Critical Construction Worker Pilot

The Critical Construction Worker Pilot – Job Offer Pathway is only for people who have a permanent, full-time job offer from a Nova Scotia employer. Your job offer must be in the list of approved NOCs below.

ELIGIBILITY

To apply you must:

• have a full-time permanent job offer from a Nova Scotia employer in one of these NOCs:
  • 70010 – Construction managers
  • 70011 – Home building and renovation managers
  • 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
  • 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
  • 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
  • 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
  • 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
  • 72201 – Industrial electricians
  • 72310 – Carpenters
  • 72320 – Bricklayers
  • 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
  • 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
  • 72500 – Crane operators
  • 73100 – Concrete finishers
  • 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
  • 73110 – Roofers and shinglers
  • 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
  • 73400 – Heavy equipment operators
  • 75101 – Material handlers
  • 75110 – Construction trades helpers and labourers
  • 75119 – Other trades helpers and labourers
• have 1 year of work experience related to the job;
• have a high school diploma OR proof you have completed a construction specific industry training program;
• be 21 to 55 years old;
• prove language ability equal to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 5 (NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3) or CLB Level 4 (NOC TEER 4 and 5) even if your first language is English or French;
• show enough financial resources to successfully settle in Nova Scotia.

Additional Details and Resource for this Pathway on Novascotiaimmigration.com