The Federal Skilled Trades Program was launched on Wednesday to acclaim from construction industry leaders
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officially launched the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) on Wednesday, and plans to admit up to 3,000 permanent residents through the program in 2013.
Applicants of the FSTP must meet three general requirements to be eligible for the program:
- meet the minimum language requirements of the program,
- have at least two years of full-time work experience (or an equivalent amount of part-time work experience) in an accepted skilled trade within five years of the date of the application,
- have a Certificate of Qualification or a job offer(s) from up to two Canadian employers that totals at least one year of full time work
Construction industry leaders have welcomed the program, which they say could mitigate the pressing labour shortages they are facing in many of the trades.
“Today’s announcement is good news for the construction industry because the need for workers with trade skills will continue to grow as Alberta’s economy grows,” said Merit Contractors Association in Alberta vice-president Bill Stewart.
Canadian Construction Association president Michael Atkinson had similar praise for the program:
“The Canadian Construction Association is especially pleased to hear today’s announcement that the new federal Skilled Trades Program to be launched on January 2nd, 2013.”
In order to make it easier for skilled trades persons to immigrate to Canada, CIC created the FSTP with no post-secondary education requirements and lower language proficiency requirements than the well-known Federal Skilled Worker Program.
Bonjour;
My brother is a Plumber and has more that 15 years of experience and meet the language requirements. He is living in Morocco.
How he can get the Certificate of Qualification? Are the procedures to apply for permanent residence (PR) for this program the same as when applying for PR for Skilled workers and professionals?
Thank you;
Amal El Abbadi
I have similar situation. How can I obtain ths TQ
i am refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic. is it nessessary to get canadian employer offering letter.and ielts over all 5 band can applay through federal skill system?
i am plumber. i have 3 years of experience. i have ielts 5.5(GT), i have training certificate but i dont have liscence of plumber. so can i apply?? what is the minimum academic qualification for it??
i have more than 12 years experiences in industry electrician, who can i apply for this program?
regards’
I am a civil engineer and wanna know that when new list will be started and application will be accepted also is there Civil Engineer occupation in the list??
I am an Electrician with almost 5 year experience and meet the language requirements. I am living in UAE my NOC code 7241.
How he can get the Certificate of Qualification? what is the procedures to apply for it. Can you give me detail about it please.