If You Are Qualifed With These Jobs Then Canada Is Looking For You

Canada already announced they are happy to accept 300,000 in 2017.

If the recent upset victory for Donald Trump has you fantasizing about moving to Canada, you may be in luck — Canada is, in fact, looking for a few skilled men and women (actually, thousands of them).

As Business Insider's Chris Weller previously reported, Canada's fast-track system for immigration called Express Entry is perhaps the quickest way for skilled workers to transition into a role in the country. The Canadian government has committed to an application processing time of six months for most cases.

All applicants foh6 Express Entry are scored based on factors including their skills, work experience, language ability, and education, and then they're ranked with other applicants. Those at the top of the rankings are then invited to become permanent residents.

Following the program's launch in 2015, the Canadian government reports that more than 31,000 invitations to apply for permanent residence have been issued to a diverse range of highly skilled immigrants.

According to the Canadian government, these are the occupations most frequently invited to apply for permanent residency as of January 3, 2016:

10. Financial and investment analysts

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 446

Percent of invited applicants: 1.4%

9. Financial auditors and accountants

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 494

Percent of invited applicants: 1.6%

8. Graphic designers and illustrators

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 550

Percent of invited applicants: 1.8%

7. Retail sales supervisors

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 669

Percent of invited applicants: 2.2%

6. University professors and lecturers

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 745

Percent of invited applicants: 2.4%

5. Computer programmers and interactive media developers

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 935

Percent of invited applicants: 3%

4. Software engineers

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 940

Percent of invited applicants: 3%

3. Information systems analysts and consultants

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 1,255

Percent of invited applicants: 4%

2. Cooks

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 2,295

Percent of invited applicants: 7.4%

1. Food service supervisors

Number of successful Express Entry applicants: 2,356

Percent of invited applicants: 7.6%

*** Addtional Reporting with Business Insider

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