Skilled Worker Immigration

Skilled Worker Immigration Service

Federal Skilled Worker Program

Full Time Work

30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours).

Part time

15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours).

Or

30 hours/week for 12 months at more than one job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours) You must show that you did the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed.
If you cannot show that your work experience meets the description in the NOC, you are not eligible under this program.

Education

You must have:

A Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree, A completed foreign credential, and An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an agency approved by CIC such as the World Education Service (WES). [The report must show your foreign education is equal to a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma, degree.].

Proof of funds

You must show that you have enough money to support yourself and/or your family after you arrive in Canada, unless you:

FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER PROGRAM

Eligibility

Work Experience

Your work experience must be:

At least one year, continuous full-time and/or an equal amount in part-time.

Paid work (volunteer work, unpaid internships do not count).

In the same National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill type (0, A or B).

Within the last 10 years.

At skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 NOC.

Language ability

You Must:

Meet the minimum language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7..

Take a language test approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) that shows you meet the level for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Six selection factors

If you meet all the conditions set out in the minimum requirements, the immigration officer will assess your application based on the selection factors in the federal skilled worker points grid.

The selection factors are:

Your skills in English and/or French (Canada’s two official languages).

Your education.

Your work experience.

Your age.

Whether you have a valid job offer.

Your adaptability (how well you are likely to settle here).

Other requirements

You must be admissible to Canada.

You must plan to live outside the province of Quebec.

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Federal Skilled Trades Program

Minimum requirements

To be eligible, applicant must:

Plan to live outside the province of Quebec (Note: The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers. If you plan on living in Quebec, ask our counselor about.

Have at least two years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the five years before you apply.

Meet the job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year and/or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial authority.

These major NOC groups are subdivided into different occupations. (All are NOC skill type B.) Applicant must show that he/she did the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed. If he/she does not show that his/her experience meets the description in the NOC, Canada will not accept the application. Federal Skilled Trades Program applications must be made based on the 2011 version of the NOC. However, if the application includes a Labor Market Impact Assessment from Employment and Social Development Canada based on the 2006 version of the NOC, it will be accepted by Canada as long as the applicant’s occupation corresponds to a 2011 NOC code that is eligible for the program.

Language ability

Applicant must:

Meet the minimum language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening, and Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 for reading and writing.

Take a language test approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) that shows he/she meets the level for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Applicant must show that he/she meets the requirements in English by including the test results when he/she completes the Express Entry profile. The test results must not be more than two years old on the day he/she applies for permanent residence.

FEDERAL SKILLED TRADES PROGRAM

Eligibility

The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade.

Skilled work experience

Skilled Trades currently eligible for the Federal Skilled Trades Program are organized under these major and minor groups of the NOC:

Major Group 72, industrial, electrical and construction trades.

Major Group 73, maintenance and equipment operation trades.

Major Group 82, supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production.

Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators.

Minor Group 632, chefs and cooks.

Minor Group 633, butchers and bakers.

Education

There is no education requirement for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. But, if applicant wants to earn points for his/her education under Express Entry, he/she either needs:

A Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree.

A completed foreign credential

An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an agency approved by Canada. [The report must show your foreign education is equal to a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree.].

Principal applicant

If applicant is married to a person who also meets the above conditions, he/she can decide which one of the two will apply as the principal applicant.

Principal applicant

Applicant must be admissible to Canada.

Applicant must plan to live outside the province of Quebec.

Applicant will likely have to go to the province or territory to be assessed. He/She may also need an employer in Canada to give experience and training.
Applicant should ask the counselor about the body that governs trades for the province/territory where he/she would like to live and work. The process is different depending on where the applicant wants to go. Each province has different details about whether the applicant needs a certificate of qualification to work in that province or territory in a specific skilled trade:

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

Yukon

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Canadian Experience Class

Full Time Work

30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours).

Part time

15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours).

Or

30 hours/week for 12 months at more than one job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours) Applicant must show that he/she did the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed. If applicant’s existing work permit is about to expire he/she may be eligible for a bridging open work permit. Bridging open work permits allow qualified applicants to keep working while they await a final decision on their permanent residence application.

Education

A There is no education requirement for Canadian Experience Class. But, if the applicant wants to earn points for his/her education under Express Entry, he/she either needs:

A Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree.

A Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree

A completed foreign credential

An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an agency approved by CIC. [The report must show your foreign education is equal to a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree]

Principal applicant

If applicant is married or lives with a common-law foreign national partner in Canada, and that person also meets the above conditions, he/she can decide which one of them will apply under Express Entry as the principal applicant. A common-law partner is a person who has lived with the applicant in a conjugal relationship for at least one year. Common-law partner refers to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples.

CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS (CEC)

The CEC is a permanent resident category for individuals with skilled work experience in Canada. It was developed for temporary foreign workers and foreign graduates with qualifying Canadian work experience.

Skilled work experience

To be considered for the Canadian Experience Class, the applicant needs to have Canadian skilled work experience within three years of applying. According to the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC), skilled work experience means:

Managerial jobs (NOC skill level 0).

Professional jobs (NOC skill type A).

Technical jobs and skilled trades (NOC skill type B).

Applicant’s experience must be at least 12 months of full-time (30 hours of paid work per week or more) or an equal amount in part-time hours.

Eligibility Minimum requirements

Applicant must:

Have at least 12 months of full-time (or an equal amount in part-time) skilled work experience in Canada in the three years before you apply.

Have gained the experience in Canada with the proper authorization, • Meet the required language levels needed for his/her job for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing and listening).

Meet the required language levels needed for his/her job for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing and listening).

Plan to live outside the province of Quebec. Self-employment and work experience gained while the applicant was a full-time student (for example, on a co-op work term) does not count under this program.

Self-employment and work experience gained while the applicant was a full-time student (for example, on a co-op work term) does not count under this program.

Language ability

Applicant must:

Meet the minimum language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 for NOC 0 or A jobs OR Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 for NOC B jobs.

Take a language test approved by Canada that shows applicant meets the level for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

The applicant must show that he/she meets the requirements in English by including the test results when he/she completes the Express Entry profile. The test results must not be more than two years old on the day he/she applies for permanent residence or he/she will need to retake the tests.

Other requirements

Applicant must be admissible to Canada.

Applicant must plan to live outside the province of Quebec.

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Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP)

Programs :

Atlantic Intermediate Skilled Program (AISP).

Atlantic High Skilled Program (AHSP).

Atlantic International Graduate Program (AIGP).