Immigration
Immigration Overview
About Yukon
Skilled Worker / Critical Impact Worker Program
Intent
The Critical Impact Worker and Skilled Worker Programs are employer driven; designed to assist Yukon employers, sectors or governments to identify and nominate potential qualified immigrants to fill positions that cannot be filled by the territorial or national labour market.
If you are an employer who is interested in further information, please click the categories listed to the right for further information.
If you are a potential nominee and do not currently have a job offer or are interested in learning more about Yukon, you may wish to visit the following web sites:
Yukon Work Information Network (YUWIN)
Yukon Employment Central
General Process
The application form for the Skilled Worker Program and Critical Impact Worker Program must be completed and submitted by the potential employer and the nominee to the Advanced Education Branch.
Upon receiving all necessary documentation, the application will be assessed based on the established criteria and be recommended for approval or refusal.
A recommendation is provided to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Advanced Education Branch who will have the final authority for recommending the approval/refusal of Critical Impact Worker and Skilled Worker Program applicants.
Approved nominees will be nominated for permanent residency and, if needed, a letter of recommendation for use by the nominee to obtain a temporary work permit to facilitate temporary entry to Canada while the permanent residency processing takes place.
Applications must be complete, including all required documents, before Yukon Nominee Program processing can begin. Copies of documents submitted with applications must be certified true copies. Documents in languages other than English or French must include certified translations. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Processing Time
Government of Yukon processing time for Skilled Worker / Critical Impact Worker Nominees takes six (6) weeks from receipt of a completed application.
Following Yukon Nominee Program processing, the applicant and accompanying family members must satisfy Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) clearance requirements for medical, security, criminal and visa authorization in order to work and live in Canada. The CIC process is separate from the Yukon Nominee Program process and will take additional time to complete.
Contact - Immigration
Labour Market Programs & Services
Advanced Education Branch
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6
(867) 456-6813
immigration@gov.yk.ca
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