Yukon immigration programs

Overview

Yukon immigration programs

The Yukon Nominee Program is employer-led: an eligible Yukon employer submits an expression of interest for a foreign worker and, if invited, the full nomination application. Yukon has 282 nomination spaces for 2026.

Start with a permanent Yukon job offer

The worker must have a full-time, year-round offer from an eligible employer. Skilled Worker covers TEER 0–3, Critical Impact Worker covers TEER 4–5, and Yukon Express Entry requires an eligible federal Express Entry profile.

The employer, not the worker alone, controls the YNP submission.

Use the 2026 expression-of-interest schedule

Yukon held employer EOI intakes in January and July 2026 and ranks submissions against annual priorities. Earlier EOIs do not carry forward automatically.

Invited employers attend an information session and file by the stated application deadline.

Understand territorial priorities

The 2026 priorities include regulated health professionals, rural employers, people with at least one year of Yukon living and work, Yukon University graduates, Francophones and specified earlier support-letter holders.

Priority does not excuse stream eligibility or guarantee nomination.

Complete federal work and PR steps

After nomination and the tripartite agreement, the nominee applies to IRCC for permanent residence within the required period and maintains temporary work authorization. The territorial approval is not a federal visa.

Entrepreneurs use the separate Yukon Business Nominee Program.