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Economic Classes

Federal skilled workers (FSW)

A prospective applicant to the Federal Skilled Worker Program must meet basic and minimum requirements for their application to then be evaluated. The evaluation will be based on how many points the applicant receives in the six selection factors.

Canadian experience class (CEC)

The CEC is a permanent residence category for people with skilled work experience in Canada. It was developed for temporary foreign workers and foreign graduates with qualifying Canadian work experience.

Federal skilled trades (FST)

The FSTC is prescribed as a class of people who meet all of the following criteria:

1. Are qualified in a skilled trade

2. may become

permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada


3. Intend to reside in a province other than Quebec

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program

The RNIP is an economic pilot program targeted to foreign nationals who have received a recommendation from a participating community and obtained a job offer within the same community’s boundaries; who meet minimum education, work experience, language proficiency, and settlement fund requirements; and who intend to reside in the recommending community.

Self-employed persons class

A self-employed person is a foreign national who has relevant experience and has the intention and ability to be self-employed in Canada and to make a significant contribution in Canada to one of the following

Québec Economic Classes

Developed by the Government of Quebec and the Canadian Federal Government, the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) enables highly educated and trained foreign nationals to immigrate to Quebec as skilled workers.


Agri-Food Pilot (AFP)

The AFP Program is an economic pilot program designed to help address the labour needs of the Canadian agri-food sector, particularly in the year-round mushroom and greenhouse crop production, meat processing and livestock raising industries, and attract experienced, non-seasonal workers who can settle in Canada.

Provincial Nominees

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is designed to enable provinces and territories to support the immigration of people who

Atlantic Immigration Programs

AIP is an economic program targeted to foreign nationals with job offers in the Atlantic region, who have received an endorsement by an Atlantic province and who meet minimum education, work experience and language proficiency requirements.

    Caregiver Classes

Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot are 2 economic pilot programs targeted to foreign national caregivers who have a job offer or Canadian work experience in an eligible caregiver occupation meet minimum education and language proficiency requirements.

Caregivers who meet all the requirements but do not have 24 months of Canadian work experience are issued an occupation-restricted open work permit.

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​​The economic categories are for applicants who have specific occupational skills and experience that meet the needs of Canada’s labour market and who will contribute to the Canadian economy. This includes management occupations, professional occupations, and technical occupations and skilled trades

   1. Federal Skilled Worker Program

    A prospective applicant to the Federal Skilled Worker Program must meet basic and minimum requirements for their application        to then be evaluated. The evaluation will be based on how many points the applicant receives in the six selection factors.

  ​ Applicants are rated based on a points system. An applicant must have a minimum of 67 points to be eligible to immigrate. Before      submitting an application, an applicant can estimate how many points they will earn by filling out the forms on the IRCC website


2. Federal Skilled Trades Program

The Federal Skilled Trades program is for people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade.

To apply, applicants must:

  • Plan to live outside the province of Quebec (The province of Quebec chooses its own skilled workers),
  • Meet the required levels in English or French for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing, and listening),
  • Have at least two years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the five years before applying,
  • Meet all job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the NOC, and
  • Have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a provincial or territorial body.

In Canada, only the provinces and territories can issue certificates of qualification in the skilled trades. Therefore, applicants must confirm what is required in the relevant province or territory.


3. Quebec Skilled Worker Program

To be accepted as a Quebec Selected Skilled worker, you must first make an application to the Quebec government for a certificate of selection. This application will include a medical exam and a police check. If the Quebec government accepts your application and issues you a certificate, you must then apply to IRCC for permanent residence.

To find out more about the Quebec Skilled Worker Program, visit the Quebec ministry of Immigration Diversity and Inclusion

4. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

The PNP allows the Canadian provinces and territories to nominate people for permanent residence if they meet specific labour market needs of the province or territory in question. Applicants who qualify under the PNP will have their applications for permanent residence processed in priority to other applications.

Workers can qualify under the PNP in various types of employment, such as skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, investors and international student graduates. For more information, visit IRCC.

5. Canadian Experience Class

Foreign nationals who have lived in Canada for some time, including temporary foreign workers or foreign students, may qualify to become a permanent resident under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).  For more information, refer to topic 668 Canadian Experience Class applications in this section.


Shortage of skilled professionals: In an ideal world, every country has qualified personnel for each and every field in their country. However, in reality this is not so. Every country faces labor shortage in some or the other sector and, at times, there are professions that a select group of people can perform better than others. This is one of the core reasons for any country to accept immigrants


Cost effective:Usually, the countries opting for immigrant workers are the First World countries. Hiring skilled workers or professionals from outside, especially from the Third World countries, is much more cost effective for these countries than employing the local residents. Most of the large companies and industries prefer transferring their employees from other branches in India, China, etc. A lot of money used for hiring and training new employees is saved this way
Growth in economy: As immigration is a two-way beneficial set-up for both the applicant and the nation, every country opts for immigrants that belong to the skill-area they are facing a shortage in - mostly skilled professionals. These professionals in turn help not just the company they are working for but also contribute very well towards the growth of their adopted country's economy.
However, there is another fact that is fast emerging as the main reason for countries to take up immigrants, and that is the 'aging population'. 


If we take up the example of Canada, according to a recent data released by Statistics Canada:
* With the front-end of the baby boom generation having reached 65 in 2011, the population of Canada is aging;
* Canadian society is urbanizing as more people are living in mid-sized and large cities;
* One-person households are more, reflecting high divorce rates and longer life spans; and 

* As Immigration continues to shape Canada's demographic profile, the population and workforce are becoming increasingly multi-ethnic.



Understand Permanent resident Status 

A permanent resident is someone who has been given permanent resident status by Immigrating to Canada, but is not a Canadian Citizen. Permanent residents are citizens of other countries.

A person in Canada temporarily, like a student or foreign worker, is not a permanent resident.

Refugees who are resettled from overseas become permanent residents through the Government Assisted Refugee Program or the Private sponsorship of Refugees program.

Someone who makes a refugee claim in Canada does not become a permanent resident at that time. To become one, the Immigration and Refugee Board must first approve their claim. Then, they must apply for and get permanent resident status.