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Woodworking machine operators (9437)

Description

Woodworking machine operators set up, program and operate one or more woodworking machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures or other wood products. They are employed in furniture, fixture and other wood products manufacturing establishments.
Skill Level C
Skill Type 9

Other titles

  • adzing and boring machine operator
  • automatic nailing machine operator - woodworking
  • automatic shaper operator - woodworking
  • band resaw operator - woodworking
  • band ripsaw operator - woodworking
  • band saw operator - woodworking
  • band saw tender - woodworking
  • band scroll saw operator - woodworking
  • banding machine tender - woodworking
  • band-sawing machine tender - woodworking
  • barrel assembler
  • barrel cooper - woodworking
  • barrel end fitter, wood - woodworking
  • barrel end machine tender - woodworking
  • barrel end sawyer
  • barrel heading sawyer
  • barrel-header fitter, wood - woodworking
  • basket machine operator - woodworking
  • belt sander - woodworking
  • bench machine operator - woodworking
  • bender, lacrosse sticks - woodworking
  • billiard cue maker
  • borer - woodworking
  • boring machine operator - woodworking
  • bowl blank boring and finishing machine operator
  • box blank repairer - woodworking
  • box blank repairman - woodworking
  • box blank repairwoman - woodworking
  • briar-bowl turner - woodworking
  • bucket chucker - woodworking
  • bucket lathe operator
  • carver operator - woodworking
  • carver, machine - woodworking
  • carving machine operator - woodworking
  • cask maker
  • chair leveler - woodworking
  • chair seat planer tender
  • checkerer, gunstocks
  • checkerer, small arms
  • chucking and boring machine operator - woodworking
  • chucking machine operator - woodworking
  • circular saw operator - woodworking
  • clamping machine tender - woodworking
  • clean-up sander - woodworking
  • cleat notcher - woodworking
  • CNC (computer numerically controlled) band saw operator
  • CNC (computer numerically controlled) woodworking machine tool operator
  • CNC band saw operator - woodworking
  • cold press tender - woodworking
  • computer numerically controlled (CNC) band saw operator
  • computerized panel saw tender
  • contour sander operator - woodworking
  • cooper header - woodworking
  • cooper header operator - wood
  • cooper operator - woodworking
  • cooperage heading machine operator - woodworking
  • cooperage heading sawyer
  • cooperage setter-up - woodworking
  • cooperage set-up man - woodworking
  • cooperage set-up man/woman - woodworking
  • cooperage set-up woman - woodworking
  • cooper's head-saw operator - woodworking
  • copy lathe tender
  • corrugated fastener driver - woodworking
  • crosscut saw operator - woodworking
  • croze machine operator - woodworking
  • custom cue maker and repairer
  • custom cue maker and repairman
  • custom cue maker and repairman/woman
  • custom cue maker and repairwoman
  • cut-off saw operator - woodworking
  • cutter, disks - wood products manufacturing
  • cutter, mouldings - wood products manufacturing
  • cutter, stock - woodworking
  • cylinder saw tender - woodworking
  • cylinder-sander feeder - woodworking
  • dado operator - woodworking
  • dado operator, overhead - woodworking
  • dado saw operator - woodworking
  • defect trimmer - woodworking
  • desk sander - woodworking
  • detail shaper - woodworking
  • dimension planer operator - woodworking
  • disk cutter - wood products
  • door-hang machine operator - woodworking
  • dovetail machine operator - woodworking
  • dowel machine operator - woodworking
  • dowel machine set-up operator - woodworking
  • dowel machine tender
  • dowel pointer - woodworking
  • dowelling machine operator - woodworking
  • dowelling machine set-up operator - woodworking
  • dowelling machine tender - woodworking
