Is my application eligible for processing?
In order for your application to be eligible for processing, you must either:
- have an offer of arranged employment, OR
- be a foreign national living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, OR
- be a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the following occupations:
0111: Financial Managers
0213: Computer and
Information Systems Managers
0311: Managers in Health Care
0631:
Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0632: Accommodation Service
Managers
0711: Construction Managers
1111: Financial Auditors and
Accountants
2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
2143: Mining
Engineers
2144: Geological Engineers
2145: Petroleum Engineers
3111:
Specialist Physicians
3112: General Practitioners and Family
Physicians
3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
3143:
Occupational Therapists
3142: Physiotherapists
3151: Head Nurses and
Supervisors
3152: Registered Nurses
3215: Medical Radiation
Technologists
3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
4121: University
Professors
4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
6241:
Chefs
6242: Cooks
7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting
Trades
7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7217:
Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
7241:
Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
7242: Industrial
Electricians
7251: Plumbers
7252: Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler
System Installers
7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators
7312:
Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371: Crane Operators
7372: Drillers and
Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
8221: Supervisors,
Mining and Quarrying
8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and
Service
9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and
Utilities
NOTE: the occupations above are all Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification list.
If you are not sure if you should apply as a skilled worker, you can use the eligibility tool to get an idea of whether your application would be eligible for processing.
Federal skilled worker applicants who do not meet the above criteria will be informed of this and will have their processing fee refunded.