Healthcare Professional

To qualify for the Skills Immigration – Healthcare Professional category, you must have the following:

• an offer of indeterminate, full-time employment with a public health authority as a: 

– physician 

– specialist physician 

– registered nurse 

– registered psychiatric nurse 

– nurse practitioner 

– an allied health professional such as a: o diagnostic medical sonographer 

o clinical pharmacist 

o medical laboratory technologist 

o medical radiation technologist 

o occupational therapist 

o physiotherapist

OR 

– midwife: 

o must have a letter of confirmation from an established practice group in British Columbia confirming your acceptance into the group as an affiliated midwife for a period of at least six months. This letter must be on the practice group’s official letterhead, and must be signed by you and the head of the practice group. 

o must be registered, or eligible to be registered, with the College of Midwives of British Columbia. 

• minimum two years of directly related full-time (or full-time equivalent) work experience in the skilled occupation that has been offered to you, and, if applicable, the credentials and qualification requirements of the position 
• a written offer of employment on official company letterhead from your employer
• evidence that you meet minimum income requirements
• If you are working in a Skill Level B occupation, you must submit valid language test results showing you have obtained a minimum score equal to or greater than a benchmark 4 under the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) in all four competencies: listening, speaking, reading and writing.