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Canada Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
The Federal Skilled Trades Stream is for the applicants who are qualified skilled trade workers (such as carpenters, machinists, electricians, plumbers and welders) and want to migrate to Canada permanently after receiving an offer of employment. Many of these skilled trades are related to jobs in such occupation categories as:
Construction, Electrical and Industrial Operations
Equipment and Maintenance Operations
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities Supervisors and Machine Operators
Supervisors and Technical Jobs in Natural Resources, Food, Agriculture and Related Production
To meet the eligibility criteria for the Federal Skilled Trades Class, an applicant must:
Plan to settle outside of Quebec. Applicants who intend to live in Quebec do not qualify for the FST, as Quebec regulates its own Quebec immigration system.
Demonstrate proficiency in English or French. To qualify, an applicant must have a minimum score of CLB 5 in the listening and speaking modules and a minimum score of CLB 4 for writing and reading.
Minimum two years of full time work experience in a skilled trade, or an equal amount of part time work experience. Two years’ work experience in a skilled trade must have been completed in the five years prior to the application date. Holding two part time jobs with separate employers that together add up to 30 hours of work a week can be considered as full time work experience.
Must meet the requirements for a particular skilled trade that is eligible for the program. The whole list of eligible occupations can be found on Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website portal.
Hold either an offer of employment or a qualification certificate Additionally, applicants for the FSTP long-term work visa to Canada must have a qualifying Canadian valid job offer OR a “certificate of qualification” from one of the provinces or territories where they want to live and work in Canada.
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Note: Valid job offer means continuous full time work offer, which constitutes a minimum of 30 hours/week and the offer of employment must also include a positive LMO.