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Ottawa adding new express entry points for immigrants in 'high-wage' jobs

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Baxter, D. (2026, October 16). Ottawa adding new express entry points for immigrants in 'high-wage' jobs. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ottawa-adding-new-express-entry-points-for-immigrants-in-high-wage-jobs/article_9b1fc828-e7fb-5d17-acc4-1247af9d4f6b.html

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Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced that Ottawa is creating new express entry points for immigrants in high-wage jobs starting November 3, 2026. A "high-wage" job is defined as one paying at least 1.3 times the national median hourly wage of $55.03. The government will also eliminate the requirement for employers to conduct a Labour Market Impact Assessment for these positions, simplifying the application process and aiming to attract more skilled workers in fields like engineering and medicine.

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As of November 3, 2026, Ottawa is adding new express entry points for permanent residency applicants working in "high-wage" jobs. The Immigration Minister, Lena Diab, announced that a high-wage job is defined as one paying at least 1.3 times the national median wage, currently set at $55.03 hourly by The Canada Job Bank. Additionally, employers hiring for these positions will be exempt from providing a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), simplifying the application process and aiming to attract more skilled immigrants to Canada. These measures are part of ongoing efforts to boost immigration in high-paying fields such as engineering, medicine, skilled trades, transportation, and research.

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Who wrote this

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🔮 The policies, which will take effect on Nov. 3, will apply to applicants who already have Canadian work experience, or who have a job offer in a high-wage field such as engineering.

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Topics

Canadian Immigration OTTAWA The Canada Job Bank a Labour Market Impact Assessment

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Canadian NORP · 3× OTTAWA GPE · 2× Canada GPE · 1× Immigration ORG · 1× Lena Diab PERSON · 1× The Canada Job Bank ORG · 1× The Canadian Press ORG · 1× The Immigration Department ORG · 1× a Labour Market Impact Assessment ORG · 1×

Narrative

The government considers a high-wage job one that pays at least 1.3 times the median wage and the number of express entry appoints awarded is correlated to how the wage is. The Canada Job Bank currently lists the national median hourly wage at $55.03. The government is also introducing a temporary policy to remove the requirement for an employer to include a Labour Market Impact Assessment for a qualifying job that’s eligible for the new express entry points. The government says this change is meant to simplify the application process and is part of its efforts over the past year to attract more immigrants in high-paying fields to Canada. The government has introduced measures to give more express entry points to those working in medicine, the skilled trades, transportation and research.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

🔮 The policies, which will take effect on Nov. 3, will apply to applicants who already have Canadian work experience, or who have a job offer in a high-wage field such as engineering.

2026-10-16 · Toronto Star

Ottawa adding new express entry points for immigrants in 'high-wage' jobs · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

Ottawa is adding new express entry points for some permanent residency applicants in “high-wage” jobs, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Friday. asserted

Diab → add → jobs

The government also plans to remove the requirement for an employer to prove they can’t find a qualified Canadian for those jobs. asserted

they → plan → jobs

The policies, which will take effect on Nov. 3, will apply to applicants who already have Canadian work experience, or who have a job offer in a high-wage field such as engineering. asserted

who → take → engineering

government → consider → medicine

Permanent residency candidates who are already in the express entry pool will have their scores modified to reflect the new points for Canadian work experience and job offers. asserted

scores → have → experience

The Immigration Department says it may take up to two weeks for the new totals to be calculated and invitations to apply for permanent residency will be paused during that time. uncertain

invitations → say → time

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026 asserted

report → publish → Press