Skilled
Worker Class
Skilled
Workers are persons with suitable education, work experience, age and
language abilities under one of Canada’s official languages and
who are selected as permanent residents under six selection factors
which demonstrate their likelihood to become economically settled in
Canada.
The
Federal skilled worker class is point based. Applicants are assessed
under 6 factors and numerous sub factors of assessment providing for
100 points. Individuals with at least one year of continuous full-time
employment experience, or the equivalent in part-time employment in
one or more “open” occupations, within the 10 years preceding
the date of their application and who possess the required settlement
funding, may qualify for assessment.
To
qualify for admission to Canada as a skilled worker, applicants must
meet the following conditions:
1.
Eliminatory conditions:
1. Possess at least one year of applicable experience in one of 38
major high demand occupations (health, skilled trades and finance)
listed here; OR
2. Possess an approved offer of employment “Arranged Employment”;
OR
3. Legally living in Canada for a minimum of one year either as a
temporary foreign worker or an international student.
Applicants who meet one of the above eliminatory conditions will be
eligible for continued processing as a skilled worker and must also
meet each of the following essential selection conditions:
2. Essential selection conditions:
1. Possess one-year, within the previous 10 years, of suitable continuous
full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous
employment; AND
2. 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
3. Score sufficient points under the skilled worker point grid comprising
of six selection factors. The current pass mark is 67 points; AND
4. Possess suitable settlement funding; AND
5. Undergo a successful security background and medical examination.
Successful
applicants must receive a minimum of 67 points with at least one year
of experience within the past 10 years in one of the occupations listed
in either Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational
Classification (NOC).