The Canadian skilled worker immigration program is a points based system assessed on the following six factors:

• Education (up to 25 points)
• English and French language ability (up to 24 points)
• Work Experience (up to 21 points)
• Age (up to 10 points)
• Arranged Employment (up to 10 points)
• Adaptability (up to 10 points)

Applicants must attain at least 67 points in order to qualify for a permanent residence in Canada.

You must also meet the following minimum requirements to apply as a skilled worker:

• you have at least one continuous year of full-time, paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time continuous employment;
• your work experience must be Skill Type 0 (managerial jobs), A (professional jobs) or B (technical jobs and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC); and
• you must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

You also need to show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada, and pass a medical examination and security and criminal checks.


Fill out our Canada immigration assessment and one of our registered migration agents will assess your options for emigrating to Canada under the Skilled Worker category.