Economic Class

Canadian Economic Class

Economic immigrants are people selected for their skills and ability to contribute to Canada’s economy, including skilled workers, business immigrants, provincial and territorial nominees and live-in caregivers.

Federal Skilled Workers

The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade. This means you have to work a total of at least 30 hours over a period of one week for two years in your skilled trade within the five years before you apply.

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Federal Skilled Trades Program

Federal Skilled Trades Program is for people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade. Applicants can either qualify based on arranged employment or by obtaining a certificate of qualification in Canada. Only the provinces and territories can issue certificates of qualification in the skilled trades to qualify.

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Federal Skilled Arranged Employment

Those who meet the criteria for a Federal Skilled Worker and have located arranged (permanent and full-time) employment in Canada qualify for this. Unlike the FSW application, an application with arranged employment is not subject to the caps that exist with each eligible occupation.

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Provincial Nominees Program

Almost all of Canada’s provinces and territories can nominate people to immigrate to Canada. These people have the skills, education and work experience they need to contribute to the economy of that province or territory.

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Canadian Experience Class

If you are a temporary foreign worker or a foreign student, and have skilled work experience in Canada, you may be in a good position to move from temporary to permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

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Live in Caregiver Program

Live in caregivers are individuals who are qualified to provide care for children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities in private homes without supervision. Live-in caregivers must live in the private home where they work in Canada. 

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Humanitarian and Compassionate H&C

H & C stands for Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications for Permanent Residency of Canada. This type of applications are for those people who have no legal status in Canada yet they do not want to leave Canada and want to stay here.

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Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: Attracting Skilled Workers

Introduction The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is an immigration program implemented by the Canadian government. It is designed to…

3 years ago

Job offers in Canada: Eligibility and Pathways to PR

Introduction A job offer is a formal offer from an employer to hire an individual for a specific position. It…

3 years ago

Agri-Food Pilot

The new Agri-Food Immigration Pilot was designed to help address the labour needs of the Canadian Agri-food sector. Debuting in…

6 years ago

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is a community driven program designed to extend the benefits economically of immigration to…

6 years ago

Understanding the Importance of National Occupation Code (NOC)

Immigration and the NOC As you may know, the Canadian government allows a foreign national that come from a variety…

8 years ago

Learn About the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs Have you always dreamed of immigrating to Canada’s beautiful east coast? With the laid back…

8 years ago

National Occupational Classification 2016 Changes

Modified NOC 2016 As you are aware there have been updates on National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011. The National Occupational…

10 years ago

Attracting Immigrants to Rural Areas of Canada

Like to immigrate to Canada? When you think of Canada what do you think of? It is highly likely to…

10 years ago

Difference between Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades

Federal Skilled Worker vs.Federal Skilled Trades In this blog we will discuss the difference between Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) and…

10 years ago

Quebec vs. the Express Entry System

If you live and work in Quebec can you apply through the Express Entry System? Quebec does not use the…

11 years ago

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