OP 6
Federal Skilled Workers
Updates to chapter
Listing by date:
2010-04-01
Section 3.1 – Updated table in this section to include Federal Skilled Worker Class fee payment
form IMM 5620E
Section 5.1 – Updated this section on Ministerial Instructions
Section 5.2 – Renamed and updated this section on fees
Section 6.4 – Changed reference on definition of family members to R1(3)
Section 7 – Updated this section on procedures for applications made at the CIO
Section 7.1 – Updated this section on receiving the application at the CIO to include R10
completeness check
Section 7.2 – Added this section on identification of visa office for processing of the application
Section 7.3 – Updated this section on assessing applications against the Ministerial Instructions
Section 7.4 – Updated section on applications that correspond to Ministerial Instructions
Section 8 – Updated this section on visa office procedures- Federal Skilled Worker applications
made on or after February 27, 2008
Section 8.1 – Added this section on R10, R11 and R12
Section 8.2 – Added this section called Procedures
Section 8.3 – Added this section on documenting applicant's submissions to the visa office
Section 8.4 – Added this section on procedures when the applicant submits nothing within the 120
day deadline
Section 8.5 – Added this section called Procedure: Final determination of eligibility for processing
Section 8.6 – Added this section on distinction between making a final determination of eligibility
for processing and processing
Section 8.7 – Added this section on File transfers
Section 9 – Added this section: Visa office procedures – Applications made before February 27,
2008
Section 10 – Updated this section on minimal requirements
Section 11 – Updates made throughout this section on selection factors and criteria
Section 11.2 – Updated this section on Education
Section 11.5 – Updated note on IELTS that both Academic and General Training tests are
acceptable
Section 11.9 – Updated the table in this section on other written evidence
Section 11.12 – Updated description of full-time work experience
Section11.13 – Updated the table this section on arranged employment
Section 12 – Renamed and updated this section Procedure: Selection decision
Section 15 – Updated this section to include CAIPS PSDEC coding table
Appendix D – Renamed sample letter “Negative final determination of eligibility for processing –
Ministerial Instructions”
Appendix E – Added this sample letter for negative final determination of eligibility for processing
for incomplete applications
Appendix F – Added this sample letter for file transfers due to R11
Updates to this chapter include the information found in Operational Bulletin 120. OB 120 revokes
ALL previous instruction to use PSDEC 3 when an applicant does not submit a complete
application kit (including supporting documents) within 120 days. This includes the instructions in
OB 121. All negative final determinations should be coded as PSDEC 2. Only use PSDEC 3 when
an applicant withdraws their application.
Updates made to numbering of sections due to addition of different sections.
