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Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offers three economic immigration programs for people who are interested in coming to Canada permanently. The FSW is one of these immigration programs. It is geared towards individuals who are skilled and possess professional qualifications and who are willing to contribute to Canada’s economy. As of January 1, 2015, IRCC developed an only system which will manage numerous applications received through this program. Qualified applicants under the FSW program are encouraged to express their intention of coming to Canada permanently by simply creating an online Express Entry profile.

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum Requirements

To be qualified under the FSW a candidate must have the mandatory requirements as a skilled or professional worker:

Skilled work experience: – You must have the following work experience:

at least 12 months(1,560 hours total/30 hours per week), continuous full-time work or an equivalent amount in part-time
paid work only
job duties must fall under one National Occupational Classification (NOC)Note that your job descriptions/duties must match those described in the NOC by at least 90%
within the last 10 years at the time of application, and
at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2016NOC.

Language Ability:

You must demonstrate your language ability either in English or French, as follows:

Basic language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7, or
any language tests recognized by IRCC indicating you meet the desired level of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

IRCC recognized language tests :

You can take any of these recognized language tests:

Education

You must complete:

a Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree, or
completed foreign credentials, and
an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an agency approved by IRCC. [A valid educational certification showing that your foreign education is equivalent to the level of a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree holder in Canada.]

Understanding the six Selection Factors:

IRCC will evaluate your application under the selection criteria of the FSW points grid.

The selection factors are based from the following:

abilities in English as well as French (Canada’s two official languages)
educational background
overall work experience
age
a valid job offer, and
adaptability (how you well will you settle in Canada emotionally, socially and financially).

To learn more about the point system, and learn more about the selection factor in details. Click Here

Skilled and professional workers with documented work experience can leverage our FREE ASSESSMENT Tool, this user-friendly free tool will help you determine your eligibility for the Express Entry pool.

Proof of Financial Stability:

Coming to a foreign country could be challenging and stressful. This is why IRCC ensures you have the r financial capacity to support yourself and your family. You can be exempted from proving your financial capacity if you

are legitimately currently working in Canada, and
have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer.

Principal Applicant:

Another selection factor that you can take advantage of is being married. In case you are married or living in a marriage like a relationship such as a common-law partner whose education and work experience are higher than yours, you have to decide who among the two of you will apply as the principal applicant. There is a benefit in assigning a skilled principal applicant to achieve a higher CRS score.

A common-law refers to a person who is living in a conjugal relationship with another person (opposite or same sex) and has done so continuously for a period of at least one year.

Other requirements:

You must be admissible to Canada. Find out more about inadmissibility.

If you have skilled work experience or professional designation and want to live in Canada permanently, use our FREE ASSESSMENT Tool to determine if you are eligible for the Express Entry.