AEO

If you have an offer of permanent employment from a Canadian employer, it can improve your chances of having your federal skilled worker application approved.
Depending on your circumstances, the requirements for a valid offer of employment are different.
1) If you are currently working in Canada:

  • your current employer must have made an offer to give you a permanent job if you are accepted as a federal skilled worker, and
  • your temporary work permit must be valid both when you apply for a permanent resident visa and when the visa is issued.

In addition:

  • your work permit must have been confirmed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) through a positive labour market opinion or
  • you must be in a category that is exempt from an Arranged Employment Opinion

in order for your offer of employment to be valid.
2) In all other cases:

  • You must not be working in Canada and you either
  • do not have a valid work permit or
  • you have a work permit, but your circumstances are different from those described in the first example.

In this case, the offer of employment is valid if your prospective employer

  • has made an offer to hire you on an indeterminate basis if you are accepted as a federal skilled worker, and
  • has obtained a positive Arranged Employment Opinion from HRSDC

and you

  • meet all required Canadian licensing or regulatory standards associated with the job.

AEO OCCUPATIONS LIST

  • Administrative Officers
  • Business Development Officer
  • Business Manager
  • Sales and Marketing Managers
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Accountants/ Bookkeepers
  • Civil Engineers
  • Computer Network Technicians
  • IT Professionals
  • Graphic Designer
  • Web Designer
  • Computer System Analyst
  • Restaurant Managers
  • Cooks
  • Food Service Supervisors
  • Architects
  • Warehouse Supervisors
  • Warehouse Managers
  • Store Managers
  • Purchase Officer
  • Inventory Control Supervisor
  • Transport Supervisor
  • Retail Trade Supervisors
  • Construction manager
  • Machinist
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Draftsman
  • Welders
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Industrial Electricians
  • Electronics Engineer
  • Film/Video Camera Operator
  • Iron Worker
  • Carpenters
  • Hair Stylists