Federal Skilled Worker Program Canada

Skilled work experience consists of the candidate having experience in any one of these NOC job groups:

• Managerial Jobs (Skill Type 0)
• Professional Jobs (Skill level A)
• Technical Jobs and Skilled trades (Skill level B)

Skilled work experience must be

• Your primary occupation
• Within the last 10 years
• Paid work
• At least one year of continuous work or 1560 hours in total (30 hours per week)
  1. Full time at 1 job: 30 hours per week for 12 months
  2. 15 hours per week part-time for 24 months which is the same as 1560 hours
  3. Full time at more than 1 job: 30 hours per week for 12 months at more than 1 job, which is 1560 hours.

Work experience gained while you were studying in Canada may count towards the minimum requirement if the work:

• Was paid by wages
• Was continuous
• Meets all the other requirements of the program

The current requirements are:

A minimum score of  

• CLB 7 for speaking, listening, reading and writing

You can take either of these approved language assessments for testing English

• CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program
  • you must take the CELPIP-General test
• IELTS: International English Language Testing System
  • you must take the General Training option

Your language test results are valid for 2 years and must be valid on the day you apply for permanent residency.

If you have a Canadian education, you must show proof of a certificate, degree, or diploma from a Secondary school or Post-secondary institute.

• Completed Certificate, Degree, or Diploma 
• ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) for immigration purposes from a designated organization.

You must show proof that you are able to financially support you and your family while in Canada.