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Yukon Express Entry

1) Yukon Express Entry

Yukon Express Entry Skilled Worker: Candidate Requirements

  • Meet the minimum requirements for the FSWP
  • Be accepted into IRCC’s Express Entry pool and have an Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.
  • Have the required settlement funds to support themselves and their families in Canada (even if their families are not coming with them).
  • Have a valid, permanent, full-time job offer from an employer in Yukon.
  • Plan to live in Yukon.

Yukon Express Entry Skilled Trades: Candidate Requirements

  • Meet the minimum requirements for the Federal Skilled Trades Program.
  • Be accepted into IRCC’s Express Entry pool and have an Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.
  • Have the required settlement funds to support themselves and their families in Canada (even if their families are not coming with them).
  • Have a valid, permanent, full-time job offer from an employer in Yukon.
  • Possess a certificate of qualification in the required skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial authority. To get a certificate in Yukon, the Apprenticeship and Tradesperson Qualifications authority will assess the candidate’s training, trade experience and skills to decide if they are eligible to sit an exam.
  • Plan to live in Yukon. 

Yukon Express Entry Canada Experience Class: Candidate Requirements

  • Meet the minimum requirements for the federal Canadian Experience Class.
  • Be accepted into IRCC’s Express Entry pool and have an Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.
  • Have a valid, permanent, full-time job offer from an employer in Yukon.
  • Plan to live in Yukon.

2) Yukon Skilled Worker Category

The Yukon Skilled Worker Category targets candidates for jobs in NOC skill levels 0, A and B

Requirements 

  • Minimum of one year directly related work experience for the position being nominated.
  • Education and work experience that satisfies all requirements of the job as per the criteria specified in the National Occupational Classification. Minimum high school completion.
  • For skill levels 0 and A, candidates require the following minimum language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing depending on the test used:
    • CELPIP (English): Level 7
    • IELTS (English): Level 6
  • For skill level B, candidates require the following minimum language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing depending on the test used:
    • CELPIP (English): Level 5
    • IELTS (English): Level 5

3) Yukon Critical Impact Worker Category

The Yukon Critical Impact Worker Category targets candidates for jobs in NOC skill levels C and D.

Requirements

  • Minimum of six months directly related work experience for the position being nominated.
  • Education and work experience that satisfies all requirements of the job as per the criteria specified in the National Occupational Classification. Minimum high school completion.
  • For skill levels 0 and A, candidates require the following minimum language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing depending on the test used:
    • CELPIP (English): Level 4
    • IELTS (English): Level 4

4) Yukon Business Nominee Program

The Yukon Business Nominee Program allows entrepreneurs to own and operate their business in Yukon.

Candidates initially come to Yukon on a two-year work permit, before being nominated for permanent residence if they successfully establish their business.

Yukon Business Nominee Program: Requirements

  • Legally-acquired net worth of at least $500,000, documented and verified by a Yukon accounting firm.
  • Legally-acquired minimum of $300,000 in liquid assets, documented and verified by a Yukon accounting firm.
  • Invest at least $300,000 in capital investments for the business in the first 2 years.
    • This does not include any capital investments made before acceptance into the Yukon Business Nominee Program.
    • Capital investments include purchases such as property or equipment. It does not include purchases such as a house, vehicles that are only partially for the business and operational or maintenance expenses.
  • Score at least 65 points on the assessment grid.
  • Minimum high school education. If your business requires more education, you must also provide proof of these credentials.
  • At least 3 years of entrepreneurial or business management experience.
  • At least 5 years work experience relevant to the business.
  • Not be a refugee or have an active request for refugee status.
  • Have never been denied immigration to Canada.
  • Have no active applications for any other provincial or territorial nominee program;
  • Intend to permanently live in Yukon;
  • Agree to live in Yukon with dependents, if applicable, while managing and investing in the business.
  • Hold a position within the business of National Occupational Classification 0 or A.
  • Have not yet purchased or started the business in Yukon at the time application.

Yukon Business Nominee Program: Business Eligibility

The business must:

  • Be a new business or a purchase of an existing Yukon business.
  • Be managed by the candidate.
  • Not be a passive investment.
  • Belong to any of the following strategic sectors:
    • Information technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Value-added processing
    • Forestry
    • Tourism products, attractions, services and facilities
    • Energy
    • Mining or mineral development
    • Agriculture
    • Cultural industries
    • Film and video production
  • NOT belong to any of the following strategic sectors:
    • Passive investments
    • Retail, wholesale operations, distribution operations
    • Restaurants
    • Financial services
    • Business, consultation and personal services
    • Most professional services
    • Real estate
    • Holding companies
    • Gas stations