  • dowel-making machine operator - woodworking
  • dowel-making machine set-up operator - woodworking
  • dowel-making machine tender - woodworking
  • drill operator - woodworking
  • drill press operator - woodworking
  • driller, wood - woodworking
  • drum sander - woodworking
  • drum sander operator - woodworking
  • edge bander - woodworking
  • edge bander operator - woodworking
  • edger, table tops - woodworking
  • electronic gluing machine tender - woodworking
  • embosser - woodworking
  • embossing machine operator - woodworking
  • embossing machine tender - woodworking
  • end bore operator - woodworking
  • end matcher, sash and door - woodworking
  • end trimming and boring machine operator - woodworking
  • end-boring machine operator - woodworking
  • equalizer operator - woodworking
  • facer operator - woodworking
  • fastener-driver operator - woodworking
  • feeder, cylinder sander - woodworking
  • feeder, planer - woodworking
  • feeder, sanding machine - woodworking
  • finish planer operator - woodworking
  • finisher, packing trunk panels - woodworking
  • fitter, gunstocks - woodworking
  • flarer, wood products
  • fluting machine operator - woodworking
  • frame table operator - woodworking
  • framer, poles - wood products
  • frazer - woodworking
  • frazing machine operator - woodworking
  • gang ripsaw operator - woodworking
  • gang sawyer - woodworking
  • glue jointer operator - woodworking
  • glue machine operator - woodworking
  • glue machine tender - woodworking
  • glue-bonding machine operator - woodworking
  • glue-bonding machine tender - woodworking
  • gouger, lacrosse sticks - woodworking
  • grader-operator, ripsaw - woodworking
  • groover - woodworking
  • groover operator - woodworking
  • grooving machine operator - woodworking
  • gunstock checkerer
  • gunstock fitter - woodworking
  • gunstock shaper - woodworking
  • hat block maker - woodworking
  • header operator, wood cooperage
  • header, wooden barrel
  • heading machine operator, cooperage - woodworking
  • headings sawyer, cooperage
  • hole saw tender - woodworking
  • hoop-driver operator - woodworking
  • hoop-driving machine operator - woodworking
  • horizontal boring machine operator - woodworking
  • horizontal resaw operator - woodworking
  • hot press tender - woodworking
  • hydraulic press tender - woodworking
  • jigsaw operator - woodworking
  • jointer - woodworking
  • jointer machine tender, panels - woodworking
  • jointer operator - woodworking
  • jointer, staves - woodworking
  • jointing machine operator - woodworking
  • lacrosse stick bender - woodworking
  • lacrosse stick gouger - woodworking
  • lacrosse stick maker - woodworking
  • lacrosse stick planer - woodworking
  • lacrosse stick shaper - woodworking
  • lag bolt machine tender - woodworking
  • laminated bowl machine tender - woodworking
  • laminating press tender - woodworking
  • laminator, plastics - wood furniture manufacturing
  • last remodeler - woodworking
  • last repairman - woodworking
  • last repairman/woman - woodworking
  • last repairwoman - woodworking
  • last trimmer - woodworking
  • last turner - woodworking
  • last-lathe tender - woodworking
  • lathe operator - woodworking
  • lathe operator, toothpicks
  • lathe sander - woodworking
  • lathe turner - woodworking
  • lay-out marker - woodworking
  • leveller operator - woodworking
  • line and frame pole worker - wood products
  • looping machine tender - wood products manufacturing
  • machine carver - woodworking
  • machine jointer, panels - woodworking
  • machine operator, woodworking
  • machine sander - woodworking
  • machine setter, woodworking
  • mitre saw tender - woodworking
  • mortiser operator - woodworking
  • mortising machine operator - woodworking
  • moulder - wood products manufacturing
  • moulder - woodworking
  • moulder operator - woodworking
  • moulding cutter - wood products manufacturing
