. The listed occupations have been prioritized across all provinces and territories, except in Quebec. For a list of occupations specific to Quebec, refer to Hiring in the province of Quebec.
Any refusal to process supersedes prioritization.
List of prioritized occupations
- 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- 31101 – Specialists in surgery
- 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
- 31120 – Pharmacists
- 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 31302 – Nurse practitioners
- 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
- 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
- 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
- 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
- 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
- 33101 – Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants
- 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
- 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services
- 63201 – Butchers – Retail and wholesale
- 65202 – Meat cutters and fishmongers – Retail and wholesale
- 65310 – Light-duty cleaners
- 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- 85100 – Livestock labourers
- 85101 – Harvesting labourers
- 85103 – Nursery and Greenhouse labourers
- 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
- 94142 – Fish and seafood plant workers
- 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing
- 95107 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing
Transition plans
Universities and colleges hiring professors in academic positions (NOC 41200) can complete a submission to Universities Canada that will be included in an annual report to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) on transition measures being taken for this occupation across Canada. Academic institutions should contact Universities Canada for more details. Alternatively, institutions can complete the section on transition plans of their Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application form for high-wage positions.