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Eligibility Criteria For Federal Skilled Worker Applications
Eligibility Criteria For Federal Skilled Worker Applications
Eligibility Criteria For Federal Skilled Worker Applications
Under changes to the
© federal skilled worker
applications are assessed for eligibility according to the criteria listed below. Note: This does not
apply to applicants intending to live in the province of Quebec.
These criteria affect you only if you applied on or after June 26© 2010. If your application was
received before June 26© 2010© it will be processed according to the rules that were in effect at
that time.
× : If you are applying under one of the 29 eligible occupations© as of June 26© 2010© a
maximum of 20©000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the
following 12 months. Within the 20©000 cap© a maximum of 1©000 Federal Skilled Worker
applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year.
For your application to be eligible for processing© you must include the results of your official
language proficiency test© and either:
×uc the occupations above are all 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.
If you are not sure if you should apply as a skilled worker© you can use the eligibility tool to get
an idea of whether your application would be eligible for processing.
If you apply and do not meet the above criteria© you will be informed of this and your processing
fee will be refunded.