FEDERAL SKILLED TRADES APPLICATIONS
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade.
As of January 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has a new electronic system called Express Entry to manage applications for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Trades program.
BASIC ELIGIBILITY:
To apply, you must:
- Plan to live outside the province of Quebec.
- Meet the required levels in English or French for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing, and listening),
- Have at least two years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience)* in a skilled trade within the five years before you apply,
- Meet all job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the National Occupational Classification (NOC), and
- Have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year** or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a provincial or territorial body.
“Full-time work” means at least 30 hours of work over a period of one week, or an equal amount in part-time, paid work experience. For example:
- If you worked 15 hours per week in one job over four years, or
- If you worked a total of 30 combined hours per week in more than one job over two years.
Up to two employers can commit to employing you for at least one year of continuous full-time work, meaning at least 30 hours of work over a period of one week.
EDUCATION
There is no education requirement for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. But, if you want to earn points for your education under Express Entry, you either need:
A Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree OR an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report produced by an agency approved by CIC to show it is equal to Canadian education standards.
LANGUAGE ABILITY
You must: meet the minimum language leveL of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening, and Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 for reading and writing.
GROUP A
7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
7271 Carpenters
7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry
8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
8241 Logging machinery operators
8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
9241 Power engineers and power systems operators
9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators
GROUP B
7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
7233 Sheet metal workers
7235 Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters
7236 Ironworkers
7237 Welders and related machine operators
7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
7242 Industrial electricians
7243 Power system electricians
7244 Electrical power line and cable workers
7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers
7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers
7251 Plumbers
7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
7253 Gas fitters
7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
7313 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
7314 Railway carmen/women
7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics
7371 Crane operators
7372 Drillers and blasters – surface, mining, quarrying and construction
7373 Water well drillers
8231 Underground production and development miners
8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
9232 Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators
BEGIN YOUR CANADIAN VISA APPLICATION PROCESS TODAY
As Canadian immigration specialists, CIP is committed to ensuring that you obtain the best Canadian visa or immigration service for your requirements. You can set your application in motion today by submitting our Initial Consultation Form to schedule your consultation with one of our immigration attorneys.
After we assess your qualifications, you will be informed if you qualify. If you would qualify to apply for Canada Immigration as a Federal Skilled Trades Immigrant, we open your file and proceed with the processing of your application for the permanent resident visa.
Please note that CIP will not share your personal information with any other third party, any information submitted to us will only be used to assess your visa eligibility.
