French-language proficiency
Last round: CRS 391 on 6 August 2026
Test results only — NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities in French. Your occupation is irrelevant.
- · NCLC 7 or above in speaking, listening, reading and writing, on an approved French test.
- · By far the largest category by invitations issued, and its cutoffs run well below the general rounds.
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Healthcare and social services occupations
Last round: CRS 475 on 25 June 2026
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category (37 codes on our list)
- · Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- · Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- · Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
- · Chiropractors
- · Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- · Dentists
- · Dietitians and nutritionists
- · General practitioners and family physicians
- · Experience gained in Canada or abroad, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
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Trade occupations
Last round: CRS 477 on 2 April 2026
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category (25 codes on our list)
- · Bricklayers
- · Butchers - retail and wholesale
- · Cabinetmakers
- · Carpenters
- · Concrete finishers
- · Construction estimators
- · Construction managers
- · Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- · Experience gained in Canada or abroad, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
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Education occupations
Last round: CRS 462 on 17 September 2025
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category (5 codes on our list)
- · Early childhood educators and assistants
- · Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
- · Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- · Instructors of persons with disabilities
- · Secondary school teachers
- · Experience gained in Canada or abroad, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
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Transport occupations
Last round: CRS 470 on 7 August 2026
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category (4 codes on our list)
- · Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- · Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
- · Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- · Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics, and mechanical repairers
- · Experience gained in Canada or abroad, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
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Physicians with Canadian work experience
Last round: CRS 223 on 24 June 2026
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category (3 codes on our list)
- · General practitioners and family physicians
- · Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- · Specialists in surgery
- · Experience gained in Canada only, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
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Senior managers with Canadian work experience
Last round: CRS 392 on 10 July 2026
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category (4 codes on our list)
- · Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities
- · Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
- · Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- · Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services
- · Experience gained in Canada only, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
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Skilled military recruits
Last round: CRS 368 on 23 July 2026
Unlike the other categories this is not a months-of-experience test. It is for serving foreign military personnel being recruited by the Canadian Armed Forces.
Occupations in this category (3 codes on our list)
- · Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
- · Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces
- · Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces
- · At least ten years of continuous service in a recognised foreign military.
- · An offer of arranged employment from the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group, for continuous full-time work in Canada lasting at least three years.
- · At least a two-year post-secondary credential, assessed if it was earned outside Canada.
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