Federal Skilled Trades Program

On the 2nd of January 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) started to accept the applications for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Trade Program with some terms and conditions.

Requirements:

1. One should have the offer of employment from Canadian Employers for the duration of at least one year or should hold a certification of qualification for the trade from a Canadian provincial regulatory body.
2. Applicants should have sufficient language proficiency in one of Canada’s official languages.
3. Have 24 months of work experience in the skilled trade, after the trade qualification.
4. Be capable to meet the requirements of the job offers or trade-in Canada.

Certification or Offer of Employment

Trade certification in Canada is under provincial jurisdiction. The provincial certificate is difficult most of the time to obtain from outside of Canada. This program is very beneficial for the trade persons who get an approved offer of employment from a recognized employer. In Canada, not all the trades are regulated in all of the provinces. An offer of employment becomes mandatory where a trade is not regulated.

Language Requirement:

An applicant should have sufficient language proficiency in one of Canada”s official languages. Applicants should have his/ her basic command of the English or French language with the abilities to speak, listening, reading, and writing. Only the CIC designated testing agency’s result will be considered. The two most popular language tests are the IELTS for English and the TEF for French.

The followings are the scores required in each language ability respectively:

CIC accepts a maximum of 3000 applications in the Federal Skilled Trade Class each Year.