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SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST ON FSW PROGRAM

The current Canada Express Entry system for Canada was announced  with 500 skilled occupation titles / list. These occupation titles will help to find eligibility  based on a number of factors for an applicant.  Applicants with suitable title and meeting the required points are invited to apply for immigration to Canada.

The applicants have to meet certain requirements before lodging an application with the Immigration department under the Expression of Interest (EOI).  Once the application is lodged for an EOI the application goes into  the pool, and should be selected from the pool within one years time from the date of lodgment.

To get into the Canada Express Entry pool, one of the criterion to be met by the applicant for the Federal Skilled Worker Program is Skilled work experience.  The applicant has to meet the following requirements on Work experience:

• Minimum one year, continuous full-time or an equal amount in part-time work  experience which should be relevant to qualification.
• Also, it should be a paid work experience.
• The work expereince of an applicant must  be taken into consideration is the last 10 years.
• The applicant’s work experience must be in one of the NOC skill type  (0, A or B)  on the Skilled occupation list.

FULL TIME WORK EXPERIENCE - The work experience should also meet the criteria of having Full Time orelse  30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1560 hours),

PART TIME WORK EXPERIENCE -  The work experience under part time should meet the criteria of orelse 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1560 hours) OR  30 hours/week for 12 months at more than one job = 1 year full time (1560 hours).

The applicant must meet the criterion and must prove that he/she duties  performed are  closely match with the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties listed.   If the applicant’s job description does not match with any of the NOC descriptions, then the applicant does not qualify to lodge the application under the FSW Canada program.

Applications which meet the requirement under the new Federal Skilled Worker fsw program Canada category, including those with Arranged Employment, to receive a decision within six to 12 months compared with up to six years under the old system. The systems deliver final decisions for economic applicants within a year.

Before one makes an application under the Skilled Worker category the applicant must make sure that his/her occupation / profession is on the current NOC Occupation list Canada.

The qualifying occupations are named by NOC (National Occupational Classification) and are based on the main duties performed.

Please find enclosed the link for the 500 Skilled occupation titles which can be accepted for consideration under the FSW program that has been announced as of 1st January 2015. Go through the Noc occupation list Canada

Our immigration consultants will be happy to assess and check to see if your skills and experience meets the requirement for you to qualify you for Canada Immigration as a Skilled worker under FSW Program Canada.

Please forward an updated resume for yourself and your spouse to neville@bilimoriaassociate.com to assess your eligibility. Or, call our office to fix an appointment at  +91 44 2822 7222 / 2823 9229 / 4350 8191  to guide you.

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