List of 38 eligible occupations for immigration to Canada.

On November 28, 2008, the Government of Canada introduced substantive changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Class. The new rules will affect all new applications as well as all applications submitted on or after February 27, 2008. The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, provides assurances that new federal skilled worker applications, should receive a selection decision within 6 to 12 months.

Federal Skilled Workers are persons with suitable education, work experience, age and language abilities under one of Canada’s official languages and who are selected as permanent residents under six selection factors which demonstrate their likelihood to become economically settled in Canada.

To qualify for admission to Canada as a skilled worker, without an approved offer of employment, applicants must meet the following conditions:

1. Eliminatory condition:
   1. Possess at least one year of applicable experience in one of 38 major high demand occupations (health, skilled trades and finance) listed in one of the National Occupational Classification categories:
      • 0111 Financial Managers
      • 0213 Computer and Information Systems Managers
      • 0311 Managers in Health Care
      • 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
      • 0632 Accommodation Service Managers
      • 0711 Construction Managers
      • 1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants
      • 2113 Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
      • 2143 Mining Engineers
      • 2144 Geological Engineers
      • 2145 Petroleum Engineers
      • 3111 Specialist Physicians
      • 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
      • 3141 Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
      • 3143 Occupational Therapists
      • 3142 Physiotherapists
      • 3151 Head Nurses and Supervisors
      • 3152 Registered Nurses
      • 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
      • 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
      • 4121 University Professors
      • 4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors
      • 6241 Chefs
      • 6242 Cooks
      • 7213 Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
      • 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
      • 7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
      • 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
      • 7242 Industrial Electricians
      • 7251 Plumbers
      • 7252 Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers
      • 7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators
      • 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
      • 7371 Crane Operators
      • 7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
      • 8221 Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
      • 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
      • 9212 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

   Applicants, who possess applicable work experience in one of the above occupations, will be eligible for continued processing as a skilled worker and must also meet each of the following essential selection conditions:

2. Essential selection conditions:
   1. Possess one-year, within the previous 10 years, of continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment; AND
   2. The work experience must be classified within Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations), Skill Level A (Professional Occupations), or Skill Level B (Technical Occupations and Skilled Trades) within the meaning of the National Occupational Classification system; AND
   3. Score sufficient points under the skilled worker point grid comprising of six selection factors. The current pass mark is 67 points;
   4. Possess suitable settlement funding;
   5. Undergo a successful security background and medical examination.

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12 January, 2009