  • moulding machine operator - woodworking
  • nailing machine operator - woodworking
  • notcher operator - woodworking
  • notching saw operator - woodworking
  • oar maker - woodworking
  • oar shaper - woodworking
  • operator, automatic nailing machine - woodworking
  • operator, automatic shaper - woodworking
  • operator, band saw - woodworking
  • operator, belt sander - woodworking
  • operator, boring machine - woodworking
  • operator, carver - woodworking
  • operator, carving machine - woodworking
  • operator, chucking and boring machine - woodworking
  • operator, chucking machine - woodworking
  • operator, circular saw - woodworking
  • operator, CNC (computer numerically controlled) woodworking machine tool
  • operator, cooper's head saw - woodworking
  • operator, cork-splitting machine
  • operator, crosscut saw - woodworking
  • operator, cut-off saw - woodworking
  • operator, dado - woodworking
  • operator, dado saw - woodworking
  • operator, dimension planer - woodworking
  • operator, door-hanging machine - woodworking
  • operator, dovetail machine - woodworking
  • operator, dowel machine - woodworking
  • operator, drill - woodworking
  • operator, drum sander - woodworking
  • operator, edge bander - woodworking
  • operator, frame table - woodworking
  • operator, gang ripsaw - woodworking
  • operator, glue machine - woodworking
  • operator, grooving machine - woodworking
  • operator, horizontal boring machine - woodworking
  • operator, jigsaw - woodworking
  • operator, leveller - woodworking
  • operator, mortiser - woodworking
  • operator, mortising machine - woodworking
  • operator, nailing machine - woodworking
  • operator, panel saw - woodworking
  • operator, planer - woodworking
  • operator, power saw - woodworking
  • operator, profiling shaper - woodworking
  • operator, radial-arm saw - woodworking
  • operator, rough mill - woodworking
  • operator, rough planer - woodworking
  • operator, router - woodworking
  • operator, saw - woodworking
  • operator, sawing machine - woodworking
  • operator, shaper - woodworking
  • operator, shaver - woodworking
  • operator, spindle carver - woodworking
  • operator, stave machine - woodworking
  • operator, surface planer - woodworking
  • operator, swing-type lathe - woodworking
  • operator, trim saw - woodworking
  • operator, trimming and boring machine - woodworking
  • operator, turning machine - woodworking
  • operator, wobble saw - woodworking
  • operator, wood lathe - woodworking
  • operator, wood saw - woodworking
  • operator, wood-carving machine
  • operator, wood-turning lathe - woodworking
  • overhead dado operator - woodworking
  • paddle maker - woodworking
  • panel finisher, packing trunks - woodworking
  • panel jointer machine tender - woodworking
  • panel jointer, machine - woodworking
  • panel raiser operator - woodworking
  • panel saw operator - woodworking
  • panel saw tender, computerized - woodworking
  • pencil-grooving machine tender
  • pencil-rounding machine tender
  • pin maker - wood products manufacturing
  • planer - woodworking
  • planer feeder - woodworking
  • planer operator - woodworking
  • planer tender - woodworking
  • planer, lacrosse sticks - woodworking
  • planer, shuttles - woodworking
  • plastic laminator - wood furniture manufacturing
  • pole framer - wood products
  • portable machine sander tender - woodworking
  • portable sawer - woodworking
  • power saw operator - woodworking
  • profile shaper operator - woodworking
  • radial-arm saw operator - woodworking
  • resaw operator - woodworking
  • rip and groove machine tender - woodworking
  • ripsaw grader-operator - woodworking
  • ripsaw matcher - woodworking
  • ripsaw operator - woodworking
  • rolling pin maker - woodworking
  • rough mill operator - woodworking
  • rough planer operator - woodworking
  • router operator - woodworking
  • saddle machine tender - woodworking
  • salvage sawyer - woodworking
