Migrate to Canada through the Skilled Worker Category: Full Service

The skilled worker category is intended for people with high levels of skills and experience who can be economically established in Canada. Skilled workers can apply for permanent residency and should qualify based on their education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French, and other criteria. For 2009 and 2010 about 100,000 Skilled Worker Visas will be made available.

• Canada PR & Canada Immigration for Skilled Workers is points based.
• You need to score 67 of 100 points from factors like age, qualification, work experience, occupation & language.
• The Canada Immigration Process is simple & straightforward if you meet the Canada Points System & your documentation is accurate & complete.
• Process time for Canada Immigration is generally 6-12 months. PR is granted for applicant, spouse & children.
• After PR is granted you can sponsor your parents, grand parents, siblings & cousins.

Overview: Federal Skilled Worker Visa

The Canada Immigration Points, Canada PR Federal skilled worker visa is designed for professionals with the qualifications, skills or experiences to fill Canada's skill shortages and contribute to the Canadian economy. To meet the 2008 immigration plan, Canada calls for the admission of 240,000 to 265,000 new permanent residents.

Applicants for this visa must demonstrate that they meet the minimum visa requirement which includes having work experience, one year of which should in a designated occupation, a job offer from a Canadian employer, or be a foreign worker or student currently living in Canada.

Additionally, applicants are required to meet the points based assessment. The Canada Immigration or Canada PR Skilled Worker Visa point’s selection system requires a pass mark of 67 out of 100 points and is assessed on six main factors including age, education, work experience, language ability and adaptability.

Successful applicants are granted a permanent residence visa and are entitled to live and work in Canada without any restrictions.

Canada Immigration or Canada PR Federal skilled worker applications received on or after February 27, 2008 are now assessed for eligibility according to a set of criteria issued by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

On June 18, 2008, the Government of Canada had introduced changes to the immigration act to shorten the time it takes to immigrate to Canada. The process time has greatly reduced to only 6 -12 months now. The processing time is determined by the applicant’s occupation. If a decision is not made on the case in 24 months, the application fee is refunded by the Canadian High Commission.

Basic Features of this visa

• Canada Immigration or Canada PR Federal Skilled Worker visa allows you to work in Canada without the need to be sponsored by an employer, a Canadian work permit or a job offer.
• Successful applicants are free to work without any constraints/restrictions, unlike a work permit
• After three years stay in the country, the applicant can apply for Canadian citizenship
• Once you get your Canadian Passport & Citizenship, you can travel to many countries in the world without a visa
• You can sponsor your immediate family & relatives also to join you in Canada
• Canadian permanent residences includes access to government subsidized education and healthcare (Medicare)
• Unrestricted access to Canada's labour market and associated insurance and pension benefits.
• The PR visa is now granted in 6-12 months instead of the previous 3+years
• If the application is returned, the fee is refunded by the High Commission

Eligibility Requirement

To be granted permanent residence under the Canada Immigration Canada PR federal skilled visa category, applicants should prove that they have at least one year’s continuous employment in the past 10 years in one of 38 qualifying occupations and meet the points based assessment.

Canada PR Canada Immigration Points-based Assessment

The applicant must attain a minimum pass mark of 67. Applicants are assessed on six main factors including age, education, work experience, language ability, arranged employment and adaptability.

Criteria Maximum Points 

To be eligible to apply for the Canada Immigration Canada PR Federal Skilled worker visa, the applicant must have

• Must have an offer of arranged employment, or
• Must be a foreign national who has been living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student,(Not applicable now) or
• Must be a skilled worker who has at least one year of continuous full-time paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment in one or more of the occupations listed and
• Must have the work experience must be Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification list, and
• Must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

National Occupation List for Canada Immigration Canada PR 2010-2011
Following is the NOC list which is the official classification of occupations in Canada. This is eligibility assessment criterion is not applicable to candidates intending to reside in the province of Quebec.
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
1122 Professional occupations in Business services to Management
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
2151 Architects
3111 Specialist Physicians
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3113 Dentists
3131 Pharmacists
3142 Physiotherapists
3152 Registered Nurses
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
4151 Psychologists
4152 Social Workers
6241 Chefs
6242 Cooks
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
7242 Industrial Electricians
7251 Plumbers
7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 
7371 Crane Operators
7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

The above occupations are all Skill type O (managerial occupations) or Skill level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades).

Funds Requirement for Canada Immigration Canada PR
 
In addition to scoring at least 67 points and having experience in one of the 29 occupations, successful applicants must show that they have enough money to support themselves and their dependants after arrival in Canada.

The funds need to support the family is determined by the size of the family.

Application Fees

The application fee for principal applicants and their dependents are given below.

Stage 1: Application Processing Fee  in Canadian Dollar ($)