Federal Skilled Worker Program

The Federal Skilled Worker program uses its own points system according to various factors. It is designed to show if the applicant and dependents will successfully establish in Canada.

To meet skilled work experience requirements, your work experience must be:

• in the same type of job as your primary NOC
• within the last 10 years
• paid work (volunteer work, unpaid internships don’t count)
• at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2016 National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• at least 1 year (1,560 hours total / 30 hours per week), continuous:
• full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1-year full time (1,560 hours)
• equal amount in part-time: 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1-year full time (1,560 hours)
• full-time at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1-year full time (1,560 hours)
• You must show that you did the duties set out in the occupational description in the NOC. This includes most of the main duties listed.

Note: If you can’t show that your work experience meets the description in the NOC, you aren’t eligible under this program.

In addition to the work requirements, applicants are assessed on several different "factors" about their personal circumstances and are awarded "points" for each factor. Applicants are than evaluated on the six selection factors which determine their ability to adjust to the Canadian economy:

• their education
• their abilities in English and/or French, Canada's two official languages
• their work experience
• their age
• whether they have arranged employment in Canada, and
• their adaptability.

An applicant must score 67 points out of a possible 100 to be eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.

Individuals must also show that they have enough money to support themselves and their dependents after they arrive in Canada.

If you are interested in applying under the Federal Skilled Worker Class, please communicate with us.