Applications for the Federal Skilled Trades Program

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy, Canadian Jobs, Canadian Law, Foreign Credential Recognition

Determine your eligibility — Federal Skilled Trades Program

The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade.

Note: To avoid backlogs and ensure fast processing times, CIC will accept no more than 5,000 complete federal skilled trade applications for processing as of May 1, 2014. These are the last applications we will accept under the current system before Express Entry launches in January 2015.

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Canadian Immigration Federal Skilled Workers Program 2014 New List

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy

Applications per eligible occupation:

As of May 1, 2014, there is an overall cap of 25,500 for new federal skilled worker applications. This includes a cap of 500 applications from PhD students. There are also sub-caps of 1,000 for each of the 50 eligible occupations. The caps do not affect people with a valid job offer. These are the last applications we will accept under the current system before Express Entry launches in January 2015.

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