Made-up story · Step 04 of 05

Opportunities for Priya

Priya is a skilled worker abroad, so Jobs is the category that connects: what a qualifying job offer in her occupation would change in her Express Entry score.

The Marketplace

Which kinds of opportunity fit Priya’s goal

The Marketplace has jobs, Canadian education and businesses for sale, each explained against the rules. Not every kind fits every goal, and a story never forces one in.

Jobs

Fits the goal

She is a data scientist, an occupation on IRCC’s high-wage list: from November 3, 2026, a qualifying job offer in it can add points to her score.

Jobs in the Marketplace

Education

Doesn’t fit the goal

Studying in Canada isn’t part of her plan, and admission alone wouldn’t guarantee a study permit or a post-graduation work permit.

Businesses

Doesn’t fit the goal

She isn’t planning to buy or start a business.

What an opportunity would mean for Priya

Until November 2, 2026, job offers earn no CRS points. Official source
From November 3, 2026, a valid job offer in an occupation on IRCC’s high-wage list earns 50, 70 or 100 CRS points, depending on its level, without an LMIA; it counts instead of Canadian work points, never on top of them. Official source
Data scientists aren’t on IRCC’s current STEM category list, so a job in her occupation doesn’t open a category-based round to her. Official source
Working in Canada before permanent residence would need a work permit: an employer-specific permit needs a positive LMIA unless an exemption applies. Official source

Data scientists across Canada

Government open data

NOC 21211, TEER 1: usually a university degree. Government open data: what employers posted on Job Bank, and which employers received a positive LMIA. Counts and medians of what was published, not predictions. This part is real data, not made up, and it describes the market, not Priya.

Postings: 40September 2026, 44 vacancies
Yearly pay, as posted: $85,351Median of 22 salaried postings
Hourly pay, as posted: $46.80Median of 12 hourly postings
Positive LMIAs: 181 employers247 positions, 8 quarters between April 2024 and March 2026

Employers with a positive LMIA for this occupation across Canada, most positions first

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC2 positions · January to March 2026
Avenue Code S.A1 position · January to March 2026
Nimble Science Ltd1 position · January to March 2026
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.1 position · January to March 2026
DoorDash Technologies Canada Inc.1 position · January to March 2026

A positive LMIA is not a vacancy today, not a promise to hire anyone, and not a work permit. It says nothing about whether any of these employers would hire Priya.

Sources: Job Postings Advertised on Canada’s National Job Bank Website, and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program’s Positive LMIA Employers List, Employment and Social Development Canada, Open Government Licence - Canada. Newest month: September 2026, read October 19, 2026. LMIA list read October 19, 2026. All of this occupation’s data in the Marketplace

Made-up listings

Examples, explained against Priya’s answers

Each listing is invented, and each is run through the Marketplace’s own matcher: the same rules engine behind an assessment, re-run with the listing’s facts. One is a public listing from a feed; the other was registered directly by the organization. The reasons are worded as the Marketplace would show them to Priya.

Made-up listingPublic listingPosted 3 days ago, seen at the source today

Data scientist

Example Analytics Inc. · Toronto, Ontario$98,000 a year

Public listing: From a feed that permits it; we infer nothing about immigration support. Source: A job board feed (made up), so there is no original to link to.

Permanent, full time
37.5 hours a week
NOC 21211, TEER 1
Work in English

Why it’s in Priya’s story: Her own occupation, permanent and full time, from a public feed: it says nothing about whether the employer would hire from abroad.

Read as if this posting became a written job offer for Priya: a posting is not an offer.

For Priya’s immigration plan, from the requirements this listing’s own facts decide:

11Why this fits

Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, a job offer that is valid under Express Entry and is in an occupation on IRCC's high-wage list earns 50, 70 or 100 CRS points instead of none, without needing an LMIA, and you get these points or your Canadian work experience points, whichever is higher.
Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, you appear to intend to live outside Quebec or, as a nominee, in the province or territory that nominated you, as these programs require.
Express Entry: FSW, CEC and FST; Provincial Nominee Program · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, a valid job offer can earn the 10 FSW arranged-employment points without an LMIA or an LMIA-exempt work permit, for candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy; the offer must still meet the program's other requirements, such as full-time work for at least 1 year in a TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 job.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, the only announced change to the Federal Skilled Worker selection factors is to arranged employment: a qualifying job offer no longer needs an LMIA for candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source

