To be eligible for the PAIE Program, you must
- be one of the following:
- Permanent Resident,
- Naturalized Canadian Citizen,
- Provincial nominee under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (excluding those under the International Student stream),
- Refugee claimant with a 900-series Social Insurance Number (SIN) and an open work permit,
- Visitor under Emergency Travel measures enacted by the federal government (e.g. Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel measure) with a 900-series Social Insurance Number (SIN) and an open work permit; or
- Individual in Canada on a temporary work permit who has received confirmation from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that they meet the eligibility requirements for permanent residence (i.e. approval in principle)
- have work experience in engineering, geoscience, planning, environmental science, or a related field from outside Canada.
- be internationally educated with a degree or college diploma in a related field.
- have a minimum English proficiency of Canadian Language Benchmark level CLB 7
- be a resident of Ontario.
- be legally entitled to work in Canada (with a valid Social Insurance Number)
- not be currently working in your professional field.
- have no prior Canadian education in your field.
For more information or to determine your eligibility for our program, please contact us at paie@trca.ca
We serve participants with the following professional backgrounds:
Engineering / Geoscience / Planning / Ecology / Green Building / Renewable Energy
Environmental Sciences
Planning & Related Disciplines