Starting November 5, 2011, CIC will accept a total of 1,000 applications from international students who have completed at least two years of study towards a PhD and or who graduated from a Canadian PhD program in the 12 months before the date their application is received by CIC. Find out more about eligibility for this category or see the number of applications received to date on this site.
These limits do not apply to applications with an offer of arranged employment (job offer).
Applications received toward the overall cap: 6 205 of 10,000 as of January 9, 2012
Applications received per eligible occupation:
Eligible Occupation
(by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code) Number of Complete Applications Received*
0631 – Restaurant and Food Service Managers 500 (Cap reached)**
0811 – Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture) 73
1122 – Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management 500 (Cap reached)**
1233 – Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners 224
2121 – Biologists and Related Scientists 500 (Cap reached)**
2151 – Architects 337
3111 – Specialist Physicians 462
3112 – General Practitioners and Family Physicians 493
3113 – Dentists 477
3131 – Pharmacists 500 (Cap reached)**
3142 – Physiotherapists 128
3152 – Registered Nurses 500 (Cap reached)**
3215 – Medical Radiation Technologists 38
3222 – Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists 21
3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses 319
4151 – Psychologists 79
4152 – Social Workers 339
6241 – Chefs 70
6242 – Cooks 171
7215 – Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades 85
7216 – Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades 207
7241 – Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) 94
7242 – Industrial Electricians 100
7251 – Plumbers 23
7265 – Welders and Related Machine Operators 35
7312 – Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 36
7371 – Crane Operators 7
7372 – Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction 7
8222 – Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service 92
*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received as of January 9, 2012 is approximate.