FEDERAL IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS
Federal Skilled Workers
With few exceptions, skilled workers living outside Canada must apply under the federal skilled worker program, which is a points based system that assesses an applicant’s age, education, profession, experience and ability in English or French. Additional points may be earned if an applicant or his spouse have studied or worked in Canada, have family in Canada, the applicant’s spouse has post secondary qualifications, or if the applicant has arranged employment in Canada. For 12 months beginning July 1, 2011 Canada will accept a maximum of 10,000 applicants in the Federal Skilled Worker program from a list of 29 occupations. Only 500 applicants will be accepted for each occupation. If you are currently working in Canada on a valid work or study permit you may want to consider applying through one of the Provincial Nominee Workers Programs (Skilled Workers or Semi-Skilled Workers), Provincial Nominee Graduate Student programs, or the Canadian Experience Class program.
