Immigration to Canada under Economic class programs.

Skilled Worker Class

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.

The Federal skilled worker class is point based. Applicants are assessed under 6 factors and numerous sub factors of assessment providing for 100 points. Individuals with at least one year of continuous full-time employment experience, or the equivalent in part-time employment in one or more “open” occupations, within the 10 years preceding the date of their application and who possess the required settlement funding, may qualify for assessment.

To qualify for admission to Canada as a skilled worker, applicants must meet the following conditions:

1. Eliminatory conditions:
   1. Possess at least one year of applicable experience in one of 38 major high demand occupations (health, skilled trades and finance) listed here; OR
   2. Possess an approved offer of employment “Arranged Employment”; OR
   3. Legally living in Canada for a minimum of one year either as a temporary foreign worker or an international student.

   Applicants who meet one of the above eliminatory conditions 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 suitable 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; AND
   4. Possess suitable settlement funding; AND
   5. Undergo a successful security background and medical examination.

Successful applicants must receive a minimum of 67 points with at least one year of experience within the past 10 years in one of the occupations listed in either Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). The Regulations enumerates the factors and allocates the maximum number of units as follows:

Applicants who do not meet the applicable pass mark may be accepted under the positive discretion provisions of the regulations. This mechanism is used to accept a number of applicants who will be able to successfully settle in Canada yet who do not meet the applicable pass mark.

ImmigrateCentral.com
20 June, 2009