Canada Federal Skilled Worker

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Overview
Canada PR Federal skilled worker visa is designed
for professionals with the qualifications, skills
or experiences to fill Canada's skill shortages
and contribute to the Canadian economy. Applicant
s for this visa must demonstrate that they meet
the minimum visa requirement which includes
having work experience one year of which should
be in a designated occupation, a job offer from a
Canadian employer, or be a foreign worker or
student currently living in Canada. Additionally,
applicants are required to meet the points based
assessment. The Canada Immigration or Canada PR
Skilled Worker Visa points selection system
requires a pass mark of 67 out of 100 points and
is assessed on six main factors including age,
education, work experience, language ability,
adaptability and arranged employment in
canada. Successful applicants are granted a
permanent residence visa and are entitled to live
and work in Canada without any restrictions.
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Educational Credential Assessment

• Prospective applicants need to start the process
  of getting an Educational Credential A Applicants
  should meet the other program eligibility
  requirements
• A qualifying offer of arranged employment or are
  applying under the PhD stream or eligible
  occupations stream
•     Meet the minimum language threshold through a
  designated third-party test.
• Applicants who have Canadian educational
  credentials do not need to get an ECA, unless
  they are also submitting a foreign educational
  credential in support of their application.
• The ECA process will help determine if the
  foreign educational credential is authentic and
  equivalent to a completed credential in Canada.
  For prospective applicants, the ECA can provide a
  realistic understanding of how their foreign
  educational credentials are likely to be
  recognized in Canada.
• Four organizations have been designated by the
  Minister to provide ECA reports for purposes of
  immigrating to Canada under the FSWP. Additional
  organizations may be designated by CIC in the
  future. The designated organizations are

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• Comparative Education Service
• International Credential Assessment Service of
  Canada
• World Education Services
• Medical Council of Canada.
• Assessment Fees
• ICAC CAD 150 to 350 FSW package
• WES CAD 220 to 440
• CES  CAD 250 to 400
• The Medical Council of Canada has been designated
  only for those principal applicants who intend to
  apply with specialist physician (2011 National
  Occupation Classification NOC code 3111) or
  general practitioner/family physician
  (2011 NOC code 3112) as their primary occupation
  in their FSWP application. Neither NOC code 3111
  nor 3112 is on the eligible occupations list that
  takes effect on May 4, so this will only affect
  those applying under the PhD stream or with a
  qualifying job offer based on those NOC codes.
• Note CIC will only accept ECA reports issued
  after the date the organization was designated by
  CIC to provide ECA reports for immigration
  purposes (i.e. April 17, 2013).

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• Basic Features of this visa 
• Canada Immigration or Canada PR Federal Skilled
  Worker visa allows you to work in Canada without
  the need to be sponsored by an employer, a
  Canadian work permit or a job offer
• Successful applicants are free to work without
  any constraints/restrictions, unlike a work
  permit
• After three years stay in the country, the
  applicant can apply for Canadian citizenship
• Once you get your Canadian Passport
  Citizenship, you can travel to many countries in
  the world without a visa
• You can sponsor your immediate family relatives
  to join you in Canada
• Canadian permanent residences includes access to
  government subsidized education and healthcare
  (Medicare)
• Unrestricted access to Canada's labour market and
  associated insurance and pension benefits
• The PR visa is now granted in 6-12 months instead
  of the previous 3years
• If the application is returned, the fee is
  refunded by the High Commission

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• Eligibility
• Your application will be processed for FSW if you
  meet any of the following 3 criteria  
• 1.You have at least one year of continuous full
  time or equivalent paid work experience in the
  last ten years in at least one of  the
  occupational categories identified in the
  Ministerial Instructions. 
• 2.You have an offer of arranged employment in
  Canada. The employment offer should be 
• In writing,
• Indeterminate in duration, and 
• Meet the arranged employment factor
• 3.You are an international student currently
  enrolled in a doctoral (PhD) program, delivered
  by a recognized post-secondary in   educational
  institution located in Canada, and 
• Have completed at least two years towards the
  completion of your PhD, 
• Are in good academic standing and 
• Are not a recipient of a Government of Canada
  award requiring you to return to your home
  country to apply your knowledge and skills, or 

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• You have completed a PhD program from a
  recognized post-secondary educational institution
  located in Canada no more than 12 months before
  your application is received by the Centralized
  Intake Office (CIO) and
• You have not received a Government of Canada
  award that requires you to return to your home
  country to apply your knowledge and skills or
• If you were a recipient of such an award, you
  have satisfied the terms/conditions of the award.
• Canada PR Canada Immigration Points-based
  Assessment
• The applicant must attain a minimum pass mark of
  67. Applicants are assessed on following factors
• Age,
• Education,
• Work experience,
• Language ability,
• Arranged employment and
• Adaptability.
• Sign up with us and know if your score the
  required points!

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• To be eligible to apply for the Canada
  Immigration Canada PR Federal Skilled worker
  visa, the applicant Must have an offer of
  arranged employment, or
• Must be a foreign national who has been living
  legally in Canada for one year as a temporary
  foreign worker or an international student, (not
  applicable now) or
• Must be a skilled worker who has at least one
  year of continuous full-time paid work experience
  or the equivalent in part-time continuous
  employment in one or more of the occupations
  listed and
• Must have the work experience must be Skill Type
  0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A
  (professional occupations) or B (technical
  occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian
  National Occupational Classification list, and
• Must have had this experience within the last 10
  years
•                               To know more about
  the documents required and visa fee, contact us!