Federal Skilled Worker

Type of residency: Permanent

As the name of this program suggests, the Canadian Skilled Worker program is for those who are specialized in a profession and want to immigrate to this country as skilled workers. This program is a competitive method among applicants, in which each person receives points according to the determined characteristics, and based on the received points, they qualify for this program.

In the following, points are given to the Canadian Skilled Worker applicant based on the points table. After obtaining at least 67 points and if he meets the necessary conditions, the applicant goes to the next stage, where after entering the group of qualified applicants, which is called the Pool, with points scored by the management system of work immigration programs to Canada, Express Entry ), will be evaluated. The Canadian Immigration Department conducts a lottery once in a while and invites those with higher scores to apply for Canadian residency. Also, those accepted in this program can apply for visas for their spouses and children.

You will read in the rest of this article:

1- Conditions for obtaining skilled worker visa

To participate in this program, the applicant must meet the following conditions:

Work experience in one of the approved jobs	At least 1 year
Language Certificate	Minimum IELTS 6
Education degree	At least a diploma
Financial ability	13,213 Canadian dollars
Canadian Skilled Worker Score	67 points
Obtaining enough points in the Express Entry scoring system

2- Businesses that can apply for this program:

Only applicants for jobs that are classified as 0, A and B in the National Occupation Classification System (NOC) can participate in this program.

TEER 0	Skill Level A	Skill Level B
Management jobs in various industries	Jobs that require a university degree	Technical jobs
Restaurant manager	engineers	Electrical Technician
mine manager	physicians	Chef

3- Skill worker score table

The score of applicants in this program is calculated based on age, educational qualification, work experience, level of language proficiency, having a job offer and adaptability factor.

Factor	Maximum score
Age	12
work experience	15
first language	24
second language	4
Education	25
Having a valid job offer	10
Adaptability Level	10
Maximum score possible	100
The minimum score required to enter this program	67

You can use the following tables to know the details of each factor’s points:

Age score:

Age	Score
under 18 years old
18 to 35 years	12
36 years	11
37 years	10
38 years	9
39 years	8
40 years	7
41 years	6
42 years	5
43 years	4
44 years	3
45 years	2
46 years	1
Above 47 years

Work experience score

work experience	Score
6 years and more	15
4-5 years	13
2-3 years	11
1 years	9

First language score

speaking	Listening	Reading	writing	CLB Level
6 points	6 points	6 points	6 points	CLB9 or more
5 points	5 points	5 points	5 points	CLB8
4 points	4 points	4 points	4 points	CLB7

Second language score

At least CLB5 in all four skills. 4 points

CLB four or less in all four skills 0

Use this article to find out your CLB score and convert your IELTS, TOEFL and other approved test scores to CLB.

“Adaptability” score:

Adaptability factor	score
Partner’s language level The language skills of the applicant’s spouse or life partner must be at CLB4 level or higher	5
Canadian Education At least two years of full-time study in Canada	5
Canadian Education of spouse At least two years of full-time study in Canada	5
Work experience in Canada Work experience in one of the NOC groups 0, A, B	10
Partner’s work experience in Canada At least one year with a valid work permit	5
Having a job offer from a Canadian employer for a period of at least one year	5
Presence of relatives in Canada Canadian resident relatives at least 18 years of age who are permanent residents or Canadian citizens. Acceptable family ratios: • Father, mother, grandfather or grandmother • Child or grandchild • Sister, brother, niece or nephew • Aunt, uncle, aunt or uncle	5

Read this article to know the specifications of an acceptable job offer and its effect on the skilled workforce program.

Degree score:

Education Degree	Score
A university degree at the doctoral level or higher	25
University degree at master’s level or equivalent	23
2 academic degrees, one of which is a university degree of 3 years or more	22
University degree of 3 years or more	21
2-year postgraduate degree	19
1 year postgraduate degree	15
Canadian Diploma or equivalent	5

People who are educated outside of Canada must submit an ” Educational Credential Assessment” or “ECA” to apply as a skilled worker. The purpose of this evaluation is to prove the validity of the educational qualification and to equate the applicant’s degree with a diploma or one of the university levels in Canada.

“ECA” must be prepared by one of the organizations accepted by the Canadian Immigration Center. These approved organizations are:

World Education Services (WES)

International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)

Comparative Education Service (CES), University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

International Credential Evaluation Service

Benefits of having a job offer from a Canadian employer:

By having a valid job offer from a Canadian employer, you can have 10 points of this invoice. Also, having this offer will help you get 5 points from the adaptability section. The total of these 15 points can help you get the minimum score of this program (67 points).

Also, after obtaining this minimum score and entering the evaluation with the Express Entry system, you will score 50 to 200 points due to having a job offer in this system.

4- Action fee for skilled worker

In general, to follow the skill worker program, you need to have enough financial resources to cover your expenses and those of your dependents. Only if you are currently working legally in Canada or have a job offer from a Canadian employer, you do not need to provide proof of financial ability.

You can see the minimum required for this method in the table below:

Number of family members	Money needed for the number of family members
1	13,213
2	16,449
3	20,222
4	24,553
5	27,315
6	31,407
7	34,967
Additional amount for each additional member	3,560

5- Necessary documents for skilled workers

ECA

Language Certificate

Applicant Identity documents

Proof of financial ability

Having a valid and written job offer from a Canadian employer can have a positive effect on the applicant’s file and increase the individual’s score.

6- The duration of the skill worker's achievement

As explained at the beginning of this article, you can apply for this program after receiving at least 67 points out of 100 points of the Skill Worker program and enter the pool of qualified applicants. Canada’s Express Entry scoring system will then rank you based on your characteristics. This rating is called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) and each applicant’s score is called the CRS score, and an Invitation to Apply (ITA) is sent to the applicants with the highest score. After receiving the ITA, you must send your application and documents to the Canadian Immigration Department within 60 days, and the Canadian government will review your case within 6 months.

7- Types of skilled worker visas

This program is offered in three forms: federal, provincial and a program specific to Quebec. The point that distinguishes the Quebec Skilled Workforce Program from other programs is that Quebec program applicants can only work and reside in Quebec, and federal program applicants cannot work in the province of Quebec.