Immigrate to the Yukon

Learn about immigrating to the Yukon as:

• a worker under the Yukon Nominee Program (YNP); or
• an entrepreneur under the Yukon Business Nominee Program.

Worker eligibility

The Yukon Nominee Program accepts applications for nominee candidates both inside and outside of Canada. To qualify for the Yukon Nominee Program, you must:

• have a full-time and year-round job offer from an eligible Yukon employer; and
• meet the specific criteria of your application stream.

To qualify for the Yukon Business Nominee Program, you must meet the eligibility requirements.

You are not eligible if you're:

• a refugee claimant; or
• inadmissible to Canada.

Employer eligibility

The program determines an employer's eligibility after their application is:

• received; and
• assessed.

Learn more about hiring a foreign worker and how the YNP determines employer eligibility.

Get a job offer from a Yukon employer

It's your responsibility to find employment in the Yukon. The program does not play a role in recruitment or maintain a list of eligible Yukon employers.

If you do receive a job offer from a Yukon employer it's important to know:

• employers are not obligated to nominate foreign workers under the program; and
• employers cannot, directly or indirectly, charge or collect a fee or receive any financial gain for nominating a foreign worker.

Find employment opportunities

Foreign workers can use many jobs sites to search for work in the Yukon. Some sites include, but are not limited to:

• Canada Job Bank
• Employment Central
• Yuwin

If you cannot find work in the Yukon

The program is driven by employers looking to fill critical vacancies when qualified Canadians or permanent residents cannot be found. As a result, the number of foreign workers accepted into the program is connected to job vacancies in the territory. If you cannot find work in the Yukon, then you cannot participate in the program.

About working in the Yukon

Learn about the Yukon's economy and find out what it's like to live here:

• Yukon Fact Sheet;
• Access Yukon’s key indicators; and
• Employment statistics for Yukon.

Yukon Nominee Program streams

Streams of the Yukon Nominee Program include:

• Critical Impact Worker;
• Skilled Worker;
• Express Entry; and
• Yukon Community Program (includes a Critical Impact Worker and Skilled Worker stream).

Your stream is determined by the National Occupational Classification (NOC) of the job offer. On November 16, 2022, the Government of Canada switched to a new version of the NOC that uses Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories. 

• Occupations in TEER 4 or 5 fall under the Critical Impact Worker stream.
• Occupations in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 fall under the Skilled Worker stream and the Express Entry stream.

For example, if you've been offered employment as a Food Counter Attendant (NOC code 65201) you fall under TEER 5 and would therefore apply under the Critical Impact Worker stream.

Employers wishing to nominate a skilled worker can apply to the Skilled Worker or Express Entry stream.

Basic stream-specific worker criteria

Critical Impact Worker criteria (TEER 4 and 5)

To apply you must have:

• at least 6 months of full-time relevant work experience;
• at minimum Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 4;
• at minimum a high school diploma, or Canadian equivalency; and
• any higher education required for the position or NOC.

Skilled Worker criteria (TEER 2 and 3)

To apply you must have:

• at least 12 months of full-time relevant work experience;
• at minimum Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 5;
• at minimum a high school diploma, or Canadian equivalency; and
• any higher education required for the position or NOC.

Skilled Worker criteria (TEER 0 and 1)

To apply you must have:

• at least 12 months of full-time relevant work experience;
• at minimum Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 6;
• at minimum a high school diploma, or Canadian equivalency; and
• any higher education required for the position or NOC.

NOTE: Foreign nationals applying under the Yukon Express Entry stream for positions under TEER 0 or 1 must meet Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 7.

Do you need an immigration representative or consultant?

No, you do not need to hire an immigration representative or consultant to be nominated under the Yukon Nominee Program. It is your choice to hire someone or apply on your own.

Apply to immigrate to the Yukon

Eligible foreign workers with a full-time year-round job offer from an eligible Yukon employer can apply to the Yukon Nominee Program.

Eligible foreign workers with 2 to 3 part-time job offers from 1 to 3 eligible Yukon employers can apply to the Yukon Community Program.