A complete guide to resume conversion, LMIA employer intelligence, and the newcomer status tracker. Everything you need to understand what Salience does — and how.
Salience is a free newcomer career platform with three core capabilities: AI resume conversion, LMIA employer intelligence, and a newcomer status tracker. Here's the end-to-end flow:
Upload your international resume
Drop a PDF or paste text. No signup needed.
AI converts + maps + matches
PII stripped, bullets rewritten, NOC codes mapped, matching employers surfaced.
Download + apply
Get your Canadian resume. Browse matched employers with LMIA approvals.
Average time: 60 seconds
From upload to converted resume with matched employers. No account required for your first conversion.
When you upload your international resume, our AI processes it through six distinct steps. Each step is designed to bridge a specific gap between international CV conventions and what Canadian employers expect.
Canadian resumes should not include personal identifying information beyond your name, email, phone, and city. International CVs often include details that trigger unconscious bias or ATS rejection. We automatically strip:
Before
Ahmed Khan, 34, Male, Married, Pakistani National, 45 Al-Rashid Street, Apt 12, Islamabad 44000
After
Ahmed Khan · Toronto, ON · ahmed.khan@email.com · (647) 555-0123
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 is Canada's standard system for classifying jobs. Every role in our database is tagged with a 5-digit NOC code and a TEER level (Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities). We map each of your job titles to the most accurate NOC code.
Before
Software Developer — TCS, Mumbai (3 years)
After
Software Developer — NOC 21232 (Software developers and programmers) · TEER 2 · Express Entry eligible
Canadian employers expect action verb + quantified outcome bullets. International CVs often use duty-based or responsibility-based language. Our AI rewrites each bullet into Canadian achievement-language.
Before
Responsible for managing team of developers and delivering projects on time
After
Led 8-person development team delivering 12 projects on schedule, reducing sprint overruns by 35%
International experience is sometimes discounted by Canadian employers. We reframe your achievements to emphasize the transferable skills, international exposure, and cross-cultural competencies that Canadian companies value.
Before
Worked at Infosys BPO handling UK client accounts
After
Managed $2.4M UK enterprise accounts at Infosys, coordinating across 3 time zones with 98.5% SLA compliance
If you share your work authorization status (PGWP, open work permit, PR, etc.), the converted resume includes a professional work authorization line. This signals to employers that you're legally eligible to work without requiring LMIA sponsorship — or that you're LMIA-eligible.
Example signal:
"Authorized to work in Canada — Post-Graduation Work Permit (valid through March 2027)"
Canadian resumes follow specific formatting conventions that differ from international CVs. We normalize:
DD/MM/YYYY dates → Month Year format
Multiple pages with references → Concise 1-2 pages, no references
Objective statement → Professional summary
Education first → Experience first (for experienced)
The Government of Canada publishes LMIA data as open datasets. We ingest, clean, enrich, and index this data to create a searchable employer database. Here's what we do with it.
We pull LMIA employer data directly from Government of Canada open data portals. The raw data includes employer names, locations, occupations (as NOC codes), positions approved, and decision dates. We ingest records from 2016 to present.
138K+
Employers
428K+
LMIA records
2016–2025
Date range
Raw LMIA data just has employer names and addresses. We enrich each employer record with: total LMIA approvals, unique NOC codes hired, provinces of operation, most recent approval date, and active vs. historical status. This makes it possible to search and filter meaningfully.
After converting your resume, we take the NOC codes assigned to your roles and match them against our LMIA database. The result: a list of employers who have been approved to hire foreign workers for the same type of occupation.
Example match
Your role → NOC 21232 (Software developers) → 47 employers in Toronto with positive LMIA approvals for NOC 21232 in the past 3 years.
The employer database is fully searchable. Filter by province (Ontario, BC, Alberta...), drill down to a city (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary...), or search directly by NOC code. Each employer page shows their full LMIA history: how many positions, which occupations, how recently.
Not all LMIA records are recent. We distinguish between active employers (LMIA approval in the last 2 years) and historical employers. Active employers are more likely to be currently hiring foreign workers — but historical data is still valuable for understanding the landscape.
The status tracker helps you stay organized during your job search. Set your work permit type and expiry date, define weekly application targets, and track your progress.
PGWP / PR expiry tracking
Enter your work permit type and expiry date. We calculate urgency tiers and time remaining.
Weekly application targets
Set a weekly target (e.g., 10 applications/week). Track how many you've sent.
Saved employers
Save LMIA employers you're interested in. See them in one place on your dashboard.
Past conversions
Access all your converted resumes. Re-download or start a new conversion anytime.
Yes. Resume conversion, LMIA employer search, the status tracker, portfolio builder, and resume builder are all free. No signup is required for your first conversion. We're building a Pro tier with advanced features (Chrome extension, auto-tailored resumes), but the core tools will remain free forever.
Everything below the line is what we're building next. The core platform (resume conversion, LMIA search, status tracker, portfolio builder, resume builder) is live and free.
Resume conversion with NOC mapping
AI converts international CVs to Canadian format with NOC 2021 codes and Express Entry eligibility.
LMIA employer database (138K+ employers)
Search by city, province, or NOC code. Active sponsor indicators. Full history per employer.
Newcomer status tracker
PGWP/PR expiry tracking, weekly application targets, saved employers.
Portfolio website builder + resume builder
20+ templates, free GitHub Pages hosting, AI autofill from resume.
Chrome extension — LMIA signals on job boards
See 'This employer sponsors foreign workers' badges on LinkedIn, Indeed, and Job Bank while you browse.
Auto-generated tailored resume per listing
Click a job listing → get a resume customized for that role and employer.
Saved searches with weekly alerts
Save a NOC + city search and get emailed when new employers appear.
PGWP urgency tier per role
Each matched employer shows how urgent it is based on your work permit expiry.
Convert your resume for free — no signup, no credit card. 60 seconds.