Federal Skilled Trade

Minimum requirements

To be eligible, you must:

• plan to live outside the province of Quebec (Note: The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers. If you plan on living in Quebec, see Quebec-selected skilled workers for more information),
  

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• meet the required levels in English or French for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing and listening),
  

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• have at least two years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the five years before you apply,
  

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

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• have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial authority.
  

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Skilled work experience

• Skilled Trades currently eligible for the Federal Skilled Trades Program are organized under these major and minor groups of the NOC:
  

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• Major Group 72, industrial, electrical and construction trades,
  

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• Major Group 73, maintenance and equipment operation trades,
  

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• Major Group 82, supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production,
  

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• Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators,
  

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• Minor Group 632, chefs and cooks, and
  

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• Minor Group 633, butchers and bakers.
  

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These major NOC groups are subdivided into different occupations. (All are NOC skill type B.)

You must show that you did the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed.

If you do not show that your experience meets the description in the NOC, we will not accept your application.

Find out the NOC code, title and skill type or level for your job.

Federal Skilled Trades Program applications must be made based on the 2011 version of the NOC. However, if the application includes a Labour Market Impact Assessment (previously Labour Market Opinion or LMO) from Employment and Social Development Canada based on the 2006 version of the NOC, it will be accepted by CIC as long as the applicant’s occupation corresponds to a 2011 NOC code that is eligible for the program.

Education

There is no education requirement for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. But, if you want to earn points for your education under Express Entry, you either need:

• a Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree
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• a completed foreign credential.