Moving to Canada from South Africa

This article describes in detail the process of moving to Canada from South Africa with or without a Job offer. There are thousands of South African Citizens planning on moving to Canada next year. Find out how to join them. Canada is open for Immigration from South Africa.

This guide explains the process of moving to Canada from South Africa

If you are thinking of moving to Canada from South Africa you are not alone; Every year thousands of South African Citizens start the process of moving to Canada to start a new life. South African Citizens tend to choose Canada because as a South African your chances of successfully moving to Canada are high when compared with other immigration destinations.

Canada needs over one million skilled migrants over the next period, and the country is very welcoming of immigration applications from South Africa nationals moving to Canada.

Canada is welcoming new arrivals from South Africa with permanent residency having skills in over 400 occupations currently needed in Canada. The country also welcomes South African visa applications for student visas, family visas and investor visas.

Numbers of South African citizens moving to Canada is growing more than 11.66% year on year with around 15,000 moving to Canada applications

Moving from South Africa to Canada

There are many reasons why South African Nationals are moving from South Africa to Canada such as:

• creating a better future for their family in Canada
• good work-life balance
• education
• better pace of life
• more freedoms
• better healthcare
• better jobs in Canada
• air quality
• access to nature & wilderness
• snow sports
• space
• friendliness of Canadians towards South African Citizens

When most people move to Canada from South Africa they have deep and personal motivations for wanting to immigrate. For some South African newcomers, it’s a lifelong dream, for others, it’s about space, access to nature and quality of work / life balance.

It’s not unusual for a South African to move to Canada to start a new business, expand their current commercial operations or invest in Canada’s many opportunities. South African Citizens are well known in Canada for having entrepreneurial spirit and the South African communities in Canada are buzzing with opportunities.

The requirements process for moving to Canada from South Africa:

• Have an occupation in demand and on the NOC List
• Complete a Qualification Assessment via WES
• Take an English and / or French language test
• Prepare a Canadian Resume
• Submit an Express Entry profile
• Apply for jobs in Canada
• Look at Provincial Nominee Programs
• you can look at Studying in Canada from South Africa for an alternative route to Canada

Moving from South Africa to Canada on skilled migration requires the potential South African applicant to have an occupation on the NOC List:

