Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program 2014 Accepting Applications

09 Jun 2014

The new Canada Federal Skilled Worker program was opened with an overall cap of 25,500 as of 1 May 2014. This quota also includes a cap of 500 applications from PhD candidates. For each of the 50 eligible occupations, the program has a sub cap of 1,000. However for people who have a valid job offer, caps are not restrictions. Canada will accept applications for the last time under the current system as a new system referred to as ‘Express Entry’ will be launched in January 2015.

As per an update released by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 157 caps are now received towards the overall cap of 25,000. More details include:

• Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services – 1
• Financial managers – 6
• Purchasing managers – 3
• Financial auditors and accountants – 6
• Financial and investment analysts – 43
• Other financial officers – 1
• Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations – 1
• Geoscientists and oceanographers – 1
• Civil engineers – 5
• Mechanical engineers – 8
• Electrical and electronics engineers – 5
• Information systems analysts and consultants – 5
• Software engineers and designers – 20
• Computer programmers and interactive media developers – 39
• Construction estimators – 1
• Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics – 2
• Computer network technicians – 5
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses – 1
• Physiotherapists – 2
• Occupational Therapists – 1
• University professors and lecturers – 1

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