  • sander, desks - woodworking
  • sander, machine - woodworking
  • sander, smoking pipes - woodworking
  • sander, veneer - woodworking
  • sander, wood - woodworking
  • sanding machine feeder - woodworking
  • sash and door end matcher - woodworking
  • saw operator - woodworking
  • saw operator, circular - woodworking
  • sawing machine operator - woodworking
  • sawing machine tender - woodworking
  • sawyer - woodworking
  • sawyer, cooperage headings
  • sawyer, salvage - woodworking
  • sawyer, staves - woodworking
  • sawyer, wood blocks - woodworking
  • scroll saw operator - woodworking
  • setter, woodworking machines
  • setter-up, wood cooperage - woodworking
  • set-up man, cooperage - woodworking
  • set-up man/woman, cooperage - woodworking
  • set-up operator, dowel machine - woodworking
  • set-up operator, woodworking machine
  • set-up woman, cooperage - woodworking
  • shaper - wood products manufacturing
  • shaper - woodworking
  • shaper operator - woodworking
  • shaper, gunstocks - woodworking
  • shaper, lacrosse sticks - woodworking
  • shaper, oars - woodworking
  • shaver operator - woodworking
  • shaver tender - woodworking
  • shredder operator - woodworking
  • shuttle finisher - woodworking
  • shuttle maker - woodworking
  • shuttle planer - woodworking
  • shuttle shaper and tip inserter - woodworking
  • slat picker - woodworking
  • slat slicer - wood products
  • smoking pipe air hole driller
  • smoking pipe burler - woodworking
  • smoking pipe maker - woodworking
  • smoking pipe sander
  • spindle carver operator - woodworking
  • splitter - woodworking
  • splitting machine operator cork
  • squeezer tender - woodworking
  • stave jointer - woodworking
  • stave machine operator - woodworking
  • stave sawyer - woodworking
  • stave turner, wood - woodworking
  • stitcher operator - woodworking
  • stock cutter - woodworking
  • stummel trimmer - woodworking
  • stummel turner - woodworking
  • surface planer operator - woodworking
  • swing-type lathe operator - woodworking
  • table top edger - woodworking
  • table top laminator - woodworking
  • tender, dowel machine - woodworking
  • tender, dowelling machine - woodworking
  • tender, hole saw - woodworking
  • tender, mitre saw - woodworking
  • tender, portable sanding machine - woodworking
  • tender, portable saw - woodworking
  • tender, ripping and grooving machine - woodworking
  • tender, saddle machine - woodworking
  • tender, sawing machine - woodworking
  • tender, wood products machine
  • tenoner operator - woodworking
  • toothpick lathe operator
  • toothpick-chopping machine tender
  • treadle saw operator - woodworking
  • trim saw operator - woodworking
  • trimmer operator - woodworking
  • trimmer, defects - woodworking
  • trimmer, stummels - woodworking
  • trimming and boring machine operator - woodworking
  • trimming machine operator - woodworking
  • trunk panel finisher - woodworking
  • turner - woodworking
  • turner, lather - woodworking
  • turner, stummels - woodworking
  • turner, wood - woodworking
  • turner, wood lathe - woodworking
  • turner, woodworking
  • turning machine operator - woodworking
  • turning sander tender - woodworking
  • variety saw operator - woodworking
  • veneer sander - woodworking
  • vertical resaw operator - woodworking
  • wobble saw operator - woodworking
  • wood blank sawyer
  • wood driller - woodworking
  • wood lathe turner - woodworking
  • wood products machine tender
  • wood sander - woodworking
  • wood saw operator - woodworking
  • wood turner - woodworking
  • wood turning lathe operator - woodworking
  • wood-carving machine operator
  • wooden barrel header - woodworking
  • wooden barrel-header fitter - woodworking
  • wooden stave turner - woodworking
  • woodsawyer - woodworking
  • wood-turning lathe operator - woodworking
  • woodworking machine operator
  • woodworking machine setter
  • woodworking machine set-up operator

2 Confirm the occupational regulations

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Regulations and laws

Regulations and laws governing specific occupations are fixed by provincial and territorial governments around specific occupations.


If a trade is regulated in the province or territory you wish to settle in, contact the regulatory authority and/or apprenticeship office in that province or territory. When a trade is regulated, it means that you are required to be registered with a provincial or territorial regulatory authority to be authorized to practise that trade in that province or territory.


Regulated Non-regulated
Mandatory certification, licence, or registration Voluntary certification, licence, or registration No certification, licence, or registration exists
Exclusive right to practise Reserved title Available None
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Definition

Regulated occupation

An occupation controlled by provincial and territorial (and sometimes federal) law, and governed by a regulatory body. About 20 per cent of jobs are in regulated occupations. These include regulated professions (e.g., nursing) and skilled trades (e.g., plumbing).

The law requires you to obtain a certificate, licence, or registration to use the reserved title for the occupation or obtain the exclusive right to practise the occupation. These regulations are intended to protect the health and safety of Canadians by ensuring that professionals meet the required standards of practice and competency.

There are two types of regulation:

  • Exclusive right to practise: A profession whose members are the only ones who can engage in the profession’s activities and use the title allowed them by law. The law defines, among other things, the professional activities strictly reserved for the members of each regulatory body.
  • Reserved title: A profession where only members of a regulatory body can make use of specific titles and abbreviations allowed them by law. Individuals who are not members of that regulatory body may practise the occupation, but they may not use any of these titles or allow others to believe (by using a similar title or abbreviation) they are members of a regulatory body.
Non-regulated occupation:  

A profession or trade for which there is no legal requirement or restriction on practice with regard to licences, certificates, or registration.

  • Voluntary certification, licence, or registration: The province or territory in which voluntary certification, licensing, or registration is available but not required by law..
  • No certification, licence, or registration exists

3 Learn about credential assessment and recognition

It is strongly recommended that you gather all supporting documents and arrange for them to be sent while you are still in the country in which they were issued. It is very important to submit documents for assessment following the specific process required by the provincial/territorial regulatory authority and/or apprenticeship offices (see list below). This will greatly facilitate the assessment and recognition process.

Use the tabs below to find information on credential assessment and any mobility agreements in place.

Occupational assessment

Provincial/territorial regulatory authorities and/or apprenticeship offices are responsible for:
  • the assessment of your qualifications; and
  • issuing a Certificate of Qualification.
This will only be possible in cases where certification, licensing, or registration is either:
  • compulsory; or
  • voluntary.

Note that provincial and territorial authorities are generally not set up to issue certificates of qualification to individuals outside Canada. You may find relevant information before your arrival in Canada, but the process might require you to be physically present in order to complete it.


Provincial/territorial regulatory authorities and/or apprenticeship offices


ALBERTA APPRENTICESHIP AND INDUSTRY TRAINING

tradesecrets.alberta.ca
Telephone: (+1) 780-427-8517
10th Floor, Commerce Place, 10155-102 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4LS Canada

INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY

www.itabc.ca
customerservice@itabc.ca
Telephone: (+1) 778-328-8700
Fax: (+1) 778-328-8701
8100 Granville Avenue, 8th Floor, Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 3T6

APPRENTICESHIP MANITOBA

http://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/apprenticeship/
apprenticeship@gov.mb.ca
Telephone: (+1) 204-945-3337
Fax: (+1) 204-948-2346
100-111 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0T4 Canada

APPRENTICESHIP AND OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION BRANCH

www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_training_and_labour/Skills/content/ApprenticeshipAndTrades.html
aoc-acp@gnb.ca
Telephone: (+1) 506-453-2260
Fax: (+1) 506-453-5317
470 York Street, Room 100, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Canada

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADE CERTIFICATION DIVISION

www.aes.gov.nl.ca/app/index.html
app@gov.nl.ca
Telephone: (+1) 709-729-2729
Fax: (+1) 709-729-5878
1170 Topsail Road, P.O. Box 8700, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 4J6 Canada

NOVA SCOTIA APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY

nsapprenticeship.ca
apprenticeship@gov.ns.ca
Telephone: (+1) 902-424-5651
Fax: (+1) 902-424-0717
2021 Brunswick Street, P.O. Box 578, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9

APPRENTICESHIP AND OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION OFFICE

http://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/advanced-education/apprenticeship-trades-occupation-certification
certification@gov.nt.ca
Telephone: (+1) 867-873-7357
Fax: (+1) 867-873-0200
P.O. Box 1320, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9

