Skilled workers and professionals

Skilled workers are selected as permanent residents based on their education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French, and other criteria that have been shown to help them become economically established in Canada.
All the information and forms you need to apply as a federal skilled worker are available on immigration canada web site (

Note: The province of Quebec is responsible for selecting its own skilled workers. If you plan on living in Quebec, see Quebec-selected skilled workers for more information.arranged employment, OR occupations listed here. National Occupational Classification (NOC) list, AND
Who can apply
Skilled workers are people who are selected as permanent residents based on their ability to become economically established in Canada.
Federal skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to the criteria set out below.
For your application to be eligible for processing, you must:
Work experience minimum requirementsIf your application is eligible for processing, it will then be assessed against minimum requirements.
Your work experience must be: for at least one year, continuous, and paid (full-time or the equivalent in part-time), AND
Skill Type　0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian
within the last 10　years.
If you meet the above minimum requirements, your application will be processed according to the six selection factors in the skilled worker points grid , which are:
your education
your abilities in English and/or French, Canada’s two official languages
your work experience
your age
whether you have arranged employment in Canada, and
your adaptability. You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada. include the results of your official language proficiency test, AND
have a valid offer of
have one year of continuous full-time paid work experience in at least one of the http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp).