Skilled Worker Immigration to Canada
Of the thousands of
new immigrants who enter Canada every
year, the majority are Skilled Workers
and their families. These immigrants are
selected because they have work skills
that Canada needs in its labour force.
Through filling vacancies in the labour
market, Skilled Workers directly
contribute to the Canadian economy and
to Canadian society.
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The Point System |
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The
requirement for applicants under
the Skilled Worker category is
that they must pass a point
system test designed to assess
whether they are likely to
become successfully established
in Canada. The point system is a
test that measures six factors
related to the applicant and
assigns a score to each factor.
If the applicant’s total score
meets the pass mark then they
can qualify under the Skilled
Worker category. A total of 100
points are available and the
pass mark is currently set at
67. The factors measured under
the point system are:
| 1.
Age (10
points) |
| 2.
Education
(25 points) |
| 3.
Work
experience
(24 points) |
| 4.
Language
skills
(English and
French) (21
points) |
| 5.
Arranged
employment
(10 points) |
| 6.
Adaptability
(10 points)
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The most important
factors are Education, English or French
language ability, and Work Experience.
In this regard, most people who have a
three year college diploma or university
degree, fluent English or French, and at
least four years of skilled work
experience, can qualify under the
Skilled Worker category. If the
applicant is lacking any of these
specific criteria, this can be
compensated for by having higher
educational qualifications such as a
Master’s Degree or Doctorate, or by
having a job offer in Canada. Also,
under the Adaptability factor,
additional points can be awarded where
the applicant’s spouse is well educated,
where the applicant has previously
worked or studied in Canada, or where
the applicant has close family who are
Canadians.
At a minimum, to
qualify as a skilled worker the
applicant is required to have at least
one year of skilled work experience. All
types of skilled work are treated
equally under the selection system
allowing qualified applicants from a
wide range of occupations to immigrate
to Canada. Generally speaking, if an
occupation usually requires some type of
post-secondary education in order to be
able to work in that field, then it is
considered “skilled”. Skilled work
experience must have been gained within
the past ten years to be counted. Any
skilled work experience within the past
ten years will be counted even if the
applicant switched occupations several
times during that period. Experience
must be full time. “Full-time” work
experience is defined as the equivalent
to at least 37.5 hours of work per week.
Part-time work will still be considered
by equalizing part-time work to
full-time years.
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Arranged Employment |
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Where the
Skilled Worker applicant is able
to get a job offer in Canada in
a skilled occupation and the
Canadian company is willing to
go through the process of having
that job offer validated by the
Canadian Human Resources
Department, this will give an
applicant considerable extra
points and will expedite the
application so it can be
completed in less than a year.
Note that our firm cannot find a
job for skilled worker
applicants, but where an
applicant is able to
independently obtain a job offer
our firm can assist in having
that offer validated by the
Human Resources Department and
added to the skilled worker
application. |
| The law firm of
Matthew Jeffery, Barrister &
Solicitor, has years of
experience assisting Skilled
Workers to immigrate to Canada.
If you are interested in
having our firm perform a
FREE ASSESSMENT to determine
if you qualify under the Skilled
Worker program,
Please Click Here. |
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Disclaimer: the information on this website
is intended to be of a general nature and does not constitute legal advice.
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