Federal Skilled Trade

Federal Skilled Trade

Federal Skilled Trade

Under Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) an individual with a job offer is allowed to work for any Canadian employer in certain occupations with a view to obtaining the Canadian Permanent Residency in any of the Canadian province other than Quebec.

Minimum requirements

To become eligible for the Federal Skilled Trade Program, you must;

  • Secure the required language test score for each of the following modules
  • Writing
  • Reading
  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • have a minimum of 2 years of the full-time working experience or an equal amount of experience in part-time work is also accepted in a skilled trade in the last 5 years
  • Fulfil all the job requirements for that particular skilled trade
  • Possess
  • A valid full-time job offer from a Canadian employer for a period of a minimum of 1 year or
  • The qualification certificate of that specific skilled trade issued by any of the Canadian territorial, provincial, or federal authority

The skilled trades categories that are currently eligible to apply for the Federal Skilled Trades Class are categorized under the following criteria of general categories of the NOC:

  • Major Group 72: Including electrical, industrial, as well as construction trades,
  • Major Group 73: Including the maintenance as well as equipment operation trades,
  • Major Group 82: Including various technical jobs in natural resources, supervisors, agriculture and its related production,
  • Major Group 92: Including manufacturing, processing, and utility supervisors as well as central control operators,
  • Minor Group 632: Including cooks and chefs, and
  • Minor Group 633: Including bakers and butchers.