International Students Stream

–         Have their job offer meet the minimum wage requirement for the occupation.

–         Have their job offer fall under TEER 0,1,2,3 (Previously National Occupational Classification Skill Level 0, A, or B).

–         Have their job offer aligned with their employer’s existing business activities, and urgently needed to maintain and grow ongoing business.

o   A degree or diploma that takes minimum 2 years of full-time study to complete, or;

o   A degree or diploma that takes 1 year to complete but which requires a previously completed degree as a prerequisite for admission.

–         Hold a valid license, certificate, or authorization to practice the profession in Ontario, issued by an eligible Ontario regulatory body, if job offered requires a license to practice in Ontario.

–         Intention to live in Ontario establish through employment, job offers, studying, visiting having property, professional connection, family ties, personal relationship.

–         Offer a full-time and indeterminate position with competitive wages, meeting and industries standards.

–         Have their business established and in good standing in Ontario track of good work of place and business practices in Ontario.

–         Meet following requirements

o   Inside of Greater Toronto Area (GTA): A minimum of $1 million CAD in gross annual revenue, and employ at least five full-time employees.

o   Outside of Greater Toronto Area (GTA): A minimum of three full-time employees and annual revenue of at least $500,000 CAD.

·         Business Requirements: The employer / business must:

–         Have been in active business for minimum 3 years in Ontario.

–         Meet the gross annual revenue requirements for the most recently completed tax year:

o   Inside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, York and Peel regions: Minimum of $1 million CAD., and employ at least 5 full-time employees, or

o   Outside GTA: Minimum of at least $500,000 CAD., and 3 full-time employees. 

·         Recruitment Requirements: Employer must:

–         Demonstrate reasonable efforts to hire a Canadian for the position before offering it to foreign employees.