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Canada Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC)

Your experience in a skilled trade can lead you to your permanent Canadian residence through the Federal Skilled Trade Class (FSTC) immigration.

The first step in this category as well is to express your interest to immigrate by making a profile in the Express Entry pool. If you have a qualified job offer or qualification certificate to obtain a PR in Canadian provinces other than Quebec, you have fair chances to enter Canada through this pathway.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE FSTC

In order to qualify for a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa, Federal Skilled Trades applicants must:

Have valid job offers from up to 2 Canadian employers of continuous, paid and full-time employment (minimum 30 hours per week) for 1 year, OR certificate of qualification from a provincial body. Certificate of qualification ascertains that the foreign candidate is qualified to work in one of the skilled trade occupation in Canada.

Have work experience of full-time 2 years (or equivalent part-time) in the skilled trade within 5 years before applying

Proof of language proficiency from a designated language testing organization – CLB 5 for speaking and listening and CLB 4 for reading and writing is required

Demonstration of the skills and experience they have performed in the occupation.

*A certificate of qualification proves that a foreign national is qualified to work in a skilled trade occupation in Canada. With a certificate of qualification, applicants prove they have passed a certification exam or met all the requirements to practice their trade in a specific province or territory.

Skilled work experience qualified for the FTSC program falls under the following categories of the NOC. It must be noted that FTSC is not applicable to the province of Quebec.

Major Group 72

industrial, electrical and construction trades

Major Group 73

maintenance and equipment operation trades

Major Group 82

supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production

Major Group 92

processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators

Minor Group 632

chefs and cooks

Minor Group 633

butchers and bakers

FSTC candidates must plan to reside outside the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers through a unique immigration system. If you plan on immigrating to Quebec, please visit the Quebec Skilled Worker Program page for more information.

Federal Skilled Trades Class and Express Entry

The FSTC is one of the Canadian federal programs managed by the express entry system. It also follows the same procedure on the basis of CRS scores. However, candidates for this class need not prove their level of educational qualification; so, they may have lower CRS scores. IRCC has also prioritized the candidates with CRS score 199 under this program.