Canada
DevOps Engineer Visa Route
Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker (Tech Draw)
DevOps and SRE professionals rank well in Canada's tech-focused Express Entry draws; Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa all have strong demand.
Minimum Salary
CA$110,000
Processing Time
20–32 weeks
Path to PR
Immediate PR
Job Offer
Not required
Language requirement:
CLB 7
Eligibility requirements
- 1Degree in Computer Science or equivalent DevOps experience
- 2CLB 7 minimum language proficiency
- 31 year of continuous DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering work experience
- 4ECA from WES for overseas degree
- 5Sufficient settlement funds
Document checklist
- Valid passport
- IELTS/CELPIP results (CLB 7+)
- ECA from WES
- Employment reference letters
- DevOps tool certifications
- Police clearance and medical exam results
- Proof of settlement funds
Step-by-step process
- 1
Sit IELTS/CELPIP to achieve CLB 7 in all four abilities
- 2
Obtain ECA from WES
- 3
Build Express Entry profile — NOC 21234 (Cybersecurity and Cloud Operations) or 21233 (Web Developer and IT Programmer)
- 4
Receive ITA via general or tech-category draw
- 5
Submit PR application within 60 days
- 6
Complete biometrics and medical exam
Official source
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