• 0011 Legislators from South Africa
• 0012 Senior government managers and officials
• 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
• 0014 Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
• 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
• 0016 Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities
• 0111 Financial managers from South Africa
• 0112 Human resources managers from South Africa
• 0113 Purchasing managers
• 0114 Other administrative services managers
• 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
• 0122 Banking, credit and other investment managers
• 0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
• 0125 Other business services managers
• 0131 Telecommunication carriers managers
• 0132 Postal and courier services managers
• 0211 South African Engineering managers
• 0212 Architecture and science managers from South Africa
• 0213 Computer and information systems managers
• 0311 Managers in health care from South Africa
• 0411 Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration
• 0412 Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration
• 0413 Government managers – education policy development and program administration
• 0414 Other managers in public administration
• 0421 Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training
• 0422 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education from South Africa
• 0423 Managers in social, community and correctional services
• 0431 Commissioned police officers visas to Canada
• 0432 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers from South Africa
• 0433 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces
• 0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
• 0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
• 0513 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
• 0601 Corporate sales managers from South Africa
• 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers
• 0631 Restaurant and food service managers
• 0632 Accommodation service managers from South Africa
• 0651 Managers in customer and personal services.
• 0711 Construction managers from South Africa
• 0712 Home building and renovation managers
• 0714 Facility operation and maintenance managers
• 0731 Managers in transportation Canada visa
• 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
• 0821 Managers in agriculture from South Africa
• 0823 Managers in aquaculture from South Africa
• 0911 Manufacturing managers from South Africa
• 0912 Utilities managers
• 1111 Financial auditors and accountants from South Africa
• 1112 Financial and investment analysts from South Africa
• 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
• 1114 Other financial officers
• 1121 South African Human resources professionals
• 1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting
• 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
• 1211 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
• 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
• 1213 South African Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
• 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
• 1215 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
• 1221 Administrative officers from South Africa
• 1222 Executive assistants
• 1223 Human resources and recruitment officers
• 1224 South African Property administrators
• 1225 Purchasing agents and officers
• 1226 Conference and event planners
• 1227 Court officers and justices of the peace from South Africa
• 1228 Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers
• 1241 Administrative assistants
• 1242 Legal administrative assistants from South Africa
• 1243 Medical administrative assistants
• 1251 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
• 1252 Health information management occupations
• 1253 Records management technicians
• 1254 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
• 1311 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
• 1312 South African Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
• 1313 Insurance underwriters Canada visa
• 1314 Assessors, valuators and appraisers
• 1315 Customs, ship and other brokers
• 2111 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Physicist
• 2112 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Chemist
• 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
• 2114 Meteorologists and climatologists
• 2115 Other professional occupations in physical sciences
• 2121 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Biologist
• 2122 Forestry professionals from South Africa
• 2123 Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
• 2131 South African Civil engineers
• 2132 South African Mechanical engineers
• 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
• 2134 South African Chemical engineers
• 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
• 2142 Metallurgical and materials engineers
• 2143 Mining engineers into Canada
• 2144 South African Geological engineers
• 2145 South African Petroleum engineers
• 2146 South African Aerospace engineers
• 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
• 2148 Other professional engineers, n.e.c.
• 2151 South African Architects
• 2152 Landscape architects
• 2153 Urban and land use planners
• 2154 Land surveyors
• 2161 South African Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
• 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
• 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
• 2173 Software engineers and designers
• 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
• 2175 South African Web designers and developers
• 2211 Chemical technologists and technicians
• 2212 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
• 2221 Biological technologists and technicians
• 2222 Agricultural and fish products inspectors
• 2223 Forestry technologists and technicians
• 2224 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Conservation and fishery officer
• 2225 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
• 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
• 2232 South African Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
• 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
• 2234 Construction estimators from South Africa
• 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
• 2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
• 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
• 2244 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
• 2251 Architectural technologists and technicians
• 2252 Industrial designers from South Africa
• 2253 Drafting technologists and technicians
• 2254 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Land survey technologist
• 2255 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
• 2261 Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
• 2262 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
• 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
• 2264 Construction inspectors from South Africa
• 2271 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
• 2272 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Air traffic controller
• 2273 Deck officers, water transport
• 2274 Engineer officers, water transport
• 2275 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
• 2281 Computer network technicians
• 2282 User support technicians
• 2283 Information systems testing technicians
• 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
• 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• 3111 Specialist physicians from South Africa
• 3112 General practitioners and family physicians
• 3113 Dentists from South Africa
• 3114 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Veterinarian
• 3121 Optometrists from South Africa
• 3122 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Chiropractor
• 3124 Allied primary health practitioners
• 3125 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
• 3131 Pharmacists from South Africa
• 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
• 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
• 3142 Physiotherapists from South Africa
• 3143 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Occupational therapist
• 3144 Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
• 3211 Medical laboratory technologists from South Africa
• 3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
• 3213 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
• 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
• 3215 Medical radiation technologists
• 3216 Medical sonographers from South Africa
• 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
• 3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
• 3221 Denturists from South Africa
• 3222 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
• 3223 Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants
• 3231 Opticians from South Africa
• 3232 Practitioners of natural healing
• 3233 Licensed practical nurses
• 3234 Paramedical occupations from South Africa
• 3236 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Massage therapist
• 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
• 4011 University professors and lecturers
• 4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
• 4021 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a College instructor
• 4031 Secondary school teachers from South Africa
• 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
• 4033 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Educational counsellor
• 4111 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Judge
• 4112 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
• 4151 Psychologists from South Africa
• 4152 Social workers from South Africa
• 4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors
• 4154 Professional occupations in religion
• 4155 Probation and parole officers and related occupations
