Economic Immigration

This program has minimum requirements on skilled work experience, language ability and education. You must meet all the minimum requirements to be eligible

Six Selection factors

If you meet all the minimum requirements, we’ll then assess your application based on:

1.  Age
2.  Education
3.  Work experience
4.  Whether you have a valid job offer
5.  English and/or French language skills
6.  Adaptability (how well you’re likely to settle in Canada)

These factors are part of a 100-point grid used to assess eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. You earn points for how well you do in each of the 6 factors. The current pass mark is 67 points.

To be eligible for this program, the candidate must meet the required language levels for each language ability in English or French and have at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the 5 years before application. The candidate must also meet the job requirements for having a valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year or certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority.

Eligible NOC (National Occupational Classification):

• Major Group 72
• Major Group 73
• Major Group 82
• Major Group 92
• Major Group 632
• Major Group 633

To be eligible for this program, the candidate must meet the minimum requirement of language for every skill and have at least 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada, in the last 3 years before you apply. The work experience must be full-time or an equal amount in part-time have gained your work experience by working in Canada legally. According to the Canadian National Occupational Classification, skilled work experience must be NOC 0/A/B

The PNP is for candidates who have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory want to live in that province and want to become permanent
residents of Canada. Each province and territory has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements. Normally, it can be categorized into student, business people, skilled worker and semi-skilled worker. The PNP can be the paper-based process, or the online process through Express Entry. The candidate can find detailed information and procedures from following province or territory official website:

• Alberta
• Brtish Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon