FSW Program

Federal Skilled Worker Program

The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program is for people who are selected to immigrate to Canada because of their work experience and skills.

The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and Canadian Experience Class (CEC). These programs all select permanent residents based on their potential ability to do well in the labor market,

Under this two-step migration process, temporary foreign workers will gain Canadian work experience, and their skills and qualifications are evaluated and tested by Canadian employers. Their work experience increases their chances to qualify for economic immigration through the Federal Skilled Worker program (FSWP)

How this program works

This program has minimum requirements for:

• skilled work experience
• language ability
• education
• If you have a lawful offer of a job

You must meet all the minimum requirements to be eligible.

 Minimum requirements to apply as a federal skilled worker

The minimum requirements for federal skilled workers are:

Skilled work experience
You must have at least one year, in the last ten years before you submit your electronic application for permanent residence, of continuous full-time work experience (or the equivalent in continuous part-time work) in a skilled occupation listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the 2021 version of Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Language ability
You must show that you meet or exceed the language threshold of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 with test results from an IRCC-designated language testing organization.

Education
You must provide either a Canadian educational credential or a foreign educational credential with an Educational Credential Assessment report for immigration purposes from a designated organization to prove that your overseas diploma, degree, or certificate is equivalent to a completed Canadian educational credential. (Points will be awarded based on the completed Canadian educational credential or the value of the foreign educational credential in Canadian standards.)