How to find a tech job in Canada as a Ukrainian or international candidate

Canada combines a growing tech market (Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary) with immigration programmes designed for skilled workers. For many candidates the route is either permanent residence through Express Entry or a work permit through an employer.

Tech jobs in Canada right now

The numbers below are calculated from the open vacancies on A1 and refresh with the database.

Seniority

Most requested technologies

Where the jobs are

Employers with the most open roles

Routes for tech workers

• Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker. Requires English or French at CLB 7, at least one year of skilled experience, an educational credential assessment for foreign degrees and a minimum of 67 points; a job offer is not required (IRCC).
• Category-based draws. 2026 categories include STEM occupations; renewed categories now require one year of experience instead of six months (IRCC). Canada has also consulted on reforms such as raising the language bar and reinstating job-offer points, but final rules were not confirmed at the time of writing.
• Global Talent Stream. Employers hiring in listed tech occupations can use a fast-track Labour Market Impact Assessment (fee: CAD 1,000 per position), with a two-week work-permit processing target; the permit must be applied for from outside Canada (ESDC).

Job-offer points in Express Entry were removed in March 2025, so a Canadian job offer no longer adds ranking points the way it used to.

Ukrainian-specific measures

The CUAET programme ended in July 2023. Ukrainians already in Canada may be able to extend their open work permit under a public policy valid from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for people who arrived by the cut-off dates (IRCC). The family-based permanent residence pathway for Ukrainians has closed.

Working for a Canadian employer from abroad

Canadian immigration rules apply to work performed in Canada. IRCC has said that digital nomads may stay as visitors for up to six months while working for employers outside Canada, but a Canadian employer who wants you to work in Canada needs a work-permit route. See remote roles in Canada and worldwide remote roles.

Facts checked on 1 October 2026 against the official pages linked in the text. Immigration rules change often — confirm the current requirements with the official source or a qualified adviser before you apply. This is general information, not legal advice.

Where the numbers come from: we collect open roles from company career pages every day and count them in our own A1 Jobs database. Figures in the tables refresh automatically, with no manual edits.