NUNAVUT APPRENTICESHIP, TRADE AND OCCUPATIONS CERTIFICATION BOARD

www.gov.nu.ca
zmunkacsy@gov.nu.ca
Telephone: (+1) 867-975-5658
Fax: (+1) 867-975-5605
PO Box 1000, Station 910, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0 Canada

ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TRADES

www.collegeoftrades.ca/
info@collegeoftrades.ca
Telephone: (+1) 647-847-3000
Fax: (+1) 866-398-0368
600 - 655 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2K4 Canada

APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION

www.gov.pe.ca/ial/index.php3?number=1027715
rjmacinnis@edu.pe.ca
Telephone: (+1) 902-368-4460
Fax: (+1) 902-368-6144
90 University Avenue, Atlantic Technology Centre, Suite 212, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8 Canada

MINISTÈRE DE L'EMPLOI ET DE LA SOLIDARITÉ SOCIALE DU QUÉBEC, EMPLOI-QUÉBEC

emploiquebec.gouv.qc.ca
Telephone: (+1) 514-873-4000
800, Tour de la Place Victoria, 27e étage, C.P. 100, Montréal, Quebec H4Z 1B7 Canada

SASKATCHEWAN APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADE CERTIFICATION COMMISSION

www.saskapprenticeship.ca
apprenticeship@gov.sk.ca
Telephone: (+1) 306-787-2444
Fax: (+1) 306-787-5105
2140 Hamilton Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2E3 Canada

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADESPERSON QUALIFICATIONS

www.education.gov.yk.ca/certification.html
apprenticeship@gov.yk.ca
Telephone: (+1) 867-667-5298
Fax: (+1) 867-667-8555
Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Canada

Immigration

Immigration to Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is the department responsible for immigration to Canada.

For more detailed information on IRCC's requirements for immigration programs, visit their Web site.

Immigration to Quebec (Canada)

Under the Canada-Québec Accord on immigration, Quebec establishes its own immigration requirements and selects immigrants who will adapt to living in Quebec.

To obtain more information on Quebec's immigration programs and eligibility criteria, please consult the Web site of the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion du Québec (MIDI).

Additional information

Before undertaking an academic credential assessment for general purposes, it is extremely important to verify that the regulatory authority, or employer requires and will accept an assessment report issued by one of the six members of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC).

If so, contact one of the academic credential assessment services below to obtain detailed information on:
  • application forms;
  • how to submit your international academic credentials for assessment;
  • timelines and fees for obtaining an academic credential assessment report.

An academic credential assessment for general purposes can take between several weeks to several months to obtain. It is strongly recommended that you begin this process prior to your arrival in Canada.

Although assessment services offer expert advice on how qualifications obtained outside Canada compare with those obtained in Canada, their assessments are advisory only. In Canada, they do not guarantee recognition of your qualifications for:
  • admission at an educational institution;
  • certification, licensing, or registration in an occupation; and/or
  • general employment.

All six members of the Alliance adhere to the Pan-Canadian Quality Assurance Framework for the Assessment of International Academic Credentials, and their assessments are used by many organizations. For more information on the Alliance, please visit its Web site, or use the information below to connect directly with its members.

British Columbia

International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, British Columbia V5G3H2 Canada
icesinfo@bcit.ca
Fax : (+1) 604-435-7033

Ontario

World Education Services - Canada (WES)
1400 - 2 Carlton Street Toronto, Ontario M5B1J3 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 800-361-6106
Fax : (+1) 416-972-9004
Comparative Education Service (CES)
162 St. George Street, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Toronto, Ontario M5S2V8 Canada
ces.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone : (+1) 416-978-2400
Fax : (+1) 416-978-2185
International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
102 - 100 Stone Road West Guelph, Ontario N1G5L3 Canada
info@icascanada.ca
Telephone : (+1) 519-763-7282
Fax : (+1) 519-763-6964

Quebec

Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et Intégration du Québec (MIFI)
Direction du regroupement familial et de l'enregistrement Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration Demande d’évaluation comparative 203-1200, boul. Saint-Laurent Montréal, Quebec H2X0C9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 514-864-9191

Mobility

International mobility

Find out more about international mobility and MRAs.

