Apply with a CV tailored to each job.
Bilingual, North-American format, with Express Entry as the dominant visa pathway.
LumiCV is CV-tailoring and job-tracking software you run yourself — not a recruiter or immigration consultancy. We show you publicly listed roles and help your application land; you choose the jobs and you apply.
Canadian CVs (called "resumes" by convention) follow the US one-to-two-page format, reverse-chronological, no photo, with a brief summary or objective at the top. Quebec applications expect a French CV (with photo, similar to France). Both formats are common in Montreal — match the language of the JD.
Canada's Express Entry system scores candidates by points, and tech occupations under the Tech Talent Strategy get fast-tracked. For most tech roles in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal — sponsorship is mainstream. State your Express Entry status, citizenship, or PR clearly.
Salary thresholds and visa rules above reflect publicly available figures as of 2026 and may change. Always confirm with the official authority — www.canada.ca — before applying or making relocation decisions.
Three things that move the needle when applying in Canada — most foreign candidates miss at least one.
One to two pages, US-style. No photo (except Quebec, which expects a photo + French format).
In Quebec, submit a French CV unless the JD is explicitly English.
State citizenship / PR / Express Entry status — Canadian recruiters screen heavily on this.
LumiCV's browser extension auto-fills on Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, SmartRecruiters, Ashby, Jobvite, StepStone, Indeed and LinkedIn. These are the ATSes you'll see most often in Canada.
A sample of the high-growth employers actively hiring in Canada. Not an exhaustive list — your jobs feed surfaces hundreds more.
Country-specific guides and live job feeds for each sponsorship route.
State Express Entry profile status in the header if applicable: "Express Entry candidate — CRS 480, FSW-eligible". This often pre-empts visa-status discussions.
For GTS applicants: position relocation timeline aggressively — "available to start within 30 days, GTS-eligible role". 2-week processing is a real advantage.
For LMIA-supported applications: confirm the employer's LMIA-issuance history if possible — first-time LMIA sponsors face longer processing.
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