Hi, I am hoping I can get some help. Myself and my partner are from Ireland and are in the process of applying for PR through express entry. We have submitted our profile etc.... and we currently have 335 points which is definitely not enough for an ITA at the minute. It says we qualify for FST and CEC.
My partner is a qualified electrician since 2009 and has worked as an electrician since then. We are living & working in Canada since May 2014, and he completed his Red Seal last September. I was under the impression before starting this process that we would have no issue getting an ITA because of the shortage of trades in Canada but their seems to be a big stumbling block now whereby no organization will recognize trades qualification's from abroad and so we don't get awarded any points for it. Has anybody else had trouble with this or are we missing something very obvious? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Also, just to note we do have enough funds saved to apply under the skilled trade programme.
Thanks
My partner is a qualified electrician since 2009 and has worked as an electrician since then. We are living & working in Canada since May 2014, and he completed his Red Seal last September. I was under the impression before starting this process that we would have no issue getting an ITA because of the shortage of trades in Canada but their seems to be a big stumbling block now whereby no organization will recognize trades qualification's from abroad and so we don't get awarded any points for it. Has anybody else had trouble with this or are we missing something very obvious? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Also, just to note we do have enough funds saved to apply under the skilled trade programme.
Thanks