Financial assistance

Internationally trained professionals may have access to financial assistance to complete the assessment process that will allow them to work in their intended occupations. These micro-loan programs are offered to citizens or permanent residents of Canada who were trained outside Canada and do not have sufficient credit history to borrow from a Canadian financial institution.

To learn about participating provinces and territories, and determine your eligibility, use the information below to find an organization close to you offering micro loans.

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Loan Project
238 - 8131 Westminster Hwy
Richmond British Columbia
V6X 1A7 Canada
Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED Winnipeg) Inc. SEED
80 Salter Street
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2W4J6 Canada
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS
ISANS Desmond, Bayers Road Professional Centre, 7071 Bayers Road, Suite 164 (Desmond Avenue entrance)
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L2C2 Canada
Main office, 2120 - 6960 Mumford Road
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4P1 Canada
ISANS Joseph Howe, 2717 Joseph Howe Drive, Second Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4T9 Canada
Canada Microcredit Educators Group - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Pilot Project
420 University Ave, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1551
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 7Z5 Canada
Microcrédit Montréal
319 - 3680 rue Jeanne Mance
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2K5 Canada

Alberta

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445

British Columbia

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Loan Project
238 - 8131 Westminster Hwy
Richmond British Columbia
V6X 1A7 Canada

Manitoba

Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED Winnipeg) Inc. SEED
80 Salter Street
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2W4J6 Canada

New Brunswick

Multicultural Association of Fredericton
28 Saunders Street
Fredericton New Brunswick
E3B 1N1 Canada
Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area
22 Church St, Suite C170
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 0P7 Canada
YMCA of Greater Saint John
191 Churchill Blvd.
Saint John New Brunswick
E2K 3E2 Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

AXIS Career Services, Association for New Canadians
A/S Association for New Canadians, 10 Smithville Crescent, P.O.Box 2031, Stn. C
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador
A1C 5R6 Canada

Nova Scotia

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS
ISANS Desmond, Bayers Road Professional Centre, 7071 Bayers Road, Suite 164 (Desmond Avenue entrance)
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L2C2 Canada
Main office, 2120 - 6960 Mumford Road
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4P1 Canada
ISANS Joseph Howe, 2717 Joseph Howe Drive, Second Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4T9 Canada

Ontario

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Ottawa Community Loan Fund OCLF
2211 Riverside Dr., Suite 308
Ottawa Ontario
K1H7X5 Canada
Achēv
Brampton East, 263 Queen Street East, Unit 14
Brampton Ontario
L6W4K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-595-0722
Brampton South, 7700 Hurontario Street, Unit 601
Brampton Ontario
L6Y4M3 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-457-4747
Mississauga - Malton, 7420 Airport Road, Suite 104
Mississauga Ontario
L4T4E5 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-677-0007
Mississauga - City Centre, 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Suite 300/410
Mississauga Ontario
L5B3C2 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-949-0049
Head Office, 90 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Suite 210
Mississauga Ontario
L5B3C3 Canada
Oakville, 690 Dorval Drive, Suite 100
Oakville Ontario
L6K3X9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-875-3851
Pickering, 1099 Kingston Rd, #240
Pickering Ontario
L1V1B5 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-420-1919
Richmond Hill,420 Hwy 7 East #204B
Richmond Hill Ontario
L4B3K2 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 855-330-8655
North York, 1090 Don Mills Road, Suite 406
Toronto Ontario
M3C3R6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-444-8744
Toronto, 100 Lombard St. Suite 400
Toronto Ontario
M5C1M3 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-964-9797

Prince Edward Island

Canada Microcredit Educators Group - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Pilot Project
420 University Ave, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1551
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 7Z5 Canada

Quebec

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Microcrédit Montréal
319 - 3680 rue Jeanne Mance
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2K5 Canada

Saskatchewan

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445