Are you a tradesperson with experience in plumbing, electrical, construction, maintenance, HVAC, agriculture, cooking, bakery or manufacturing works? The Canada Federal Skilled Trades Program invites tradespersons from across the world to come work and settle in Canada. One of the world’s most developed countries, Canada is facing a shortfall of tradespeople and this is your opportunity. Canada Visa Point can help you identify your approach to this program and assist you at every step of your application.

The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for skilled workers who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade. As long as you meet the job requirements for that skilled trade as per the National Occupational Classification, and can meet the minimum eligibility criteria, you are in a great position to apply for the FSTP Program. The key features of this program are

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  Get Invited by IRCC with CRS as low as 199
• More than 100 designated trades and occupations
• • Applicants are not required to prove their level of education to enter the pool.
• Great opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in Provinces like Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

For applying for the FSTP programe you must:

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  have valid job offers of continuous, paid, full-time employment (at least 30 hours a week) from up to two employers in Canada for at least one year OR a certificate of qualification* from a provincial or territorial body.
• More than 100 designated trades and occupations
• provide proof of basic language proficiency from a designated language testing organization, demonstrating that the applicant meets the minimum threshold set by IRCC — Canadian Level Benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening, CLB 4 for reading and writing.
• have obtained 2 years of full-time work experience or an equal amount of part-time work in the skilled trade in the five years before applying and
• be able to demonstrate the skills and experience and that they have performed the essential duties of the occupation.

*A certificate of qualification proves that a foreign national is qualified to work in a skilled trade occupation in Canada. With a certificate of qualification, applicants prove they have passed a certification exam or met all the requirements to practice their trade in a specific province or territory. To know more above certificate of qualification contact Canada Visa Point.

Skilled work experience eligible for the FSTP falls under the following categories of the National Occupational Classification (NOC)

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  Major Group 72: industrial, electrical and construction trades,
• Major Group 73: maintenance and equipment operation trades,
• Major Group 82: supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production,
• Major Group 92: processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators,
• Minor Group 632: chefs and cooks, and
• Minor Group 633: butchers and bakers.

FSTP candidates must plan to reside outside the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers through a unique immigration system. If you plan on immigrating to Quebec, please visit the Quebec Skilled Worker Program page for more information.

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  Step 1: Check you are eligibile for FSTP’. Canada Visa point will help you to do that.
• Step 2: If you meet the eligibility criteria of the FSTP or another Express Entry program, you will need to complete an English and/or French language test officially recognized by IRCC. If you have studied abroad in an eligible program, you may also want to claim the additional CRS points you are eligible for by obtaining an ECA report from one of the desiginated autority.
• Step 3: Submit your Express Entry profile.
• Step 4: Receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. Draws usually take place every three weeks.
• Step 5: If you receive an ITA, submit your completed permanent residence application to IRCC within the specified time frame. IRCC’s processing standard for permanent residence applications is six months or less for most applicants.