The new caps on the Foreign Skilled Worker (FSW) Program have been in place for one month. As of July 29, 2011, CIC has received a total of 529 eligible applications, which are considered normal. However, for the professional occupations…
Category: Federal Skilled Worker Program
What is an Arranged Employment Opinion (AEO)? And what is the current processing time for AEO applications?
An AEO is a document issued by Service Canada in support of a person’s application under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). Applicants with a valid AEO will score extra points in the FSWP point schedule. More importantly, they are…
What are the 29 “priority occupations” for the Federal Skilled Worker Program?
Since June 26, 2010 and with an exception, only applicants with an occupation listed on the 29 “Priority Occupations” are eligible to apply under the Federal Skilled Worker Program. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants have received…
What are the requirements and processing times for the current federal skilled worker applications?
On June 26, 2010, the new Ministerial Instructions (MI2) came into force. Unless people have a valid arranged employment offer, only those with at least one year of experience in one of the 29 occupations (within the past ten years) are…
What is happening to federal skilled worker applications filed between February 28, 2008 and June 25, 2010?
Processing time for applications filed after February 28, 2008 is substantially shortened. As per the Ministerial Instructions (MI1) in force between Feb 28, 2008 and June 25, 2010, all applications must be sent to the Central Intake Office in Sydney,…
I filed my federal skilled worker applications before February 27, 2008, why I haven’t heard of anything yet?
Many people who filed their Canadian permanent residence applications under the federal skilled worker class before February 27, 2008 have not received any decision yet, not even a confirmation that their applications are being processed. According to the latest information…