Federal Skilled Worker

Federal Skilled Worker applications are assessed based on an applicant's ability to become economically established upon immigration to Canada.

In order to qualify for a Canada Immigration applicants must:

Have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of the 29 qualifying occupations as of 1^st july 2001.

Additionally, Canada Federal Skilled Worker (Professional) applicants must attain at least 67 points based on Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) immigration selection factors.

The selection factors are summarized as follows:

• Education: Applicants are awarded up to 25 points.
  
  
• Languages: Applicants are awarded up to 24 points.
  
  
• Work Experience: Applicants are awarded up to 21 points.
  
  
• Age: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
  
  
• Arranged Employment: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.
  
  
• Adaptability: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points.

Whatever the number of points awarded, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers always have the discretion to accept or refuse an application based on a substituted evaluation.

In addition to meeting the above criteria, successful applicants must show that they have sufficient settlement funds to support themselves and their dependants after arrival in Canada. Applicants and their dependants must also undergo medical examinations and security clearances as part of the Canadian immigration application process.

Processing Times
Federal Skilled Worker processing time has a time frame of 12 months.