The Federal Skilled Worker Class (also known as The Federal Skilled Worker Program) is Canada’s forerunner immigration program for workers, allowing, allowing the country to welcome tens of thousands of newcomers every year based on their ability to become established in Canada’s workforce.

Skilled workers and professionals from across the world, who aims to immigrate to Canada permanently can do so through the Federal Skilled Worker Class program. Applicants can apply with their partner/ spouse and dependent children.

Criteria One Should Meet To Apply Under Federal Skilled Worker Class:-

Education:

The candidate must have completed a minimum education equal to the completion of a Canadian high school diploma. If the education of the applicant was achieved outside of Canada, than there is necessity of an Educational Credentials Assessment (ECA) attesting to the value of your education by Canadian standards.

Language Proficiency:

An approved language test showing that the candidate is proficient in either English or French. The minimum score for FSWC (Federal Skilled Worker Class) is equal to the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of level 6, although the higher you score, the better your chances of success.

Professional Work Experince:

The applicant must have a minimum of 12 months of full time, skilled work experience or an equivalent amount in part-time experience. The experience the applicant holds must be continuous and in a single occupation. To be considered under “skilled” experience the applicant must have been working in an occupation at National Occupation Classification (NOC) Skill Level O, A, or B.

Federal Skilled Worker Poitns Grid:

The candidates of Federal Skilled Worker program must score a minimum of 67 points out of 100 points on the FSWP point’s grid. Information regarding the point system is mentioned below:-

Factor	Points
Education	25
Language Proficiency	28
Age	12
Work Experience	15
Arranged Employment	10
Adaptability	10
Minimum Pass Score	67

Kindly note that this is a completely separate points system from the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) used to ranking all Express Entry profiles.

Advantages:-

• The Federal Skilled Worker Class candidates do not require any connection to Canada in order to be eligible for the program.
• Minimal requirements for work experience, language proficiency, and education can all be achieved outside of Canada, so the program is a perfect and excellent option for those living outside of Canada.
• The percentage received of invitations to apply is always been high for the Federal Skilled Worker Program candidates.

Potential Disadvantage:-

• Even if you hold an eligibility to apply under the FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER CLASS program, there is no guarantee that you will receive an invitation to apply, if your CRS score is below the cut-off required to receive an invitation, consult our Visa Expert on how to increase your CRS score.