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CANADA SKILLED IMMIGRATION - CURRENT OCCUPATION LIST AND NEW CAP ANNOUNCED ON 1ST JULY 2011
Canada attracts huge number of Immigrants from all over the world. Canada welcomes professionals seeking Permanent Residency under Skilled Worker category to make Canada their new home. One can migrate to Canada under the Canada Skilled worker immigration category. One can qualify if one has at least one year experience in one of the 29 occupations that are still on the list you should apply as soon as possible.
From 1st July 2011, over the next few months about 10,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing, previous to this the quota was set to 20,000 federal skilled applications to be processed.
Also, a new cap system has been introduced for the above occupations with 500 applications per occupation from the previous 1000 application per occupation.
One can qualify if your occupation is found on this list and an applicant needs to have at least one year experience in one of the 29 occupations that are on the list.
• 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
• 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
• 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
• 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
• 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
• 2151 Architects
• 3111 Specialist Physicians
• 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
• 3113 Dentists
• 3131 Pharmacists
• 3142 Physiotherapists
• 3152 Registered Nurses
• 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
• 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
• 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
• 4151 Psychologists
• 4152 Social Workers
• 6241 Chefs
• 6242 Cooks
• 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
• 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
• 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
• 7242 Industrial Electricians
• 7251 Plumbers
• 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
• 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
• 7371 Crane Operators
• 7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
• 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
Arranged Employment: If your occupation is not listed in the above 29 occupation one can process to qualify by obtaining an offer of arranged employment you can also apply under the skilled worker category. You will need to have obtained a positive Arranged Employment Opinion from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). There is no limit on the number of skilled worker applications that can be made for those who have arranged employment.
If you do not have arranged employment you will need to come under one of the occupations below (excluding any occupations where the cap has been reached).
Lodgment & Processing Time: We would like to advise that all our applications are lodged at Federal Skilled Worker, Centralized Intake Office, Nova Scotia, Canada. The present processing time for an application lodged after February 2008 will be 8 to 10 month for the date of lodgment. As such we would advise you to kindly make use of the eligibility and proceed further towards lodgment of your application.
Present pass mark: An applicant must obtain atleast 67 points based on Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) immigration selection factors.
If your occupation is on this list and if you can meet the requirements for your Canadian Immigration visa, you could write to us with your resume to assess your eligibility at neville@bilimoriaassociate.com or contact us at +91 44 2822 7222 / 2823 9229 / 4350 8191
We will be happy to assist you in preparing a successful application. Please call us or forward us your updated resume for us to assess your eligibility.