The following factors affect your eligibility:

Work Experience

You must:

• Have gained relevant work experience for a job listed in the National Occupation Classification (NOC). Note: Work experience gained in another occupation you have not applied for does not apply;
• Have gained work experience in the past 10 years;
• Have received payment for your work;
• Have a job at skill level 0, A or B;
• Have a year’s worth of work experience (minimum 1,560 hours); and
• Prove that your work experience fits the requirements of the NOC

Language Ability

You must:

• Meet the minimum language level set by the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB);
• Take a language proficiency test That is approved by IRCC;
• You must meet the language requirements for either French or English; and
• Your language test results must not be more than two years old when you apply

Education

You must:

• Have completed canadian secondary education; and a tertiary certificate, diploma or degree;
• Have completed foreign credentials; or
• Have an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) approved by IRCC

Proof of Funds

You must prove you can support yourself and your family financially, unless:

• You are working in Canada; or
• You have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer

Additional Factors to Be Considered

• Age;
• Valid job offers; and
• Adaptability

This program is aimed at people who wish to become permanent residents (PR) of Canada. This only applies to people who qualify in a skilled trade.

Minimum Requirements

You must:

• Plan to live outside of Quebec (The province has its own Quebec Skilled Worker Program);
• Meet the language requirements for English and French;
• Have two years’ work experience in a skilled trade (or equal amount of experience in a part time position;
• Have work experience within the past 5 years;
• Meet the job requirements in the National Occupational Classifications;
• Have a full-time job offer from a Canadian employer for a minimum of one year; or
• A certificate of qualification for that skilled trade that is confirmed from the Canadian provincial or territorial government authority

Skilled Work Experience

These skilled trades are involved in the Federal Skilled Trades Program as ranked by the National Occupational Classification.

Education

You do not need a specific qualification for this program, but you can earn more CRS points if you have:

• Foreign qualifications;
• An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) approved by IRCC;or
• A Canadian certificate, diploma or degree

Language Ability

• Pass the Canadian Language Benchmark test at minimum language level;
• The language test must be approved by IRCC; and
• Your test results must not be older than two years when you apply.

Be assessed by the province or territory

Each of the provinces or territories have different requirements for the skilled trade industry.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements

You must:

• Have skilled work experience for at least 12 months (either full time or part time for the same amount of time) within three years before you apply;
• Have the required language skills needed for your job;
• Have gained experience in Canada with proper authorization;
• Have the language proficiency needed for your job; and
• Have plans to live outside of Quebec

Skilled Work Experience

Work experience must be gained in the following job levels based on the National Occupational Classifications.

Education

You do not need an education to apply for this program, but you can score higher if you:

• Have a high school diploma, tertiary diploma or degree;
• Have an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) approved by IRCC; or
• Have completed foreign credentials

Language Ability

To qualify you must score well in the various language tests determined by the CEC.

The language test must be approved by IRCC and must not be older than two years when you apply.

• Have skilled work experience for at least 12 months (either full time or part time for the same amount of time) within three years before you apply;
• Have the required language skills needed for your job;
• Have gained experience in Canada with proper authorization;
• Have language levels need for your job; and
• Have plans to live outside of Quebec

Note:work experience gained as a student or a self-employed individual does not count.

Skilled Work Experience

Work experience must be within three years of applying for the Canadian Experience Class. Work experience must be gained in the following job levels as based on National Occupational Classifications.

Education

You do not need an education to apply for this program, but you can score higher if:

• have a high school diploma and/or tertiary diploma or degree;
• have an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; or have
• completed foreign credentials

Note: Only apply for an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) if your foreign education is either equal to, or higher than the Canadian education standard.

Language Ability

To qualify you must score well in:

• the Canadian Language Benchmark; and
• the language tests

The Language Test must be approved by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada .These tests are based off your French and English ability to:

• Read;
• Speak;
• Listen; and
• Write

Your test results must be included if you are applying for this program through the Express Entry program. Note: these tests must not be older than two years when you apply.

Principal Applicant

When you apply for the Express Entry, and want to immigrate with your common law partner, you must choose who will be the principal applicant.

Note: a common law partner is a person who has been married to you for one year. This applies for same sex and opposite sex partners.

Choose the principal applicant by looking at who will score the highest points under the Express Entry program.

Inadmissibility

You may be inadmissible if you are:

1. Considered a security risk;
2. Lied about information in your application or interview;
3. Have ties to organised crime;
4. Can’t support yourself financially;
5. Have terrible financial health;
6. Committed a crime outside of Canada;
7. Do not qualify under Canada’s immigration laws; and
8. Have a family member that is not allowed in the country

Choosing Where To Live

Note:under the Express Entry you can apply to live in other provinces/territories in Canada, except Quebec. This province has its own set of requirements needed for you to enter.

These are the factors that are used to calculate CRS Points

• Age (max 110 points);
• Education (max 150 points);
• Language proficiency (max 160 points);
• Canadian Work Experience (max 80 points);
• Skills Transferability (max 100 points); and
• Additional Factors (max 600 points)

A legal agent is an authorized representative that must be:

• A paralegal or lawyer who has a good relationship with the provincial or territorial legal societies of Canada;
• A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) who has a good relationship with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council; or
• A notary who has a good relationship with the Chambre des notaires du Québec

Note: An unauthorized agent will not be able to help you with your application.

There are currently 3 Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants working with Canadianvisa.org:

David Allon #R513335

Mario Antolinez #R515931

Jimmy Park #R510391

If you want to ensure that your Registered Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) is an authorized consultant, you can check with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).

The ICCRC’s website has a register of all the persons that are qualified to be Canadian Immigration Consultants. Any individual who claims to be a legal consultant will have a RCIC code. If there are no results for a person’s RCIC code, then they are not a legal Canadian Immigration Consultant.