Under Federal Skilled Worker Program, Few Open Occupations Are Reducing

02 Dec 2010

There are 29 occupations in the list for immigration purposes under the Federal Skilled Worker Category.  As of now, professional occupations in Business Services to Manager have been closed to new applications. The next occupation to follow closure would be Registered Nurses.

CIC will accept only 20,000 applications for processing under the Federal Skilled Worker category with a cap of 1,000 applications per open occupation. This has been resulted due to the receipt of 712 complete applications.

The cap of 1,000 per occupation does not apply to any applicant with a permanent, full-time job offer from a Canadian employer.

Attorney David Cohen said, “If you don’t qualify under the Federal Skilled Worker program as it stands currently, you should not give up hope. There are many other ways to qualify for Canadian Permanent Residency. You may be eligible under the Quebec Skilled Worker category or through provincial nomination programs.”