Skilled Worker  and Professional Class - Based on Skills

A Skilled Worker and Professional Class - Based on skills applicant for immigration to Canada is anyone who is not eligible for either the family class or refugee categories. In order to apply for a Skilled Worker and Professional Immigrant , you must be 19 years of age or older.

On November 28, 2008, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced the new instructions for the processing of all Federal Skilled Worker applications received since February 27, 2008. 

Skilled Worker and Professional applicants must also have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of 38 qualifying occupations; or Arranged Employment; or have legally lived in Canada for at least one year as a Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student and currently be residing in Canada. The new processing time of immigration applications will be faster.

The following are the requirements for a Skilled Worker and Professional applicant based on skills.

Be assessed according to the selection criteria (based on points system); 

Have at least one year of work experience within the past 10 years in a management occupation or in an occupation normally requiring university, college or technical training as set out under Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the  National Occupational Classification  (NOC)

Your occupation must be listed on the National Occupational Classification (NOC). in order to qualify to immigrate to Canada, unless you have approved Arranged Employment by Human Resources Canada Center.

Have enough money to support yourself and all your dependants to be able to settle in Canada

 Skilled Worker Class - Based on Skills  - Selection Criteria.

EDUCATION		Maximum 25
University Degrees
Ph.D., or Masters AND at least 17 years of completed full-time or  full-time equivalent study		25
Two or more university degrees at the Bachelor's level AND at least 15  years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent study		22
A two year university degree AND at least 14 years of completed  full-time or full-time equivalent study		20
A one year university degree AND at least 13 years of completed  full-time or full-time equivalent study		15
Trade or non-university certificate or diploma
A three year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship 1AND at least  15 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent study		22
A two year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least  14 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent study		20
A one year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 13 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent study		15
A one year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least  12 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent study		12
High school Diploma
Secondary school educational credential		5
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES		Maximum 24
1st Official language	High proficiency (per ability2)	4
	Moderate proficiency (per ability)	2
	Basic proficiency (per ability)	1 to maximum of 2
	No proficiency	0
	Possible maximum (all 4 abilities)	16
2nd Official language	High proficiency (per ability)	2
	Moderate proficiency (per ability)	2
	Basic proficiency (per ability)	1 to maximum of 2
	No proficiency	0
	Possible maximum (all 4 abilities)	8
WORK EXPERIENCE		Maximum 21
1 year		15
2 years		17
3 years		19
4 years		21
AGE		Maximum 10
21 - 49 years at time of application		10
Less 2 points for each year over 49 or under 21
ARRANGED EMPLOYMENT IN CANADA		Maximum 10
HRDC confirmed permanent offer of employment		10
Applicants from within Canada and holding a temporary work permit that is:
HRDC opinion obtained, including sectoral confirmations		10
HRDC opinion exempt under NAFTA, GATS, CCFTA, or significant benefit (i.e. intra-company transferee)		10
ADAPTABILITY		Maximum 10
Spouse's/common-law partner's education		3 ­ 5
Minimum one year full-time authorized work in Canada		5
Minimum two year full-time authorized post-secondary study in Canada3		5
Have received points under the Arranged Employment in Canada factor		5
Family relationship in Canada3		5

To qualify you must score a minimum of 67 points out of 100.

Diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship" refers to a post-secondary educational credential other than a university educational credential.

Applicants are rated on the ability to speak, listen, read or write Canada's two official languages.

Applies to either principal applicant or accompanying spouse or common-law partner. A common-law partner is a person of the opposite or same sex with whom you are in a conjugal relationship and who is currently cohabiting with you and has done so for at least one year.

NOTE: To be considered under the Independent Skilled Worker category, applicants must score a minimum of 67.

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