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Federal Skilled Worker Program
Under changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, federal skilled worker application is now assesses for eligibility according to a set of criteria issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism

Eligibility Criteria

 To be eligible, the application needs to follow one of these criteria:

• you have an Arranged Employment Offer;
  
• you are a foreign national living in Canada
  temporarily either as a foreign worker or as an international student;
  
• you have at least one year work experience in one or more of these 38 occupations:

 

• 0111: Financial Managers
  
• 0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers
  
• 0311: Managers in Health Care
  
• 0631: Restaurant and Food Service Managers
  
• 0632: Accommodation Service Managers
  
• 0711: Construction Managers
  
• 1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants
  
• 2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
  
• 2143: Mining Engineers
  
• 2144: Geological Engineers
  
• 2145: Petroleum Engineers
  
• 3111: Specialist Physicians
  
• 3112: General Practitioners and Family Physicians
  
• 3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
  
• 3143: Occupational Therapists
  
• 3142: Physiotherapists
  
• 3151: Head Nurses and Supervisors
  
• 3152: Registered Nurses
  
• 3215: Medical Radiation Technologists
  
• 3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
  
• 4121: University Professors
  
• 4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
  
• 6241: Chefs
  
• 6242: Cooks
  
• 7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
  
  
• 7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
  
• 7217: Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction
  Equipment Crews
  
• 7241: Electricians (Except Industrial and Power
  System)
  
• 7242: Industrial Electricians
  
• 7251: Plumbers
  
• 7252: Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System
  Installers
  
• 7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators
  
• 7312: Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
  
• 7371: Crane Operators
  
• 7372: Drillers and Blasters - Surface Mining,
  Quarrying and Construction
  
• 8221: Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
  
• 8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
  
• 9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

"We expect new federal skilled worker applicants,
including those with arranged employment, to receive a decision within six to
twelve months compared with up to six years under the old system," said Minister
Kenney. "All other economic applications - including applicants chosen by
Quebec, provincial nominees, the Canadian Experience class, and live-in
caregivers - will continue to be given priority."