Total received toward the overall cap: 1,812 of 5,000
Eligible occupation
(by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code) Number of complete applications counted towards the 300 sub-cap Footnote 1
0211 Engineering managers 198
1112 Financial and investment analysts 300 (Cap reached)
2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers 12
2131 Civil engineers 125
2132 Mechanical engineers 151
2134 Chemical engineers 64
2143 Mining engineers 3
2145 Petroleum engineers 1
2144 Geological engineers 25
2146 Aerospace engineers 7
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) 264
2154 Land surveyors 5
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers 300 (Cap reached)
2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 26
2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety 86
3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists 4
3142 Physiotherapists 127
3143 Occupational Therapists 17
3211 Medical laboratory technologists 91
3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants 30
3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists 7
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists 17
3216 Medical Sonographers 10
3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists 8
Applications in the PhD stream:
CIC will accept 1,000 applications for processing per year under the PhD stream. To apply under this stream, you must have either
finished at least two years of study in Canada towards a PhD, or
graduated from a Canadian PhD program in the 12 months before we get your application.
Find out more about eligibility for this category.
The new PhD cap year began on May 4, 2013, and will end on April 30, 2014, unless otherwise stated by the Minister.
Footnotes
Footnote 1
The number of complete federal skilled worker applications received as of May 4, 2013 is an estimate.
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Once we reach the cap, we can only accept applications under this occupation from people with a valid job offer in place.
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Application form
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Date Modified:2013-09-23