There are several ways in which you can make Canada your new home.
One of the most popular ways is to come to Canada as a "Skilled Worker".
Skilled workers are people who are selected as permanent residents based on their ability to become economically established in Canada.
Canada is looking to attract new immigrants as a skilled workers.
Canada has many employment opportunities for the qualified person and welcomes Skilled Workers.
The goal of encouraging this type of immigration is to attract
people with good education and employment skills who will contribute to Canada's economic growth and development.
Who can apply ?
In order to have a good chance of success under the Skilled Worker category you should:
Have at least 1 year of work experience in a skilled occupation
Have post-secondary education
Be between the ages of 21 and 49
Speak, read and write in the English or French language
Obtain 67 points out of a possible 100 points on your assessment
Try a SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST
to see if you might earn enough points to qualify.
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Federal skilled worker applications received on or after February 27,
2008 are now assessed for eligibility according to a set of instructions
issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
Your application will be reviewed in three steps.
1. According to the Minister’s instructions, your application
is eligible for processing if:
- you are a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the
occupations listed OR
- 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,
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 Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations)
or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations
and skilled trades) on the Canadian National
Occupational Classification list, 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.
Try a
SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST
to see if you might earn enough points to qualify.
You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.