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Skilled Worker / Professional permanent residence visa is given to persons who are selected by the government of Canada on the basis of their education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French and other criteria’s that help them to be economically established in Canada upon issuance of Permanent residence visa.

If you are seeking a skilled worker /professional visa, there is more than one route you can take:

Federal Skilled Worker and Professional Immigration
This option will result in immigration as a Skilled worker and professional to all parts of Canada except Quebec.

Federal Skilled worker and Professional Permanent Immigration is a three step process:

First step:
You must meet one of the three eligibility criteria to qualify:

· Have an offer of arranged employment
· Are legally living in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or as an international student.
· Are a skilled worker with at least one year experience in one of the 38 occupations. (To find out more if you qualify for the 38 occupations fill in the Free Assessment Form.

ARRANGED EMPLOYMENT

Depending on your situation there could be different requirements for a valid offer of employment:

If you are currently working in Canada then:

· your current employer must be ready to employ you on a permanent basis once you are accepted as a Federal Skilled Worker and your temporary work permit must remain valid from the time you apply for permanent residence immigration till the Federal skilled worker immigration visa is issued.
· you must have a positive Labour Market Opinion (LMO) confirmation on your work permit from HRSDC or your employment is in one of the Arranged Employment Opinions (AEO) exempt occupations.

In all other scenarios:
You are not working in Canada and you either don’t have a work permit or your circumstances are different than the scenario above. Then, the offer of employment is valid if your future employer has made an offer to hire you on an indeterminate basis when you become a federal skilled worker and has got a positive AEO opinion from HRSDC. And, you meet the Canadian licensing or regulatory requirements for the position.

Second step:
If you meet one of the above three criteria then you must have at least one year full time or equivalent work experience in either managerial occupations or professional occupations or technical occupations and skilled trades. And, this experience should be within the last ten years.

Third step:
Once you meet the above two steps than you must have minimum 67 points on the six point selection grid. The six selection factors are:

· Education
· English and/or French language abilities
· Work experience
· Age
· Arranged Employment Offer
· Adaptability

You must show sufficient funds to be able to support yourself and your accompanying dependants in Canada after your arrival.

Take the Free Assessment Test to find out if you would qualify as a Federal Skilled Worker and Professional Immigrant. Immigration Zone Canada can help you on your path, contact us today.

Quebec Skilled Worker Program
The Quebec Skilled Worker program is similar to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, with the exception that the province of Quebec establishes its own criteria and approval process for immigrants planning to live and work in Quebec. You must meet health and character requirements plus a point based assessment to qualify. You can file an application with minimum six months of work experience.

Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP)
Canada is a large and diverse country. There are ten provinces and three territories. Each province has special independent needs, especially in terms of labour. This is why provinces may initiate their own Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP’s). If you meet the criteria of a particular PNP, your application will be eligible for priority, or fast tracked, processing. Learn more about Provincial Nominee Programs.

Fill up the Free Assessment Form and let Immigration Zone Canada help you on your path.

Contact Immigration Zone Canada today to discuss your Skilled Worker / Professional Immigration Visa qualifications.

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