Today marks an important day for Canada’s immigration system.  As of May 1^st, 2014 Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker program re-opens with a new list of eligible occupations.  If you did not qualify in the past, it is possible that you may qualify now.

The Federal Skilled Worker program is a very popular program, and for this reason, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has limited the overall number of applications they will accept to 25,000 between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015.  Within the overall cap, a maximum of 1000 applications will be accepted per eligible occupation.

Eligibility Requirements

• Have one (1) year of continuous full-time (or an equal amount of continuous part-time) paid work experience in one of the 50 eligible occupations, OR
• Have a valid job offer or arranged employment from a Canadian employer, OR
• Be an international student who is enrolled in a PhD program in Canada (or who graduated from a Canadian PhD program within the past 12 months)

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• 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
• 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
• 0111 Financial managers
• 0112 Human resources managers
• 0113 Purchasing managers
• 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
• 0311 Managers in health care
• 0711 Construction managers
• 0712 Home building and renovation managers
• 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
• 0911 Manufacturing managers
• 1111 Financial auditors and accountants
• 1112 Financial and investment analysts
• 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
• 1114 Other financial officers
• 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
• 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
• 1224 Property administrators
• 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
• 2131 Civil engineers
• 2132 Mechanical engineers
• 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
• 2145 Petroleum engineers
• 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
• 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
• 2173 Software engineers and designers
• 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
• 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
• 2234 Construction estimators
• 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
• 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
• 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
• 2281 Computer network technicians
• 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
• 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• 3111 Specialist physicians
• 3112 General practitioners and family physicians
• 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
• 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
• 3142 Physiotherapists
• 3143 Occupational Therapists
• 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
• 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
• 3216 Medical Sonographers
• 3233 Licensed practical nurses
• 3234 Paramedical occupations
• 4011 University professors and lecturers
• 4151 Psychologists
• 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
• 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters

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There are other requirements such as age (the younger the better) and providing evidence of your work and education history (the more the better).

Remember that there Canadian government will only accept a limited number of applications, so it would be in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.

If you are interested in a free, preliminary assessment to determine your eligibility for this program contact Nir Rozenberg by calling our offices at 416-665-3939 or toll-free 1-888-808-7338.

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