Federal Skilled worker category is designed for individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada on the basis of their own credentials. To qualify for Skilled worker category, applicants will be assessed on different factors of Education, Age, Work Experience, Language proficiency, Arranged Employment and Adaptability factors. Under Adaptability factor applicants will get points for their Spouse education, Canadian education/ work and close relatives in Canada. To qualify under this category applicants needs to attain 67 points.

Calculating your points under Skilled worker category can be complicated. It is more than simply adding up the points. You need to have detail understanding of Canadian immigration law and procedures. It is recommended that you get a professional assessment to accurately calculate your score as per the latest rules and regulations of Canadian immigration.

Please note that to qualify under the Skilled Worker Category, you need to have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent part-time (37.5 hours per week or more) work experience within the past ten years in the occupations listed in either Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). 

If you have met with the requirements of one year work experience in occupations listed under Skill Type O, A or B, then applicants will be assessed according to various selection criteria. Applicants must attain a minimum score of sixty-seven (67) points overall in order to be eligible to become permanent residents of Canada.

Factors for the selection criteria

Education

Maximum 25 Points

Official Languages (English and French)

Maximum 24 Points

Experience

Maximum 21 Points

Arranged Employment

Maximum 10 Points

Age

Maximum 10 Points

Adaptability

Maximum 10 Points

TOTAL POINTS:

100 POINTS

Points to Qualify

67 Points

In view of recent changes in the Federal Skilled worker program, applicants needs to have at least one year of continuous work experience in the following 29 occupations and then meet the above requirements of 67 points(education, work experience, language skills, age and adaptability).

• Restaurant and Food Service Managers
• Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
• Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
• Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
• Biologists and Related Scientists
• Architects
• Specialist Physicians
• General Practitioners and Family Physicians
• Dentists
• Pharmacists
• Physiotherapists
• Registered Nurses
• Medical Radiation Technologists
• Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Chefs
• Cooks
• Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
• Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
• Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
• Industrial Electricians
• Plumbers
• Welders & Related Machine Operators
• Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
• Crane Operators
• Drillers & Blasters — Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
• Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
  

If you do not have skills in any of the above referred occupations you will require "ARRANGED EMPLOYEMENT", an approved job offer from Canadian employer and then meet usual requirements of 67 points for Federal Skilled worker category.

If you are not able to attain 67 points to qualify under Federal Skilled worker category you may qualify under Provincial Nominee Programs or under Quebec Skilled worker program. You may also have other options to come as a temporary resident.

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