Eligibility criteria (JRP – Job Readiness Program)

  • Permanent resident
  • Canadian citizen
  • Accepted refugee
  • Temporary foreign worker (TFW)
    – TFW with an open work permit;
    – TFW with a closed work permit;
    – Spouse or common-law partner of a TFW, with an open work permit;
    – Post-graduation international student with a post-graduation open work permit;
    – Spouse or common-law partner of an international student, with an open work permit;
    – TFW with a work permit issued as under the agricultural stream;
    – Person with a Working Holiday permit (WHP) in Canada as well as their spouse or common-law partner. This is a type of open work permit.
    – Bridging open work permit.
  • Not a full-time worker or student
  • Available for the job search process
  • Not part of another program or employment measure through another partner organization in job placement.