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A1 5AAb Immigration Services Inc. is one of Canada’s leading immigration consultancies, specialising in providing bespoke immigration advice and support to those seeking immigration to the Canada. Our visa services are tailor made to suit our client’s needs.

Federal Skilled Trades Program

The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) is a Canadian migration path under the Express Entry immigration system. The Express Entry system is a popular choice for immigrants in the middle-income or economic class, with several thousand applications submitted to this system each year.

The Federal Skilled Trades Program allows skilled trade workers who meet all the requirements to submit applications for permanent residency. If invited to apply, you may have your application approved within six months.

When you have obtained a permanent resident status and lived in Canada for five years, you may choose to apply for Canadian citizenship. However, to do this, you must have lived in Canada for a minimum of 1095 days within these five years while having a permanent residence status.

For any help with the application process for the Federal Skilled Trades Program or with any other immigration process, you can contact us at 416-670-5842.

What are the Eligibility Requirements for the Federal Skilled Trades Program?

Minimum Requirements:

  1. Language Proficiency (Listening & Speaking-CLB 5, Reading & Writing-CLB 4)
  2. Work Experience- 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time in the last 5 years
  3. Have a Valid Job offer or a Certificate of Qualification from a Federal, Provincial or territorial authority.
  4. Education: There is no education requirement for this category. However, if you want to improve your points, your secondary or post-secondary foreign Canadian or foreign qualification needs to be evaluated by a designated body in Canada.
  5. Settlement Funds

Skilled work experience

  1. Skilled trades for the Federal Skilled Trades Program are organized under these groups of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
  2. Major Group 72, industrial, electrical, and construction trades
  3. Major Group 73, maintenance and equipment operation trades
  4. Major Group 82, supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture, and related production
  5. Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing, and utility supervisors and central control operators
  6. Minor Group 632, chefs and cooks
  7. Minor Group 633, butchers and bakers

What are the Benefits of the Federal Skilled Trades Program?

There are many benefits under the Federal Skilled Trades Program. As an applicant under this program, you have lower score requirements under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) than skilled workers taking other immigration pathways under the Express Entry migration system.

Other immigration paths under the Express Entry migration system require applicants to submit proof of educational qualifications. However, you will not have to provide proof of educational qualification as an applicant under the Federal Skilled Trade Program.

Furthermore, there is a higher chance of being granted permission to enter Canada under the Federal Skilled Trades Program. More applicants under this program have had their applications approved in the past years than applicants under other Express Entry programs. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada also occasionally invites only applicants under the Federal Skilled Trades Program through program-specific draws for the Express Entry system.