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Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy do not need an LMIA for a qualifying job offer, and the 5 adaptability points come with arranged-employment points; no change to the other adaptability factors has been announced.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, your settlement funds appear to meet IRCC's amount for your family size, or you appear exempt as someone authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer. Applicants invited under the Canadian Experience Class don't need proof of funds either.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, IRCC says a job offer used to meet Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades eligibility no longer needs an LMIA. IRCC's proof-of-funds page still describes the exemption as being authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer and does not yet mention this change, so confirm that an offer without an LMIA qualifies before relying on the exemption.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, you appear to have a full-time, permanent job offer in Ontario, which Ontario’s Workforce Priority stream needs. The employer and the job must also meet the program’s requirements (such as the wage for the region), and your employer starts the process by submitting the job offer in Ontario’s Employer Portal.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, you appear to meet the language requirement of Ontario’s Workforce Priority stream (CLB 6 in all four skills for most TEER 0 to 3 jobs, or a recent eligible Ontario credential instead; CLB 4 for TEER 4 or 5 jobs).
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, your education appears to meet Ontario’s Workforce Priority stream (a post-secondary degree or diploma for most TEER 0 to 3 jobs, high school for TEER 4 or 5 jobs), with a Canadian credential or an Educational Credential Assessment. A Canadian credential must be from a school on Ontario’s eligible list, such as a public college or university.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, the LMIA stream you named appears consistent with your hourly wage and the provincial threshold (median hourly wage plus 20%).
TFWP: high-wage and low-wage streams · Official source

11What we don’t know

Unknown
We need to confirm your age, education and ECA, four language levels from an approved test, skilled work years, job offer details and adaptability factors (Canadian work or study, relatives, spouse) to estimate your FSW score.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your job offer is full-time, non-seasonal, for at least one year in TEER 0 to 3, and backed by an LMIA already issued or a qualifying LMIA-exempt work permit.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your Canadian work or study, close relatives in Canada, any job offer, and your accompanying spouse's language, Canadian study and work to count FSW adaptability points.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your work experience. For a skilled (TEER 0 to 3) job, 6 months in a row in this job (3 months for a recent Ontario graduate), 2 years of full-time work in the same occupation in the last 5 years, or a licence the job legally requires can qualify; truck, bus and transit drivers need the 6 months. A TEER 4 or 5 job needs 9 months in this job in the last 2 years.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · Official source

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Unknown
We need proof of your available funds, such as bank statements, to compare with your family size, the community where you will live and your work permit program; IRCC sets no fixed amount for work permits.
Temporary work permits: general requirements · Official source
Unknown
We need to review any possible admissibility concern or past refusal, and confirm your employer is not on IRCC's non-compliant employers list or in a prohibited sector.
Temporary work permits: general requirements · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm whether your job, or time spent in certain countries in the past year, requires an immigration medical exam with an IRCC panel physician.
Temporary work permits: medical examination · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm you have never worked or studied without authorization or broken permit conditions, that your employer is eligible, and that your qualifications fit the job.
Temporary work permits: general requirements (IRPR s. 200(3)) · Official source
Unknown
We need your employer's LMIA decision letter, or confirmation of the LMIA exemption category you rely on, before you can apply for this work permit.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP): LMIA-based work permit · Official source
Unknown
We need the expiry date printed on your LMIA, because you must apply for the work permit before it; LMIAs are generally valid for at most 6 months.
TFWP: LMIA validity · Official source
Unknown
Before a port-of-entry application, we need to confirm you are visa-exempt or a U.S. permanent resident, whether you live in Canada, and that your LMIA, offer number or open-permit papers are ready.
Temporary work permits: where to apply · Official source

0What could rule it out

Nothing the rules engine checked rules it out.

The job itself, which is Priya’s own judgment to make, not an immigration requirement:

2Matches what they asked for

Looks good
The same occupation as one you told us about.
Looks good
TEER 1: skilled work for Express Entry purposes. A year in it in Canada could count toward the Canadian Experience Class.
Official source

Good to know (4)

Note
Until November 2, 2026, job offers earn no CRS points. From November 3, 2026, a job offer that is valid under Express Entry and is in an occupation on IRCC's high-wage list earns 50, 70 or 100 CRS points, depending on the occupation's level, and it no longer needs an LMIA; you get these points or your Canadian work experience points, whichever is higher, not both. Even if its occupation is not on the high-wage list, a valid offer can still help with FSW arranged-employment points, the proof-of-funds exemption, FST eligibility and some provincial streams.
Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · Official source
Note from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, no change has been announced to which funds count or how to prove them; only who is exempt may change, as set out for the settlement funds amount.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source
Note
Expect IRCC fees of about CAD 155 per work permit, plus CAD 100 for an open work permit, CAD 85 for biometrics, or CAD 401.25 to restore worker status; check IRCC's fee list before you pay.
IRCC fees: work permits · Official source
Note
For a high-wage LMIA, your employer must offer a full-time job (at least 30 hours a week), advertise for at least 4 weeks on Job Bank plus two other recruitment methods, pay the prevailing wage, submit a transition plan and pay CAD 1,000 per position.
TFWP: high-wage stream · Official source

If this became a qualifying job offer for Priya, the Express Entry estimate would be:

Today: 395 → 395 (no change)From November 3, 2026: 395 → 465 (+70)

Scores are estimates from IRCC’s published points tables applied to these made-up answers. IRCC calculates the real score from a profile and documents, and cut-offs change with every round, so no score guarantees an invitation.

