Federal Skilled Worker Program
This program is for skilled workers with foreign work experience who want to immigrate to Canada permanently.
How This Program Works
This program has minimum requirements for:
- skilled work experience
- language ability
- education
Selection factors
If you meet all the minimum requirements, we’ll then assess your application based on:
- age
- education
- work experience
- whether you have a valid job offer
- English and/or French language skills
- adaptability (how well you’re likely to settle here)
Eligibility criteria
| Items | Content |
|---|---|
| Language skills | English or French skills CLB 7 |
| Type/Level of work experience | Canadian or foreign experience in 1 of these NOCs: 0, A, B |
| Amount of work experience | One year continuous within the last 10 years (combination of part-time, full-time or more than 1 job in your primary occupation) |
| Job offer | Not required. But you can get selection criteria (FSW) points for having a valid job offer. |
| Education | Secondary education required. You can get more selection criteria (FSW) points for your post-secondary education. |
CRS Calculator EE
This tool will help you calculate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score based on the answers you provide below. The CRS is a points-based system that we use to assess and score your profile and rank it in the Express Entry pool. It’s used to assess your:
- Skills
- Education
- language ability
- work experience
- other factors