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Who may qualify?

To qualify under this category you must, at the minimum:

  • Have work experience in one of the eligible employment groups shown below

  • Have accumulated this experience for a minimum of 1 year within the past 10 (Canada) or 6 months within the past 5 (Quebec)

  • Show proof that, once in Canada, you will have sufficient financial resources to support yourself and your family members while looking for employment

  • Obtain a minimum number of points during selection according to the grid applicable to skilled workers. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of criteria such as their age, level of education, knowledge of Canada’s official languages, work experience etc.

  • Successfully undergo Canadian government mandated security and medical examinations

Eligible employment groups

Eligible employment must be in one of the following:

  • A Management occupation

  • An occupation which usually requires a university degree

  • An occupation which usually requires college education or apprenticeship training. For instance:

      • Two to three years of post-secondary education at a community college or institute of technology; or

      • Two to five years of apprenticeship training or

      • Three to four years of secondary school and more than two years of on-the-job training, specialized training courses or specific work

  • An occupation with supervisory responsibilities or an occupation with significant health and safety responsibilities, such as firefighters, police officers and registered nursing assistants.

In the case of workers destined for Québec, work experience in an occupation which requires one to four years of secondary school education or up to two years of on-the-job training, specialized training courses or specific work experience is also eligible.


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