If you are looking to immigrate to Canada as a worker, there are two things that you are likely going to need. Firstly, if you are from a country whose nationals require a visa, you will need to apply for a visa to allow you to enter Canada. Secondly, you will need a Canadian work permit which becomes your status document. In other words, your visa gets you to Canada and the work permit authorizes you to work inside Canada.
Job Offer Requirement
In order for you to obtain a work permit, there are several requirements that you need to meet. The most critical requirement is that you typically require a job offer from a Canadian employer. The job offer can either be a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) support job offer, also known as an LMIA support job offer, or an LMIA- exempt job offer. Ultimately, you require a job offer to immigrate to Canada on a work permit.
Language Test
There is no legal requirement that you must write an English language test or French language test in order to obtain a work permit. The English language or French language test requirement is for persons who are wanting to immigrate to Canada as permanent residents.
In some cases, some applicants for Canadian study permits on some special programs may be required to write an English test. However, persons wanting to immigrate to Canada to work or those who want to apply for a work permit are generally not required to write an IELTS test or CELPIP test. Basically, there is no requirement for you to write an English language test in order for you to move and work in Canada.
Employers may have their own requirements regarding the types of language skills that they would require from their employees. Typically, Canadian employers will either require that you are competent in English or in French. It is worth noting that such a language requirement by an employer is not an immigration requirement.
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