The Yukon Government and Citizenship and Immigration Canada jointly direct the Yukon Nominee Program (YNP).  The Yukon nominates qualified applicants for permanent residency, and the federal government makes the final decision on immigration. If Yukon employers cannot find Canadian citizens or permanent residents to fill permanent full-time jobs, then they can look for employees outside Canada. Skilled and experienced foreign workers are selected by Yukon employers to fill shortages in the local labour market, and then they are nominated for Canadian permanent resident visas. The Yukon nominating Programs are:

 

The Skilled Worker Program is for qualified workers who belong in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 0, A or B categories. The requirements are as follows:

• Education and work experience must fulfill job requirements
• Applicant must submit proof of education according to job criteria
• Applicant must have a minimum of one year of relevant (related to job he is being nominated for) work experience
• Must achieve acceptable scores on English competence exams (reading, writing, listening, speaking) administered by a designated testing agency
• If foreign workers are already in Canada they must maintain a valid work permit throughout the YNP process
• Foreign students must provide proof of education before being considered for the Yukon Nominee Program

Express Entry applies to skilled workers who fall under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) A, 0 and B. Express Entry was introduced by CIC in January 2015, and proposes to make Canada’s immigration system more efficient and better able to match applicants to vacant jobs. Express Entry applies to three economic immigration programs:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program
• Federal Skilled Trades Program
• Canadian Experience Class

All of the Canadian provinces and territories have the ability to nominate immigrants who have the skills, education, and work experience to improve the economy, but these nominees still have to apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for permanent resident status. An Express Entry stream was added to the Yukon’s immigration programs in March 2015.

Express Entry applicants have the advantage of speedy processing: the majority will gain permanent residence status within six months of their application verification. Employers who find workers through the Express Entry program also have an additional advantage: these employers do not have to provide labour market impact assessments or pay the foreign workers’ travel expenses.

 In order to qualify for the Yukon’s Express Entry stream, an applicant needs to obtain a valid full-time permanent job offer from an eligible Yukon employer and meet the requirements for one of the three federal economic immigration programs. All of these programs have minimum language requirements, and education and other qualifications will be evaluated according to Canadian standards. Yukon’s Express Entry is managed by the Yukon, and a valid full-time permanent job offer to an eligible candidate will generate a YNP nomination and invitation to apply for permanent residence.

 

The Critical Worker Program is intended for workers who qualify under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) C or D categories. Candidate requirements are as follows:

 

• Education and work experience must fulfill job requirements
• Applicant must submit proof of education towards fulfilling job criteria
• Applicant must have a minimum of six months of relevant (related to job he is being nominated for) work experience
• Must achieve acceptable scores on required English competence exams (reading, writing, listening, speaking) administered by a designated testing agency
• If foreign workers are already in Canada they must maintain a valid work permit throughout the YNP process
• Foreign students must provide proof of education before being considered for the Yukon Nominee Program

The Business Nominee Program is for experienced business people who want to buy a business and work and live in the Yukon. The Yukon Business Nominee Program is not an investment program but applicants must invest money in their business to promote its future success.

Please note that Provincial Nominee Program criteria are subject to modification without notification, and any applications submitted will be assessed according to the criteria in place when your application is received.

Applications must include all essential documents, or they will not be processed. Copies of documents must be certified true copies and any documents not in English or French must include certified translations. The Yukon Nominee Program will return incomplete applications to applicants.

All applicants to Provincial Nominee Programs must satisfy Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s medical, security, criminal and visa requirements before they can work and live in Canada. The CIC process is detached from the PNP programs and requires added time to conclude.