Cappuccino said:
That's right. And before July 1st no apps will be accepted without a job offer since the 10,000 cap has been reached.
Pretty much the former FSW1 has been shelved. We may or may not get some kind of replacement for it early next year, but I heard they were thinking of implementing a "just in time" system so it may be quite a dynamically changing list, if there is one.
Wayne.
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BUT THIS IS CONFUSING THE ISSUE FURTHER:
Skilled workers and professionals - Who can apply
Skilled workers are people who are selected as permanent residents based on their ability to become economically established in Canada.
Federal skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to the criteria set out below.
For your application to be eligible for processing, you must:
have a valid offer of arranged employment, OR
have one year of continuous full-time paid work experience in at least one of the occupations listed here * OR
be an international student enrolled in a PhD program in Canada (or graduated from a Canadian PhD program within the past 12 months) and meet certain criteria.
*The occupations on this list are in areas where there is a proven need in Canada for more workers. If you are applying under this stream, CIC will only accept your application if you have experience in one of these occupations.
Work experience minimum requirements
If your application is eligible for processing it will then be assessed against minimum requirements.
mates the NOC list has been update so don't rumor around read this link
source http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp