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What supporting documents must I submit? Am I required to have a certain amount of assets? Will my application benefit if I have a close relative in Canada? Is work experience a requirement? Must the experience have been accumulated on a full-time basis? Must it have been accumulated continuously? How is experience in a previous or current occupation evaluated when that occupation differs from the applicant's intended occupation in Canada? Is credit given for experience gained during post-secondary studies? Must I have a Canadian offer of employment to qualify as a Skilled Worker? Can I apply if I do not yet have the required minimum work experience? |
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Q:What supporting documents must I submit? A:Supporting documentation generally encompasses evidence of employment, education, assets, civil status, and an absence of criminal convictions. Each visa office has its own specific requirements for supporting documentation. It is advisable to seek expert guidance or get instructions from the particular visa office which will process your application. Q:Am I required to have a certain amount of assets? A:Skilled Worker applicants will generally be required to prove that they have CAD$10,000, plus CAD$2,000 per accompanying dependent. They are expected to be able to support the landed family (the principal applicant and all accompanying dependents) until employment is obtained.  A:Skilled Worker applicants will be awarded bonus points if the close relative is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and over the age of 19 years. The applicant is then referred to as an "assisted relative". To qualify as a close relative, the Canadian citizen or permanent resident must be the applicant's uncle, aunt, brother, sister, parent, nephew or niece. Q:Is work experience a requirement? A:Work experience is a critical requirement for a Skilled Worker immigrant. Applicants must be able to demonstrate at least one year's work experience in an occupation appearing on the General Occupations List. Work experience should be accumulated after the completion of a formal education or apprenticeship in the field of occupation, or in a related field of occupation. Applicants destined to the Province of Quebec need only demonstrate several months of relevant work experience. Applicants with arranged employment in Canada are exempt from the work experience requirement. A:Part-time work experience is acceptable. It is assessed in proportion to a standard full-time working week. For example, a two-year part-time position requiring approximately 20 hours of work each week, will be counted as one year of full-time experience. Non-consecutive work experience in positions involving the same duties may also be counted, if the total work experience meets the minimum experience requirements. Q:How is experience in a previous or current occupation evaluated when that occupation differs from the applicant's intended occupation in Canada? A:Under the "transferability of experience" rules, experience gained in another profession counts toward the assessment of experience in the intended occupation in Canada, only if the duties performed in the former profession are consistent with those associated with the intended occupation. A:Experience gained as part of post-graduate studies may be credited towards the occupational experience if: a) the experience has been consistent with the National Occupational Classification (NOC) definition of the intended occupation; and b) the experience has been gained while pursuing studies at an educational level which surpasses the NOC eligibility requirements for the particular intended occupation. Teaching occupations do not appear on the General Occupations List, so teaching experience, even at a post-graduate level, is not credited. The assessment of experience gained as part of post-graduate studies is highly discretionary, and should therefore be presented in a manner strictly consistent with NOC requirements. Q:Must I have a Canadian offer of employment to qualify as a Skilled Worker? A:You are not required to obtain an offer of an employment to qualify as a Skilled Worker. Q:Can I apply if I do not yet have the required minimum work experience? A:Applicants without one year of work experience in an "open" occupation (6 months for applicants destined to Quebec or Manitoba) are required to demonstrate arranged employment. |
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