Federal Skilled Trade
TIIS Canada offers an opportunity to apply for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. This program is designed for skilled workers with a desire to become permanent residents of Canada. The base of their application is the qualification in a skilled trade.
Minimum requirements for Federal Skilled Trade application:
- Passing the Canadian Language Benchmark 5 and Canadian Language Benchmark 4 that demonstrates language abilities in writing, reading, listening and speaking English.
- A record of minimum 2 years of full-time work experience. In case you don’t have that amount of full-time work experience, you may apply if you have equivalent amount of part-time work experience. This experience must be within 5 years before the application submission.
- Ability to meet the job requirements of the skilled trade.
- Obtain a regular full-time employment job offer for the minimum period of 1 year.
- Certificate of the specific qualification issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority
Groups of skilled trades
National Occupational Classification (NOC) created several groups for the Federal Skilled Trades Program:
- Major Group 72, industrial, electrical and construction trades
- Major Group 73, maintenance and equipment operation trades
- Major Group 82, supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production
- Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators
- Minor Group 632, chefs and cooks
- Minor Group 633, butchers and bakers
Additional requirements:
- Evidence that you and your family obtain enough funds to settle in Canada.
- Be admissible to Canada
Education reports are not required for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. However, if you present a diploma, certificate or a degree of your education in Canada, you may improve your ranking.
The language tests keep the validity for 2 years after you complete the test. On the day you submit an application for a permanent residence in Canada, the results of your test must be valid.
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