Canada highly skilled worker visa

1 current source-backed highly skilled worker pathway. Verify the responsible authority before applying.

This page contains 1 current route for this destination, with the available eligibility, requirements and duration details.

Source-backed legal route · Checked 2026-08-28

Current route records

Route	Conditions	Effective or checked	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Canada’s Express Entry manages skilled-worker permanent-residence programs; eligibility may require language testing, education, work experience, funds and a job offer where applicable.	2026-07-14	Official source

Each value as the authority publishes it, in the currency it charges.

Route	Fact	Value	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Application fee (total, child, entry child)	270 CAD	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Application fee (total, entry)	1,590 CAD	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Application fee (total, adult family member, entry spouse)	1,590 CAD	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Application fee (child, skilled dependent child)	270 CAD	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Application fee (total, skilled)	1,590 CAD	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Application fee (total, adult family member, skilled spouse)	1,590 CAD	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Processing time (standard, authority estimate)	6 months	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Family can come along	yes	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Permanent residence after	0 years	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	Where to apply	online	Official source

Route-specific work rights and conditions stay separate from shortage-list status and individual eligibility.

Route	Published work answer	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	The exact IRCC answer records the Provincial Nominee caveat and does not grant a work right before permanent resident status is obtained; pathway eligibility, selection and any pre-grant permission remain separate.	Official source
Highly skilled worker route	IRCC states that a person who has permanent resident status has the right to live, work or study anywhere in Canada; for this skilled or self-employed pathway, the statement is a post-grant status effect and not interim work authorisation.	Official source