This article describes in detail how to Immigrate to Canada as a Web Designer with or without a Job offer. There are thousands of Web designers just like you emigrating to Canada next year. Find out how to join them. With the right Web Designer skills, Canada Wants You!
If you’re looking to immigrate to Canada as a Web Designer you’re in luck! Web Designers are in demand right across Canada and you may be able to secure a Canadian Permanent Residency Visa either with or without a job offer.
If you are a Web Designer and have been working as a Web Designer you may qualify to immigrate to Canada.
Migrate to Canada as a Web Designer
Every occupation on the Canada NOC List is assigned an immigration code and the code for those looking to emigrate to Canada as a Web Designer is 2175. This is also known as the NOC Code for Web Developers.
No doubt you will have read online that having a job offer to move to Canada is a prerequisite to accessing the Express Entry process but as a Web Designer you also have other options to secure your Canada Visa from the start.
For starters, Web Designers are eligible to apply for Canada Immigration under the Canadian Government’s Immigration program due to the demand for Web Designers in Canada being so great they have included the occupation on the targeted occupations list, known as the NOC list (National Occupation Code In Demand List).
The code for Web Designers on the NOC is 2175
This is great news for Web Designers the world over hoping to live and work in Canada.
Express Entry for Canada is not a visa class at all, it is simply the method (or database) that Canadian Immigration uses to select the right candidates for a permanent residency visa and in that case, as a Web Designer looking to immigrate to Canada we’ll be looking at the Federal Skilled Worker visa and Provincial Nominee program.
Web Designers from all over the world are eligible to make an Express Entry for Canada Residency providing they have the right skills, experience and qualifications in their home country.
Web Designers looking to move to Canada to work under this NOC category 2175, might be employed under work titles including:
- corporate Webmaster
- electronic business (e-business) Web site developer
- electronic commerce (e-commerce) Web site developer
- Internet site designer
- Internet site developer
- Intranet site designer
- Intranet site developer
- Web designer
- Web developer
- Web integrator
- Web manager
- Web site designer
- Web site developer
- Webmaster
All these roles held by a Web Designer are eligible to apply under this specific NOC category of 2175.
Skills and Tasks to Immigrate to Canada as a Web Designer.
In general Web Designers moving to Canada will be able to demonstrate knowledge or experience of the following:
Web designers and developers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Consult with clients to develop and document Web site requirements
- Prepare mock-ups and storyboards
- Develop Web site architecture and determine hardware and software requirements
- Source, select and organize information for inclusion and design the appearance, layout and flow of the Web site
- Create and optimize content for the Web site using a variety of graphics, database, animation and other software
- Plan, designed, write, modify, integrate and test Web site related code
- Conduct tests and perform security and quality controls
- May lead and co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams to develop Web site graphics, content, capacity and interactivity
- May research and evaluate a variety of interactive media software products.
Whilst the above is meant as a general guide do take our free online visa assessment for further information and be sure to list out your skills and qualifications in detail.
Emigrate Canada has a dedicated IT Industry Workers desk that only represents IT, Industry Workers, to immigrate to Canada. They understand your profession and can talk your language when it comes to explaining your immigration pathway and the route to securing a Canada Visa for you (and your family).
Employment Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree, usually in computer science, communications or business or completion of a college program in computer science, graphic arts, Web design or business is required.
- Experience as a computer programmer or graphic designer is usually required.
The first stage in your Canadian immigration process is to calculate your Canada Immigration points for Express Entry using the Canadian Comprehensive Ranking System.
As well as providing you with important CRS points these for Web Designers also count towards your overall Immigration Points score which must equal or exceed a total of 67
Take our free online visa assessment for an up-to-date report on whether you have enough points to immigrate to Canada as a Web Designer from both an Express Entry and Immigration points perspective.
Once you receive an ITA (Invitation to apply) from Canadian Immigration as a result of your Express Entry application you’ll only have 60 days in which to lodge a formal application so under no circumstances should you lodge an Express Entry application ‘claiming’ to have certain points without first having all of your points verified through different testing, education equivalence certificates, and skilled worker assessments.
Once you are invited to apply for your Canada Visa you cannot go back and have these things verified retrospectively, they must be done before you claim any points for them, and given that your express entry profile is only valid for one year it makes sense to present the best possible case right from the start.
