The VFX and animation industry should be an ideal path to transition TFWs to permanent residency and permanent immigration to Canada: the skill level, education, wage, and age are all ideal.
But the industry is project-based and temporary work contracts are the rule. It creates a significant difficulty for talent to accede to permanent residency through the Entry Express Program. Even though there is no unemployment in our industry, a temporary work contract does not grant any eligibility points, compared to 600 points for a permanent contract, of a total of 1,200 qualifying points for the full process. Very little talent is able to qualify, which prevents temporary foreign workers from transitioning to permanent residency.