The cap year began on May 4, 2013, and will end on April 30, 2014,
Total received toward the overall cap: 4,195 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 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
1112 Financial and investment analysts 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers 107
2131 Civil engineers 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
2132 Mechanical engineers 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
2134 Chemical engineers 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
2143 Mining engineers 17
2144 Geological engineers 14
2145 Petroleum engineers 161
2146 Aerospace engineers 69
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
2154 Land surveyors 49
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 201
2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists 30
3142 Physiotherapists 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
3143 Occupational Therapists 75
3211 Medical laboratory technologists 300 (Cap reached) Footnote 2
3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants 234
3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists 37
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists 95
3216 Medical Sonographers 53
3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists 49
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.
Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2
Once we reach the cap, we can only accept applications under this occupation from people with a valid job offer in place.
Return to footnote 2 referrer
Also in this topic
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Date Modified: 2014-03-24