Fastest ways to immigrate to Canada as an industrial engineer in 2024/2025

Taking the decision to immigrate to Canada as an industrial engineer is a good step. In this article, you would know more about it.

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.

As an Industrial Engineer, you also have other options to secure your Canada Visa from the start.

For starters, Industrial Engineers are eligible to apply to immigrate to Canada under the Canadian Government’s Immigration program. This is  due to the demand for Industrial Engineers in Canada being so great they have included the occupation on the targeted occupations list, known as the NOC list.

The code for Industrial Engineers on the NOC is 2141

This is great news for qualified Industrial Engineers the world over hoping to live and work in Canada.

More so, 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 an Industrial Engineer 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 an Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineers looking to move to Canada to work under this NOC category 2141, might be employed under work titles including:

computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer

consulting industrial engineer

cost engineer

efficiency engineer

fire prevention engineer

industrial efficiency engineer

manufacturing engineer

methods engineer.

plant engineer

production engineer

QA (quality assurance) engineer

quality assurance (QA) engineer

safety engineer

systems engineer – manufacturing

time-study engineer

work measurement engineer

All these roles held by Industrial Engineers are eligible to apply under this specific NOC category of 7251

Skills Required to Immigrate to Canada as an Industrial Engineer

In general, Industrial Engineers moving to Canada will be able to demonstrate knowledge or experience of the following:

Plan and design plant layouts and facilities

Study new machinery and facilities and recommend or select efficient combinations

Develop flexible or integrated manufacturing systems and procedures.

Conduct studies and implement programs to determine optimum inventory levels for production and to allow optimum utilization of machinery, materials and resources.

Analyze costs of production

Design, develop and conduct time studies and work simplification programs.

Determine human resource and skill requirements and develop training programs

Develop performance standards, evaluation systems and wage and incentive programs

Conduct studies of the reliability and performance of plant facilities and production or administrative systems

Establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety or to identify and correct fire and other hazards.

Evaluate or assess industrial facilities.

Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff and other engineers.

Emigrate Canada has a dedicated Engineers Canada desk that only represents qualified Engineers 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).

Qualifications Required to Immigrate to Canada as an Industrial Engineer

A bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or in a related engineering discipline is required.

A master’s degree or doctorate in a related engineering discipline may be required.

Licensing by a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is required to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practice as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).

Engineers are eligible for registration following graduation from an accredited educational program, and after three or four years of supervised work experience in engineering and passing a professional practice examination.

We represent Industrial Engineers 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 an Industrial Engineer

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 67.

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 Professional Qualification 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.

Industrial Engineering Skills and Qualification Equivalence Assessment

The process of getting your Industrial Engineering skills, experience and qualifications verified is called Skills and Qualification Assessment and it serves two purposes.

1: With a positive skills assessment you’ll be able to claim the requisite points on both the Express Entry CRS and eventual Federal Skilled Trades application.

2: Your positive skills assessment will also double as your Canada Equivalent Qualification and is used for your relevant professional registrations so having your Industrial Engineering skills assessed means that you’ll be qualified to work as an Industrial Engineer in Canada from day one.

As part of your immigration process, your dedicated Industrial Engineer Canada account manager will arrange for your Professional Qualification equivalency process so there’s no need to worry about how to move to Canada; we’ll have you covered from the moment you get the ball rolling.

Can I immigrate to Canada as an Industrial Engineer 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 an Industrial Engineer 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.

More so, Occupations on the Canada NOC list can be classed as being ‘in demand’ .  In addition, the Industrial Engineer code 2141 has been firmly established on the list for many years with lots of opportunities right across the country.

Finally, as a qualified new and highly skilled Permanent resident of Canada, you may work full-time from day one, either as a direct employee, contractor, or in a self-employed capacity.