Fastest way to immigrate to Canada as a kindergarten teacher in 2024/2025

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 Kindergarten Teacher, you also have other options to secure your Canada Visa from the start.

For starters, Kindergarten Teachers are eligible to apply to immigrate to Canada under the Canadian Government’s Immigration program due to the demand for Kindergarten Teachers in Canada being so great they have included the occupation on the targeted occupations list, known as the NOC list (National Occupation Code List).

The code for Kindergarten Teachers on the NOC is 4032

This is great news for qualified Kindergarten Teachers 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 Kindergarten Teacher looking to immigrate to Canada, we’ll be looking at the Federal Skilled Worker visa and Provincial Nominee program.

Job Titles to Immigrate to Canada as a Kindergarten Teacher.

These Teachers looking to move to Canada to work under this NOC category 4032, a code that also covers Elementary School Teachers might be employed under work titles including:

Aboriginal school teacher – elementary school

art teacher – elementary school

cooking teacher – elementary school

correspondence teacher – elementary school

crafts teacher – elementary school

early childhood services teacher – elementary school

elementary school supply teacher

English as a second language teacher – elementary school

Immersion teacher – elementary school

French teacher – elementary school

grade school teacher

home economics teacher – elementary school

industrial arts teacher – elementary school

junior high school teacher

kindergarten teacher

special needs teacher – elementary school

substitute teacher – elementary school

supply teacher – elementary school

teacher – junior kindergarten

visiting teacher – elementary school

All these roles held by Kindergarten Teachers are eligible to apply under this specific NOC category of 4032.

Skills and Tasks to Immigrate to Canada as a Kindergarten Teacher

Kindergarten teachers perform some or all of the following duties:

Prepare courses for presentation to students according to approved curriculum

Teach students using a systematic plan of lessons, discussions, audio-visual presentations and field trips

Lead students in activities to promote their physical, mental and social development and their school readiness

Assign and correct homework.

Administer and correct tests.

Evaluate the progress of students and discuss results with students, parents and school officials

Identify children’s individual learning needs

Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help

Participate in staff meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops

Qualifications Required to Immigrate to Canada as a Kindergarten Teacher

A bachelor’s degree in education is required.

A bachelor’s degree in child development may be required.

Additional training is required to specialize in special education or second language instruction.

Membership in a provincial or territorial teachers’ association or federation is usually required.

We represent Kindergarten Teachers from all over the World so regardless of your country of qualification feel free to contact us today for a full breakdown of your Canadian Immigration chances.

How to Immigrate to Canada as a Kindergarten Teacher

The first stage in your Canadian immigration process is to calculate your Canada Immigration points for Express Entry using the Canadian Comprehensive Ranking System.

CRS Points are awarded for (amongst other things)

Age

Qualifications

English ability

French ability

Your partner’s skills

Work experience

As well as providing you with important CRS points these factors also count towards your overall Immigration Points score which must equal or exceed a total of 600

Receiving an ITA invitation

Upon receiving 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.

To work as a Kindergarten Teacher in Canada, a teacher must be registered with the relevant teaching association of the particular province.  Your skills and qualifications will be assessed, and your application will be accredited in that province. We are here to help you with the accreditation process.

Can I immigrate to Canada as a Kindergarten Teacher without a job offer?

The answer is a resounding yes, providing you have a reasonable total CRS score on your Express Entry application and can meet the 67-immigration point threshold for your Canada Federal Skilled Worker Visa.

Technically there is no minimum CRS score required to submit a Kindergarten Teacher Canada Express Entry profile.

Of course, securing a job offer (documented in the right way for immigration purposes i.e. LMT) will give you an instant CRS boost of 600 points so it makes sense to start this process as soon as is practical.

Kindergarten Teacher Jobs in Canada

Occupations on the Canada NOC list can be classed as being ‘in demand’ and the Kindergarten Teacher code 4032 has been firmly established on the list for many years with lots of opportunities right across the country.

As a qualified new and highly skilled Permanent resident of Canada, you may work full-time from day one, either as a teacher in a public or private school. Kindergarten Teacher jobs in Canada are often better paid than in the UK, Europe and Asia and Canadian employment law respects the work-life balance.

Additionally, Kindergarten Teachers in Canada are highly unionized which whilst sounds like a dirty word in many parts of the world is actually instrumental in championing better pay and conditions right across the Country.

The industry body for teachers is the Canadian Teachers Federation, this Federation joins all the provincial organizations for teachers across Canada.