The Skilled Worker Canadian Visa is one of the most popular methods for obtaining a Canadian Visa for skilled workers migrating to Canada. The Skilled Worker Canadian Visa is based a hundred point selection system which requires a minimum of 67pts out of 100pts in order qualify for the Visa.
The Point System
Individuals for the Canadian Visa are assessed upon six different criteria including age, education, work experience, language ability and adaptability. The preliminary requirement for applicants under the Skilled Worker category is that they must pass a point system test designed to assess whether they are likely to become successfully established in Canada. The age of the individual is worth 10pts, the eduction of the individual is worth 25pts, work experience is worth 24pts, language ability skills include knowledge of both French and English is worth 21pts and adaptability refers to the ability of an individual that is able to adjust their behavior according to changes and challenges within their new environment and that is worth 10pts. Lawyers that belong to the Contra Costa Attorney or the Contra Costa County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service are readily available in helping you to better understand the Canadian Visa Points Systems or obtaining your Skilled Worker Canadian Visa.
Other Requirements
In addition to meeting the point system pass mark of 67 points, in order to qualify as a Skilled Worker Canadian Visa an applicant must also meet one of the two following criteria:
1)Have an Arranged Employment Offer (AEO) in Canada because when a skilled worker is already working in Canada an AEO will enable to get an approved job offer in a skilled occupation, this will qualify an applicant even if the applicant’s occupation is not readily in demand
2)Having worked at least a year in one of the listed in-demand occupations. Some of those in-demand occupations include: Restaurant and Food Managers, Business Services Management, Biologists, Architects, Physicians, Pharmacists, Registered Nurses, Radiologists, Electricians, Industrial Electricians, Crane Operators, Drill and Blaster Operators.
Some other general requirements including that there is an annual cap of 10,000 Skilled Worker Applications and and within this number each occupation is capped at 500. No more applications will be accepted once this maximum capacity is received. Applicants will also have to demonstrate that they do not have any criminal record and that they are in good health. Lawyers that belong to the Contra Costa Lawyers or the Contra Costa Bar Association are readily available in helping you to better understand the Canadian Visa Points Systems or obtaining your Skilled Worker Canadian Visa.