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Questions &
Answers about Skilled Workers
 What
supporting documents must I submit?
Am
I required to have a certain amount of assets?
Will
my application benefit if I have a close relative in Canada?
Is
work experience a requirement?
Must
the experience have been accumulated on a full-time basis?
Must it have been accumulated continuously?
How
is experience in a previous or current occupation evaluated
when that occupation differs from the applicant's intended
occupation in Canada?
Is
credit given for experience gained during post-secondary
studies?
Must
I have a Canadian offer of employment to qualify as a Skilled
Worker?
Can
I apply if I do not yet have the required minimum work experience?
Q:What supporting documents
must I submit?
A:Supporting documentation generally encompasses evidence of
employment, education, assets, civil status, and an absence
of criminal convictions. Each visa office has its own specific
requirements for supporting documentation. It is advisable to
seek expert guidance or get instructions from the particular
visa office which will process your application.
Q:Am I required to have
a certain amount of assets?
A:Skilled Worker applicants will generally be required to prove
that they have CAD$10,000, plus CAD$2,000 per accompanying dependent.
They are expected to be able to support the landed family (the
principal applicant and all accompanying dependents) until employment
is obtained.
Q:Will my application
benefit if I have a close relative in Canada?
A:Skilled Worker applicants will be awarded bonus points if
the close relative is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
and over the age of 19 years. The applicant is then referred
to as an "assisted relative". To qualify as a close relative,
the Canadian citizen or permanent resident must be the applicant's
uncle, aunt, brother, sister, parent, nephew or niece.
Q:Is work experience
a requirement?
A:Work experience is a critical requirement for a Skilled Worker
immigrant. Applicants must be able to demonstrate at least one
year's work experience in an occupation appearing on the General
Occupations List. Work experience should be accumulated after
the completion of a formal education or apprenticeship in the
field of occupation, or in a related field of occupation. Applicants
destined to the Province of Quebec need only demonstrate several
months of relevant work experience. Applicants with arranged
employment in Canada are exempt from the work experience requirement.
Q:Must the experience
have been accumulated on a full-time basis? Must it have been
accumulated continuously?
A:Part-time work experience is acceptable. It is assessed in
proportion to a standard full-time working week. For example,
a two-year part-time position requiring approximately 20 hours
of work each week, will be counted as one year of full-time
experience. Non-consecutive work experience in positions involving
the same duties may also be counted, if the total work experience
meets the minimum experience requirements.
Q:How is experience in
a previous or current occupation evaluated when that occupation
differs from the applicant's intended occupation in Canada?
A:Under the "transferability of experience" rules, experience
gained in another profession counts toward the assessment of
experience in the intended occupation in Canada, only if the
duties performed in the former profession are consistent with
those associated with the intended occupation.
Q:Is credit given for
experience gained during post-secondary studies?
A:Experience gained as part of post-graduate studies may be
credited towards the occupational experience if:
a) the experience has been consistent
with the National Occupational Classification
(NOC) definition of the
intended occupation; and
b) the experience has been gained
while pursuing studies at an educational level which surpasses
the NOC eligibility requirements for the particular intended
occupation.
Teaching occupations do not appear on the General Occupations
List, so teaching experience, even at a post-graduate level,
is not credited. The assessment of experience gained as part
of post-graduate studies is highly discretionary, and should
therefore be presented in a manner strictly consistent with
NOC requirements.
Q:Must I have a Canadian
offer of employment to qualify as a Skilled Worker?
A:You are not required to obtain an offer of an employment to
qualify as a Skilled Worker.
Q:Can I apply if I do
not yet have the required minimum work experience?
A:Applicants without one year of work experience in an "open"
occupation (6 months for applicants destined to Quebec or Manitoba)
are required to demonstrate arranged employment.
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