NewLocal Tools

Free tools for building a career in Canada.

No paywall, no trial, no credit card. Every tool answers one question a newcomer actually asks in their first year — and tells you where its numbers came from.

A free NewLocal profile saves your work and lets you apply to jobs. The tools themselves work without one.

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2 tools, free to use today.

Free tool · Actively job hunting

Canadian CV Builder & ATS Checker

Rewrite your CV into the format Canadian employers expect, then score it against the applicant tracking systems that read it first.

·ATS and keyword scoring against a real job posting
·Four Canadian layouts, exported as a Word document
·Free to build — sign in to save versions and apply

Save your CV and apply to jobsOpen tool

Free tool · First 6 months

Money Transfer Cost Calculator

See what sending money home actually costs once exchange-rate markup is counted, and how much a bank wire overcharges you.

·Real cost including FX markup, not just the advertised fee
·Six of the most-used corridors from Canada
·Ranked against a typical Canadian bank wire

Compare transfer providersOpen tool

Being built next

In the order we plan to ship them. Nothing here is live yet, so there is nothing to click — the list is public so you know what is coming.

Pre-arrivalCredential Recognition Path FinderEnter your profession and province and get the actual licensing body, the assessment it accepts, and what the process costs.
First 6 monthsJob Search Readiness ChecklistA personalised checklist of what to fix before you apply — documents, CV format, references, and the licensing steps your profession needs.
Actively job huntingCanadian Cover Letter GeneratorTurn your CV and a job posting into a Canadian-style cover letter you can edit, in one page and plain language.
Actively job huntingJob Title TranslatorFind the Canadian job titles and NOC codes that match the role you held abroad, so your search stops returning nothing.
Pre-arrivalSalary vs Cost-of-Living CalculatorCompare a Canadian salary offer against what the city actually costs, and against what you earn today.
Pre-arrivalCRS Score CalculatorWork out your Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score and see where it sits against recent draw cut-offs.
6–12 monthsFirst-Year Tax EstimatorEstimate what you owe or get back in your first Canadian tax year, including the credits newcomers routinely miss.

Questions about the tools

Are the NewLocal tools free?: Yes. Every tool on this page is free to use and none of them ask for payment. A free NewLocal profile unlocks saving your work — multiple CV versions, saved checklists, saved searches — but the tools themselves work without an account.
Do I need an account to use them?: No. You can build a CV, score it, and run the calculators without signing in. You need a free profile only to save your work across devices or to apply to jobs on NewLocal.
Where do the numbers and rules come from?: Each tool names its sources on its own page and shows when it was last checked. We use primary sources — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Statistics Canada, and the provincial regulators — rather than summarising other websites.
How often are the tools updated?: Rules and figures are reviewed quarterly, and immediately when a source changes a rule mid-quarter. Immigration policy moves: IRCC removed arranged-employment points from the Comprehensive Ranking System in March 2025, and tools affected by a change like that are updated before they stay live.
Does NewLocal earn money from these tools?: On some of them. Pages that compare financial products carry affiliate links, and a few high-traffic pages carry display ads. Every affiliate placement is disclosed on the page it appears on, and no company pays to rank higher in a comparison.

Built your CV? The next step is applying.

NewLocal lists jobs from Canadian employers who state their immigration position up front — work permits, credential recognition, and relocation support.

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