COW – Talent Attraction – May 28, 2026
- Prioritizing top international talent through:
- New ways for doctors with work experience here to apply for permanent residence
- Faster, easier processes for PhD and graduate students
- New Express Entry categories
- New Express entry categories are focused on:
- Medical doctors with Canadian work experience;
- Pilots, aircraft mechanics, inspectors and candidates with work experience in in-demand transport occupations;
- Researchers and senior managers with Canadian work experience.
- We continue to invite:
- Health care and social services occupations, such as nurse practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, and psychologists;
- Trades, such as carpenters, plumbers and machinists.
- These initiatives add to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's $1.7B Canada Global Impact+ Research initiative to recruit over 1,000 world-leading researchers.