Skilled Worker

OVERVIEW OF THE SKILLED WORKER CATEGORY

Skilled workers are people who are selected as permanent residents based on their ability to become economically established in Canada.

Federal skilled worker applications received on or after February 27, 2008 are now assessed for eligibility according to a set of criteria issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

Your application will be reviewed in three steps.

1. According to the eligibility criteria, your application is eligible for processing if:

• you have an offer of arranged employment OR
• you are a foreign national who has been living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, OR
• you are a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the designated occupations listed below.

2. If your application is eligible for processing, you must also meet the following minimum requirements to qualify as a skilled worker:

• you have at least one year of continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment, AND
• your work experience must be in either a managerial occupation,  a professional occupation or a technical occupations and skilled trades, AND
• you must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

3. If you meet these minimum requirements, your application will then be processed according to the six selection factors in the skilled worker points grid. The six selection factors are:

• your education
• your abilities in English and/or French, Canada’s two official languages
• your work experience
• your age
• whether you have arranged employment in Canada, and
• your adaptability.

CURRENT DESIGNATED OCCUPATIONS QUALIFIED FOR SKILLED WORKER CATEGORY AS OF JUNE 26th 2010

1)  Restaurant and Food Service Managers
2)  Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
3)  Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
4)  Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
5)  Biologists and Related Scientists
6)  Architects
7)  Specialist Physicians
8)  General Practitioners and Family Physicians
9)  Dentist
10)Pharmacists
11)Physiotherapists
12)Registered Nurses
13)Medical Radiation Technologists
14)Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
15)LIcensed Practical Nurses
16)Psychologists
17)Social Workers
18)Chefs
19)Cooks
20)Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
21)Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
22) Electricians
23)Industrial Electricians
24)Plumbers
25)Welders & Related Machine Operators
26)Heavy-duty Equipment MEchanics
27)Crane Operators
28)Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
29)Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR OCCUPATION IN THE ABOVE LIST, YOU MAY STILL BE ELIGBLE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

 IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL QUALIFY, OR YOU REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE SKILLED WORKER CATEGORY,  PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY.