Each region has its own characteristics and specific needs for certain specialists essential to ensure the effective functioning of different industries.
Getting on the lists of in-demand specialists makes it easier for a foreign citizen to find a job in the local labour market and often increases the chances of successful immigration.
Please note that the lists of in-demand specialists are regularly updated to reflect the situation in the labour market.
Let us suppose your speciality is not on the list of in-demand specialists of your chosen country. In that case, you should not be upset: there are other opportunities for moving abroad, for example, through obtaining an overseas education.
Read more about Immigration through study.
In-demand specialists in Australia
The Australian government has developed the Skilled Occupation List (SOL), a list of skilled professionals that the country needs. There are three main sub-lists for SOL:
- Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List indicates professions that are facing a long-term shortage;
- Short-term Skilled Occupation List sets out professions needed in the short-term;
- Regional Occupation List reflects the shortage of specialists in specific regions of Australia (excluding Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane).
If you have identified your speciality on the Skilled Occupation List and meet all the specified requirements, you can consider professional immigration to Australia.
Read more about the in-demand specialists in Australia
In-demand specialists in Canada
Each Canadian province and territory has its own lists of in-demand specialists and provincial programs, which allow those already in the country and employed and specialists with foreign work experience and education to obtain residency.
In order to find out whether your speciality is in demand in Canada, you need to determine your NOC and then confirm that it is on the list of the province or territory you are interested in.
Please note that even if your speciality is considered in demand, you must get a minimum number of points to register for the Express Entry system to participate in provincial programs.
Read more about the in-demand specialists in Canada
In-demand specialists in New Zealand
If your qualifications and work experience match one of the New Zealand lists, and you have found a suitable employer, obtaining a work visa and residency in the future will most likely be easier.
In New Zealand, there is a Green List with professions in which there is a constant shortage of highly qualified specialists.
