FSW is to welcome skilled newcomers who will contribute to Canada's growing economy.  Skilled workers that settle in Canada on a permanent basis are especially valuable to the Canadian workforce. Successful applicants of the Skilled Worker Immigration programs wil receive a Canadian Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa. Federal skilled workers (FSW) are chosen as permanent residents based on their ability to settle in Canada and take part in our economy. We assess them on their:

 

 

A) Basic eligibility

 

We will only process your FSW application if you have at least one year of continuous and paid (full-time or an equal amount in part-time) work experience:

• in a single occupation,

• within the last 10 years,

• at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 edition of the Canadian National Occupational Classification(NOC)

  AND

  You have this work experience in one of the eligible occupations,

  OR

  You have a valid offer of arranged employment,

  OR

  You are an international student who is enrolled in a PhD program in Canada (or who graduated from a Canadian PhD program within the past 12 months) and meet these criteria.

 

 

B) Minimum requirements

 

No matter what category above you apply to, you must meet ALL the minimum requirements below.

 

Work experience

 

If your application is eligible to be processed, we will then assess it to see if your work experience, as described above, is valid.

Your work experience must be:

 

• at least one year (1560 hours), full-time or an equal amount in part-time,

• paid work (volunteer work, unpaid internships, etc. do not count),

• in the same occupation, and

• within the last 10 years,

• at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 edition of the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC)

 

You must show that you did the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed. If you do not show that your experience meets the description in the NOC, we will refuse your application.

 

Language ability

 

You must meet minimum language levels and include the results of a language test from an agency approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) when you apply that shows you meet the minimum language requirement of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7.

 

Education

 

You must have:

• a Canadian diploma, certificate, or credential

  OR

• a foreign educational credential, and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) by an agency approved by CIC to show it is equal to a completed Canadian secondary or post-secondary educational credential.

 

 

C) Six selection factors

 

If you meet all the conditions set out in sections A and B above, we will process your application based on the six selection factors in the skilled worker points grid.Footnote1 They are:

 

• your skills in English and/or French, Canada’s two official languages,

• your education,

• your work experience,

• your age,

• whether you have arranged employment in Canada, and

• your adaptability (how well you are likely to settle here).

 

 

D) Proof of funds

 

You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you arrive in Canada.

 

 

E) Inadmissibility

 

Some people are inadmissible—they are not allowed to come to Canada. Several things can make you inadmissible, including being involved in:

• crime, or

• human rights violations.

You can also be inadmissible for:

• security,

• health,

• financial reasons, or

• other reasons.