Important notice: There will be a maximum of 25,500 applications that can be accepted for new federal skilled worker class between May 1st, 2014- January, 2015 (Launching of Express Entry). Within the 25,500 applications, there will also be a cap of 500 applications from PhD students, a overall cap of 1,000 for each priority occupation within the 25,000 applications. There is no cap for applicants with a qualifying job offer. The applications that do NOT include the necessary Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) or do NOT meet the minimum language threshold requirements will be returned by CIC.
Federal skilled workers are successful candidates of permanent residency based on their ability to settle in Canada and take part in the economy. Eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Be a skilled employee who has gained at least 1 year of experience in 1 or 50 qualifying applications within the last 10 years; or
- Have an offer for an assigned occupation; or
- Be a PhD international student residing in Canada who has completed at least 2 years of study in a PhD program or an international PhD student who has graduated within the last 12 months and does not hold a condition requiring the applicant to return to his/her home country
There are a limited number of applications that may be accepted each year. Please find below the application cap for each eligible occupation.
Group1.Eligible occupations:
Before submitting the application, please double check to make sure that the cap has not been reached for your chosen occupation(s):
FSWP-Eligible Occupations |
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Group 2: Arranged Employment: There is no cap for applicants with Arranged Employment.
Group 3: PhD students: There is a cap of 500 applications in this stream during the time frame of May 1, 2014 to Jan, 2015.
In addition, you must be able to obtain at minimum of 67 points based on the six selection factors in the skilled worker points grid below:
Selection Factor |
Points |
Education | Maximum 25 points |
Ability in English and/or French | Maximum 28 points |
Experience | Maximum 15 points |
Age | Maximum 12 points |
Arranged employment in Canada | Maximum 10 points |
Adaptability | Maximum 10 points |
Total |
Maximum 100 points |
Pass mark |
67 points |
Regardless of the points awarded, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers have the right to accept or reject an application based on a substituted evaluation.
In addition to meeting the specified conditions, applicants are required to demonstrate that they have the adequate settlement funds necessary to support themselves and their dependants upon arrival in Canada. Please also note that all applicants, as well as their dependants, are required to submit to medical examinations and security clearances as part of the Canadian immigration application process.