By Majorie van Leije, the Emirates 24/7 | Link to Article
Canada has announced it will accept applications of 25,000 skilled workers under this year’s Federal Skilled Worker Programme (FSWP); five times more the number than last year’s programme.
By Majorie van Leije, the Emirates 24/7 | Link to Article
Canada has announced it will accept applications of 25,000 skilled workers under this year’s Federal Skilled Worker Programme (FSWP); five times more the number than last year’s programme.
The news, which was announced last week by the Government of Canada, was received with excitement by immigration lawyers all over the world, as the programme is the most popular route for aspirant immigrants to make the move to Canada.
As anticipation over the extension of the programme would do little to confirm the existence of the programme after its deadline on April 30, the announcement came as a relief for immigrant aspirants who missed the chance to apply this year.
On May 1, the new programme will take effect, with a total of 50 occupations on the Occupation List, according to which immigration aspirants must apply. A threshold of 1,000 applications per category has been set, a major increase in comparison to the previous 300 intake cap on the 24 occupation categories on the list.
Among the new occupations that have been added on the list are doctors, nurses, computer technicians, financial managers, auditors and accountants, information system analysts, database analysts, software engineers, mechanical engineering technologists and technicians, electrical engineering technologists and technicians and university professors and lecturers.
At the same time, some occupations have been removed from the list, such as engineering managers, chemical engineers, computer engineers, medical laboratory technologists, cardiology technicians and others.