- The Federal Skilled Trades Program offers permanent residency in Canada for skilled tradespeople.
- It targets individuals with specific skills and experience in their respective trades.
- Eligible industries include construction, transportation, manufacturing, and natural resources.
The Federal talented Trades Program allows talented people from particular trades to apply for permanent residency in Canada.
This program enables skilled tradesmen to become permanent residents based on their skills and experience in the workplace.
According to the Canada Immigration Service, the program is aimed at workers in industries such as construction, transportation, manufacturing, and natural resources.
To be eligible, applicants must meet specified standards such as employment experience, language fluency, and proof of money.
 Eligible skilled trade sectors:
Skilled trades cover a wide range of industries that demand specific knowledge and hands-on experience. Construction, transportation, manufacturing and industrial work, natural resources, and agriculture are all eligible areas.
Most trades require an apprenticeship for practical instruction, which is an important step toward acquiring the requisite skills.
Work experience requirements:
To qualify, applicants must meet the following job experience requirements:
- Applicants must have at least two years of full-time work experience, or 3,120 hours, in a skilled craft in the previous five years.
- The work experience must fall within particular National Occupational Classification (NOC) categories, such as construction, manufacturing, and resource extraction.
- Work experience must be paid. Volunteer or unpaid internships are not eligible.
Job offer or certification required
To be considered, applicants must have a valid full-time employment offer for at least a year or a certificate of qualification in their trade. A certificate granted by a provincial, territorial, or federal government verifies the applicant’s eligibility to work in their trade.
To obtain this certificate, you must pass a certification exam and meet the regulating body’s standards.
Language and educational prerequisites
Applicants must demonstrate language fluency in either English or French by taking approved language tests. A minimum score is necessary for all four language abilities: writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
The program does not require formal schooling because it focuses on work experience and trade certification.
Proof of funds and admission
Applicants must demonstrate that they have the means to sustain themselves and their families upon arrival in Canada, unless they already have a valid employment offer and the legal right to work in the nation.
Furthermore, applicants must be eligible to Canada, which means they must be free of any security, criminal, or medical difficulties that may prevent them from entering.
Settlement Outside of Quebec
The Federal Skilled Trades Program requires applicants to plan to move outside of Quebec, which has its own skilled worker programs. Additionally, individuals nominated under a Provincial Nominee Program must settle in the province that nominated them.
