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Action Plan for Faster Immigration: Ministerial Instructions
How the ministerial instructions fit within the Action Plan for Faster Immigration
The Action Plan for Faster Immigration includes instructions outlining a set of eligibility criteria that apply to all new federal skilled worker applications received on or after February 27, 2008. All applications made before February 27, 2008, will be processed according to the rules that were in effect at that time.
According to the instructions, applications are eligible for processing if they:
•include an offer of arranged employment, or
•are from a foreign national living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or international student; or
•are from a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience under one or more of the 38 occupations listed at cic.gc.ca/eligible.
The occupations fall under high-demand areas such as health, skilled trades, finance and resource extraction.