Fast-Track
Occupations Announced by Minister of Immigration
Jason Kenney, Canada's newly appointed Minister of
Immigration has announced the Ministerial Instructions governing
processing of skilled worker applications. This announcement
includes occupations which are presently slated for fast-track
processing.
Under changes to the Immigration
and Refugee Protection Act, federal skilled worker
applications are assessed for eligibility according to the
eligibility criteria listed below.
Note: This does not apply to applicants intending to
live in the province of Quebec.
These criteria affect you only if you applied on or
after February 27, 2008. If you applied before February 27, 2008,
your application will be processed according to the rules that were
in effect at that time.
In order for your application to be eligible for
processing, you must either:
·
have an offer of arranged
employment, OR
·
be a foreign national living
legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an
international student, OR
·
be a skilled worker who has at
least one year of experience in one or more of the following
occupations:
0631 Restaurant and Food Service
Managers
0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
2151 Architects
3111 Specialist Physicians
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3113 Dentists
3131 Pharmacists
3142 Physiotherapists
3152 Registered Nurses
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
4151 Psychologists
4152 Social Workers
6241 Chefs
6242 Cooks
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
7242 Industrial Electricians
7251 Plumbers
7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371 Crane Operators
7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying &
Construction
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
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