Skilled workers and professionals
Skilled workers are selected as permanent residents because they have education, work experience, knowledge of English (French) and some other criteria that allow them to be economically established in Canada. A person who intends to apply as a skilled worker on or after February 27, 2008 needs to first meet one of following criteria:
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Has an offer of arranged employment; OR
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Has at least one year of experience in one or more of the following occupations:
| NOC OCCUPATION |
| 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture) 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists 2151 Architects 3111 Specialist Physicians 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians 3113 Dentists 3131 Pharmacists 3142 Physiotherapists 3152 Registered Nurses 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses 4151 Psychologists 4152 Social Workers 6241 Chefs 6242 Cooks 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System) 7242 Industrial Electricians 7251 Plumbers 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 7371 Crane Operators 7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service |
Note that this list was released on February 27, 2008, and may be subject to change based on any future review of Canada’s needs.
If you are eligible to apply as a skilled worker you must also:
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Obtain at least 67 points in the skilled workers immigration selection point system.
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Show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.
Selection point system: Skilled Workers Immigration
To apply for permanent residence in Canada under the skilled workers category, you must obtain sufficient points (currently 67 points) in the selection point system. In this system you will be assessed against six selection criteria as follow:
To apply for permanent residence in Canada under the skilled workers category, you must obtain sufficient points (currently 67 points) in the selection point system. In this system you will be assessed against six selection criteria as follow:
Education (maximum 25 points)
Abilities in English and/or French (maximum 24 points)
Applicants can score a maximum of 24 points for their abilities in English and/or French. If you have both English and French language skills you need to select one of these languages, the one that you are more comfortable in using, as your first official language. Then, the other language will be your second official language. If you are not familiar with either French or English you score points only for the first official language skills and you obtain no points for the second official language abilities.
Points are awarded based on the level of your language proficiency in speaking, writing, listening and reading as follow:
Applicants can score a maximum of 24 points for their abilities in English and/or French. If you have both English and French language skills you need to select one of these languages, the one that you are more comfortable in using, as your first official language. Then, the other language will be your second official language. If you are not familiar with either French or English you score points only for the first official language skills and you obtain no points for the second official language abilities.
Points are awarded based on the level of your language proficiency in speaking, writing, listening and reading as follow:
First Official LanguageNote: You can score a maximum of only two points in total for basic-level proficiency.Second Official LanguageNote: You can score a maximum of only two points in total for basic-level proficiency.
Following tables can be used to determine how many points will be awarded for the applicant IELTS or TEF test scores:
Work experience (Maximum 21 points)
Applicants who have at least one continuous year of full-time work experience can earn points if the experience is in the category of Skill Type 0, A, or B on the NOC. The experience also needs to be gained within the last 10 year.
Applicants who meet these conditions will be awarded points based on their years of work experience as follow:
Applicants who have at least one continuous year of full-time work experience can earn points if the experience is in the category of Skill Type 0, A, or B on the NOC. The experience also needs to be gained within the last 10 year.
Applicants who meet these conditions will be awarded points based on their years of work experience as follow:
Age (maximum 10 points)
The forth factor is applicant's age at the time of sending the application:
Arranged employment in Canada (Maximum 10 points)
Applicants who have a full time job offer that has been approved by HRSDC may obtain 10 points. Different circumstances are as follow:
Applicants who have a full time job offer that has been approved by HRSDC may obtain 10 points. Different circumstances are as follow:
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Applicant currently lives and works in Canada based on a temporary work permit. The work permit needs to be valid at the time that he/she applies for the permanent resident visa and at the time the visa is issued. In addition, the applicant’s employer will employ him/her if the permanent resident visa is issued.
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Applicant does not currently work in Canada, but he/she has a full-time job offer that has been approved by the HRSDC and meets all required Canadian licensing or regulatory standards of the job.
Adaptability (maximum 10 points)
A person who applies for permanent resident visa under the skilled worker category may earn a maximum of 10 points for adaptability by any combination of the following elements:
A person who applies for permanent resident visa under the skilled worker category may earn a maximum of 10 points for adaptability by any combination of the following elements:
Required money after arriving in Canada
Applicants must show that they have enough money to support their self and their dependants after they arrive in Canada. This money can not be borrowed from another person. Proof of funds need to be provided to the Canadian visa office when applicants submit their application for immigration.
The size of family determines the amount of money as shown in the following table. These amounts are updated every year.
Applicants must show that they have enough money to support their self and their dependants after they arrive in Canada. This money can not be borrowed from another person. Proof of funds need to be provided to the Canadian visa office when applicants submit their application for immigration.
The size of family determines the amount of money as shown in the following table. These amounts are updated every year.
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FAQs – Skilled workers and professionals
FAQs – Skilled workers and professionals
For more information you can contact us. The Immigration Bureau & Legal Services of Mozhgan Rahmani has years of experience successfully assisting skilled workers to immigrate to Canada. Our firm also can conduct a Free Assessment to determine whether you are qualified for this program. You can also ask us a Free Question regarding the Skilled Workers Category.