Made-up listing: invented for this story, not a real job, program or business, and not an offer. A job posting is not a job offer. It doesn’t mean the employer will hire someone from abroad or support a work permit or permanent residence.

Made-up listingRegistered with usPosted 8 days ago, 22 days left

Machine learning scientist

Example Energy Data Ltd. · Calgary, Alberta$112,000 a year

Registered with us: Posted directly by the organization itself, and labelled that way.

Permanent, full time
40 hours a week
NOC 21211, TEER 1
Work in English

Why it’s in Priya’s story: Posted directly by the employer, who says in its own words that it would consider candidates abroad who need a work permit.

The employer says: “We would consider candidates outside Canada who need a work permit.”

In the organization’s own words, not checked by us and not a promise.

Read as if this posting became a written job offer for Priya: a posting is not an offer.

For Priya’s immigration plan, from the requirements this listing’s own facts decide:

8Why this fits

Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, a job offer that is valid under Express Entry and is in an occupation on IRCC's high-wage list earns 50, 70 or 100 CRS points instead of none, without needing an LMIA, and you get these points or your Canadian work experience points, whichever is higher.
Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, you appear to intend to live outside Quebec or, as a nominee, in the province or territory that nominated you, as these programs require.
Express Entry: FSW, CEC and FST; Provincial Nominee Program · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, a valid job offer can earn the 10 FSW arranged-employment points without an LMIA or an LMIA-exempt work permit, for candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy; the offer must still meet the program's other requirements, such as full-time work for at least 1 year in a TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 job.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, the only announced change to the Federal Skilled Worker selection factors is to arranged employment: a qualifying job offer no longer needs an LMIA for candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source

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Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy do not need an LMIA for a qualifying job offer, and the 5 adaptability points come with arranged-employment points; no change to the other adaptability factors has been announced.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, your settlement funds appear to meet IRCC's amount for your family size, or you appear exempt as someone authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer. Applicants invited under the Canadian Experience Class don't need proof of funds either.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, IRCC says a job offer used to meet Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades eligibility no longer needs an LMIA. IRCC's proof-of-funds page still describes the exemption as being authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer and does not yet mention this change, so confirm that an offer without an LMIA qualifies before relying on the exemption.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source
Looks good
Based on your answers, the LMIA stream you named appears consistent with your hourly wage and the provincial threshold (median hourly wage plus 20%).
TFWP: high-wage and low-wage streams · Official source

10What we don’t know

Unknown
We need to confirm your age, education and ECA, four language levels from an approved test, skilled work years, job offer details and adaptability factors (Canadian work or study, relatives, spouse) to estimate your FSW score.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your job offer is full-time, non-seasonal, for at least one year in TEER 0 to 3, and backed by an LMIA already issued or a qualifying LMIA-exempt work permit.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your Canadian work or study, close relatives in Canada, any job offer, and your accompanying spouse's language, Canadian study and work to count FSW adaptability points.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need proof of your available funds, such as bank statements, to compare with your family size, the community where you will live and your work permit program; IRCC sets no fixed amount for work permits.
Temporary work permits: general requirements · Official source

Show 6 more

Unknown
We need to review any possible admissibility concern or past refusal, and confirm your employer is not on IRCC's non-compliant employers list or in a prohibited sector.
Temporary work permits: general requirements · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm whether your job, or time spent in certain countries in the past year, requires an immigration medical exam with an IRCC panel physician.
Temporary work permits: medical examination · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm you have never worked or studied without authorization or broken permit conditions, that your employer is eligible, and that your qualifications fit the job.
Temporary work permits: general requirements (IRPR s. 200(3)) · Official source
Unknown
We need your employer's LMIA decision letter, or confirmation of the LMIA exemption category you rely on, before you can apply for this work permit.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP): LMIA-based work permit · Official source
Unknown
We need the expiry date printed on your LMIA, because you must apply for the work permit before it; LMIAs are generally valid for at most 6 months.
TFWP: LMIA validity · Official source
Unknown
Before a port-of-entry application, we need to confirm you are visa-exempt or a U.S. permanent resident, whether you live in Canada, and that your LMIA, offer number or open-permit papers are ready.
Temporary work permits: where to apply · Official source