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applicants must meet the following conditions:
Essential Conditions:
- Possess one-year of continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment within the previous 10 years in one of 347 eligible occupations listed under the applicable National Occupational Classification system; AND
- The work experience must be classified within Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations), Skill Level A (Professional Occupations), or Skill Level B (Technical Occupations and Skilled Trades) within the meaning of the National Occupational Classification system; AND
- Score sufficient points under the skilled worker point grid comprising of six selection factors. The current pass mark is 67 points;
- Undergo language testing from a recognized third party and demonstrate intermediate level language skills in English or French corresponding to the Canadian Language Benchmark of 7)
- Possess suitable settlement funding;
- Undergo a successful security background and medical examination.
Qualified applicants are evaluated against six factors to determine their eligibility for immigration to Canada. Applicants must obtain a total of 67 points out of a possible 100 in order to qualify. The selection factors are:
- Education;
- Language;
- Employment experience;
- Age;
- Arranged employment;
- Adaptability;
The new program seeks to select candidates with the highest probability of economic settlement success and contribution to Canada. It maintains previous criteria with modification to the relative importance and point structure for each selection factor.
| Parameter | Score | Final | |
| EDUCATION | Max. 25 | ||
| (Canadian equivalence established by a designated third party) | |||
| Doctorate | 25 | ||
| Master’s or professional degree | 23 | ||
| Two or more post-secondary degrees, of which one is three years or longer | 22 | ||
| A three year or longer post-secondary degree | 21 | ||
| A two-year post-secondary diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship | 19 | ||
| A one-year post-secondary diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship | 15 | ||
| Secondary School Educational Credential | 5 | ||
| LANGUAGE (Abilities: Speak, Read, Write, Listen) | Max. 28 | ||
| 1st Lang | Very high proficiency (per ability) (CLB 9) | 6 | |
| High proficiency (per ability) (CLB 8) | 5 | ||
| Intermediate proficiency (per ability) (CLB 7)* *Minimum threshold required to apply | 4 | ||
| Basic or no proficiency | 0 | ||
| Possible maximum (all four abilities) | 24 | ||
| 2ndLang | Basic proficiency or higher (per ability) | 1 | |
| No proficiency | 0 | ||
| Possible maximum (all four abilities) | 4 | ||
| EXPERIENCE (NOC Skill Level O,A,B) | Max. 15 | ||
| One year* *Minimum threshold required to apply | 9 | ||
| Two to three years | 11 | ||
| Four to five years | 13 | ||
| Six years or more | 15 | ||
| AGE | Max. 12 | ||
| 18 to 35 years | 12 | ||
| 36 years | 11 | ||
| Less one point per year until 47 years | |||
| ARRANGED EMPLOYMENT IN CANADA | Max. 10 | ||
| HRSDC-confirmed permanent offer of employment | 10 | ||
| Applicants from within Canada holding a temporary work permit that is: | |||
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10 | ||
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10 | ||
| ADAPTABILITY | Max. 10 | ||
| Applicant has a minimum of 1 year skilled Work experience in Canada | 10 | ||
| Applicant has previously studied in Canada | 5 | ||
| Spouse has previously studied in Canada | 5 | ||
| Spouse has previously worked in Canada | 5 | ||
| Family relation over the age of 18 in Canada | 5 | ||
| Arranged employment | 5 | ||
| Spouse is proficient in an official language | 5 | ||
| Total | 100 | ||
Applicants must provide evidence that they have at least a basic proficiency in English or French language for all four language abilities, including speaking, listening, reading and writing. Only test results from a CIC designated language testing agency will be considered to establish proficiency.
Two of the most commonly used language tests are the IELTS for English and the TEF for French. Applicants must obtain the following scores in each respective language ability:
| Speaking | Listening | Reading | Writing | |
| IELTS | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| TEF | 225 | 180 | 121 | 181 |
CIC will accept a maximum of 3000 applications in the Federal Skilled Trades Class in each calendar year. Eligible trades are separated into two categories: Those with individual sub-caps of 100 applications and those with no sub-cap.
Applications in the following trades will be accepted up to a maximum of 100 or until the total Class cap of 3000 applications is reached:
- 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations;
- 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades;
- 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and services;
- 7271 Carpenters;
- 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades;
- 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews;
- 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry;
- 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying;
- 8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling services;
- 8241 Logging machinery operators;
- 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers;
- 9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing;
- 9212 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities;
- 9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing;
- 9231 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing;
- 9241 Power engineers and power systems operators;
- 9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators.
Applications in the following trades will be accepted until the total Class cap of 3000 is reached, with no sub-cap applying:
- 7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors;
- 7233 Sheet metal workers;
- 7235 Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters;
- 7236 Ironworkers;
- 7237 Welders and related machine operators;
- 7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system);
- 7242 Industrial electricians;
- 7243 Power system electricians;
- 7244 Electrical power line and cable workers;
- 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers;
- 7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers;
- 7251 Plumbers;
- 7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers;
- 7253 Gas fitters;
- 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics;
- 7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics;
- 7313 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics;
- 7314 Railway carmen/women;
- 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors;
- 7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics;
- 7371 Crane operators;
- 7372 Drillers and blasters – surface, mining, quarrying and construction;
- 7373 Water well drillers;
- 8231 Underground production and development miners;
- 8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers;
- 9232 Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators;
Federal Skill Worker Program
The FSWP ( Federal skilled worker program ) is one among the very popular immigration program of Canadian immigration. For 2021 FSWP targeted new residents at large scale minimum not less than 500 as part of Express Entry. Great opportunity to live in Canada as a permanent resident if you are short listed for this particular program.
Federal Skilled Worker stream is suitable for people who meets the criteria of education , work experience, age, language capabilities and who are chosen under the Express Entry immigration system. Only these people are eligible to apply for this popular program.
On Jan 2015, The govt of Canada introduces the express entry system under the Economic class including the Federal worker stream.
To qualify for admission to the Express Entry Pool as a Federal Skilled Worker,Eligible applicants will be validated or verified against six parameters to determine their permissibility for immigration to Canada. Applicants must obtain a total of 67 minimum points out of 100 points in order to qualify or get select. The selection parameters are:
- Education
- Language
- Employment experience
- Age
- Arranged employment
- Adaptability