Citizenship and Immigration Canada Announces Number of Applications to Federal Skilled Worker Program

the CanadaVisa Team - 08 July, 2015

On June 6, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced the total number of applications received for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). Since the program reopened on May 1, 157 applications have been received toward the overall cap of 25,000.

A chart released by CIC today displays the total number of complete applications counted towards each sub-cap. Each occupation deemed eligible by theNational Occupation Code (NOC) has a sub-cap of 1000. The chart can be viewed here.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada accepts applicants to the FSW program who have the following qualifications:

• At least one year of continuous and paid (full-time or equal amount in part-time) work experience in a single occupation within the last 10 years,
• Employment experience at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 edition of the Canadian National Occupation Classification, and who are:

1. in one of the 50 eligible occupations, and whose application is received under the occupation’s sub-cap and overall FSW cap, or
2. with a valid offer of arranged employment, or
3. who are applying under the PhD stream, until the PhD cap of 500 applications is reached.

Applicants to the program must also:

• meet the minimum language threshold and submit language test results; and
• submit a Canadian educational credential or foreign credential and an assessment of their foreign education from an approved agency.

Individuals who are interested in coming to Canada through the program have until January 2015 to apply, at which time the government will launch its new Express Entry system.