Federal Skilled Trades Program

Are you applying for visa to the Canadian state as a potential immigrant? Are you into the trade business and want to make Canada your new workplace as well as residence? Then you have to be sure to get accepted in the Federal Skilled Trades Program! If you don’t know what that is or how it works, this article is just what you need!

What is the Federal Skilled TradesProgram?

The Canadian Government started a program called the Federal Skilled Trades Program with the Immigration Department in the year 2013. It offers the potential immigrants, who are eligible and capable of skilled trade with the opportunity to permanently reside in Canada alongside their trade and business. This method ensured the attraction of skilled workers to the country as well as keeps a strengthened and skilled work force. The shortage of skilled workers was continuously rising in the areas that had rapid growth due to increasing economy and its standards. It was a request of the Canadian businessmen and employers who were growing short and struggling to hire professionals to help them finish their work on time due to which this program was launched. This system is in now in operation and works through the Express Entry System since 2013.

What are requirements to apply under this program?

In order for you to apply under this program, you must meet the following requirements:

·         Full time or at the very least 2 years of experience in skilled trade

·         Have minimum lingual abilities in either French or English

·         Have been offered full-time job or employment for at least one year or more, or

·         Have the proper certification as proof of your experience in skilled trade offered by your territory or province which is called Certificate of Qualification. This gives you 50 points in the Express Entry.

The province of Quebec has its own set of rules to hire workers and so does Ontario. The process for applying to Quebec is done under the Quebec-selected skilled workers association process if you plan on living there. On the other hand, Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream chooses the people who are eligible and want to reside in Ontario.

What is skilled trades class?

A skilled trades class is formed by a group of people who are eligible on the basis of their age, lingual proficiency and experience of work in the trading field and meet the above listed requirements. These people are qualified and are chosen by the Canadian Government to immigrate and make Canada the place of their business as well as their permanent home.

Who can apply under this program?

The people who meet the above listed requirements are qualified by the eligibility criteria and can submit their profile to the Express Entry System under the FST category. Express Entry is a new and developed online system for the immigration process and categories, such as the FST itself. If you are married or have a live-in partner, you can decide which one of you will be the principal or main applicant while applying under Express Entry.

What are trade jobs included?

The eligible categories for application include Industrial, Construction and Electrical, Maintenance operations, Manufacturing, Processing, Bakers and Chefs, Butchers, Agriculture and Production, etc. The popular job titles in trades are carpenter, plumber, technician, forklift operators, electrician, plant operator, Oil field service worker, Air conditioner installer, Engine machinist, Welders, Fitters, Power system technician, Crane operators, Cabinetmaker, cable line installer and many more. Check below links for more:

Skilled Trades Job List