Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• Meet the required language levels for each language ability

  • Writing

  • Reading

  • Listening

  • Speaking

• Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the 5 years before you apply

  • Your work experience must be for paid work (paid wages or earned commission—volunteer work or unpaid internships don’t count)

• meet the job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the National Occupational Classification, except for needing a certificate of qualification

• have a

  • valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year or

  • certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority

 

Processing Time

47 Months