• 4156 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Employment counsellor
• 4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• 4162 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
• 4163 Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
• 4164 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• 4165 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• 4166 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• 4167 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• 4168 Program officers unique to government
• 4169 Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.
• 4211 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Paralegal
• 4212 Social and community service workers
• 4214 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Early childhood educator
• 4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities
• 4216 Other instructors
• 4217 Other religious occupations
• 4311 Police officers (except commissioned)
• 4312 Firefighters from South Africa
• 4313 Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces
• 5111 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Librarian
• 5112 Conservators and curators
• 5113 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Archivist
• 5121 Authors and writers
• 5122 Editors from South Africa
• 5123 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Journalist
• 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
• 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
• 5132 Conductors, composers and arrangers
• 5133 Musicians and singers
• 5134 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Dancer
• 5135 Actors and comedians
• 5136 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
• 5211 Library and public archive technicians
• 5212 Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
• 5221 Photographers from South Africa
• 5222 Film and video camera operators
• 5223 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Graphic arts technician
• 5224 South African Broadcast technicians
• 5225 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an AV recording technician
• 5226 Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
• 5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
• 5231 Announcers and other broadcasters
• 5232 Other performers, n.e.c.
• 5241 Graphic designers from South Africa
• 5242 Interior designers and interior decorators
• 5243 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
• 5244 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Artisan craftsperson
• 5245 Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products
• 5251 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Athlete
• 5252 Coaches from South Africa
• 5253 Sports officials and referees from South Africa
• 5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
• 6211 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Retail sales supervisor
• 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
• 6222 Retail and wholesale buyers
• 6231 Insurance agents from South Africa
• 6232 Real estate agents and salespersons
• 6235 Financial sales representatives
• 6311 Food service supervisors from South Africa
• 6312 Executive housekeepers
• 6313 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
• 6314 Customer and information services supervisors
• 6315 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Cleaning supervisor
• 6316 Other services supervisors
• 6321 Chefs from South Africa
• 6322 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Cook
• 6331 Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
• 6332 Bakers from South Africa
• 6341 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Hairstylist or barber
• 6342 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
• 6343 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Shoemaker
• 6344 South African Jewellers
• 6345 Upholsterers from South Africa
• 6346 South African Funeral directors and embalmers
• 7201 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
• 7202 South African Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
• 7203 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
• 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
• 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
• 7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
• 7232 South African Tool and die makers
• 7233 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Sheet metal worker
• 7234 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Boilermaker
• 7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
• 7236 South Africa Ironworkers
• 7237 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Welder
• 7241 Electricians from South Africa
• 7242 Industrial electricians from South Africa
• 7243 Power system electricians from South Africa
• 7244 South African Electrical power line and cable workers
• 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers
• 7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers
• 7247 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Cable tv technician
• 7251 Plumbers from South Africa
• 7252 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Pipefitter
• 7253 Gas fitters from South Africa
• 7271 Carpenters from South Africa
• 7272 Cabinetmakers from South Africa
• 7281 Bricklayers from South Africa
• 7282 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Concrete finisher
• 7283 Tile setters from South Africa
• 7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
• 7291 Roofers from South Africa
• 7292 South African Glaziers
• 7293 Insulators from South Africa
• 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
• 7295 Moving to Canada from South Africa Floor covering installers from South Africa
• 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
• 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
• 7303 South African Supervisors of printing and related occupations
• 7304 Supervisors, railway transport operations
• 7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
• 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
• 7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics Canada visa
• 7313 South African Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
• 7314 Railway Carmen/women
• 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
• 7316 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Machine fitter
• 7318 Moving to Canada from South Africa as an Elevator mechanic
• 7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
• 7322 South African Motor vehicle body repairers
• 7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
• 7332 Appliance servicers and repairers
• 7333 South African Electrical mechanics
• 7334 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
• 7335 Other small engine and small equipment repairers
• 7361 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Railway engineer
• 7362 Railway conductors and brakemen/women
• 7371 Crane operators from South Africa
• 7372 Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
• 7373 South African Water well drillers
• 7381 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Printing press operator
• 7384 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
• 8211 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Supervisor, logging and forestry
• 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
• 8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
• 8231 Underground production and development miners
• 8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
• 8241 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Logging machinery operator
• 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
• 8255 Moving to Canada from South Africa as a Contractor for grounds services
• 8261 South African as a Fishing officers
• 8262 Fishermen/women Canada visa
• 9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
• 9212 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
• 9213 Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing
• 9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
• 9215 Supervisors, forest products processing
• 9217 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing
• 9222 Supervisors, electronics manufacturing
• 9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing
• 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
• 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
• 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
• 9231 Central control and process operators, and metal processing
• 9232 South African Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators
• 9235 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
• 9241 Power engineers and power systems operators
• 9243 South African Water and waste treatment plant operators

Express Entry for South African Citizens: CRS Calculator

The main Canada Visa available for South African Citizens on the Canada Express Entry Program are:

• Federal Skilled Worker Visa (FSW)
• Federal Skilled Trades Visa (FST)
• Canada Experience Class (CEC)

These visa classes are Permanent Residency Visas and can lead to full Canadian Citizenship for South African Citizens

South African Citizens need three main documents for Express Entry

• an approved language assessment
• a copy of your passport
• an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)
  

South African candidates for Express entry must speak either English or French (or both) reasonably well.

Many South African potential skilled immigrants are confused about how to get a Canadian job offer from South Africa or finding a Canadian employer to sponsor their application.

The best service and value for money moving companies from South Africa to Canada are:

1. AGS Movers in South Africa
2. International Relocations (South Africa)
3. PSS Relocations South African Branch

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Provincial Nomination

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