Federal Skilled Worker
Skilled Workers are selected as permanent residents based on their ability to become economically established in Canada.
To be eligible to apply as a Skilled Worker, you must take an English language proficiency test and include the results. In addition you must:
- have a valid offer of arranged employment or;
- have one year of continuous full-time paid work experience in the occupations below or;
- be an international student enrolled in a PhD program in Canada (or graduated from a Canadian PhD program within the past 12 months)
Skilled Worker applications are processed according to the following six election factors in the skilled worker point’s grid:
- 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.
You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.
**As of June 26, 2010 changes have been made to Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker and Investor Class Applications! Click here for more information.
**As of July 1,2011, changes have been made to the Federal Skilled Worker, Investor and Entrepreneur programs! Click here for more information.
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