Skilled Workers

Skilled workers are selectedas permanent residents based on their education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French, and other criteria that have been outlined to help them become economically established in Canada.

The applicant must meet one of the following criteria: have an offer of “arranged employment” (i.e. approved by HRSDC), or (“Arranged employment” is where a skilled worker applicant has certain kind of job offer in place before applying to immigrate to Canada) be a foreign national living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, or be a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of 38 designated occupations. (please inquire from us about this occupation list. Following February 27, 2008, Federal skilled worker applications will be assessed for eligibility according to a set of instructions issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

Following is one of the requirements and corresponding occupations list:

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