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TheFeder alSki l l edWor kerPr ogr am Canadaof f er sv ar i ousopt i onsf ori mmi gr ant s ,buti fy ouwantaf as t erands ec ur epat hf ori mmi gr at i on;t hen Canadi anFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am ( FSWP)i swhaty ous houl doptf or . TheFeder alSk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am ( FSWP)i sapoi nt s bas eds y s t em t hatal l owss k i l l edwor k er swi t ht he r equi r edqual i f i c at i onst oc omeandwor ki nCanada.Thepr ogr am us esapoi nt sbas edgr i ds y s t em t oawar d poi nt sf orf ac t or ss uc hasage,educ at i on,ex per i enc e,l anguageabi l i t y ,andar r angedempl oy ment . T obeel i gi bl ef ort heFSWP, y oumus t hav eat l eas t oney earof c ont i nuousf ul l t i meorequi v al ent pai dwor kex per i enc ei nt hepas tf i v ey ear si nas k i l l edoc c upat i onl i s t edont heNat i onal Oc c upat i onal Cl as s i f i c at i on( NOC) .You mus tal s omeetc er t ai nmi ni mum l anguager equi r ement si nEngl i s horFr enc hands c or eatl eas t67poi nt sont he gr i d. TheFSWPi sof t enr ef er r edast hef as t t r ac kt oi mmi gr at i ont oCanadabec aus ei t of f er st hef as t es t wayt oper manentr es i dents t at us . TheCanadi angov er nment as s i gnsquot aont henumberof appl i c at i onst hat c anbeac c ept edundert hepr ogr am, whi c hmeanst hat t hi ss t r eam haspr oc es s i ngt ar get st omeet . I mmi gr at i ngt hr oughFSWPal l owsy out oappl yf or Canadi anc i t i z ens hi paf t eronl yt hr eey ear swhi c hi sf as t ert hanot heri mmi gr at i onopt i ons .
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Tr anscr i ptofI mmi gr at et oCanadaThr oughTheFeder alSki l l edWor kerPr ogr am Howt oi mmi gr at et oCanadat hr ought heFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am Obv i ous l yt heFeder alSk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am,al s oabbr ev i at edt oFSWPi st hemai nwayf orhi ghl ys k i l l ed i mmi gr ant st omov et oCanadaper manent l y .Now,whenwes ayi t ’ st hemai nway ,i t ’ sahugeway ,i t ’ sa mas s i v ewayf orhi ghl ys k i l l edi ndi v i dual sandf ami l i esal lov ert hewor l dt os uc c es s f ul l yemi gr at et oCanada ands t ar tanew l i f e.Sohow c any ou,asani ndi v i duall i s t ener ,r eal l ybenef i tf r om Canada’ sFeder alSk i l l ed Wor k erPr ogr am? I t ’ snos ec r ett hatCanadaai mst owel c omeov er400, 000newi mmi gr ant seac handev er yy ear ,andi t ’ sant i c i pat edt hatwel l ov er120, 000t o160, 000oft hes ei mmi gr ant swi l l c omev i at heEx pr es sEnt r yr out e. SoEx pr es sEnt r yi st hemanagements y s t em oft heFeder alSk i l l edWor k erpr ogr amsandagai n,ov ert he pas ts i x ,s ev en,may beei ghty ear sors o,l i t er al l y ,about50% ofal l newc omer st oCanadahav ear r i v edunder Ex pr es sEnt r y .I mmi gr at i onpat hway s .
Sol et ’ sl ookatt hepr ocessofi mmi gr at i ngt oCanadavi at heFSWPi mmi gr at i on pat hway Wel l ,s t eponei sobv i ous l yt oens ur ey oumeett heFSWPel i gi bi l i t yc r i t er i a. Andt odot hi s ,Iwoul dabs ol ut el y s ugges tandr ec ommendt haty out ak et hef r eev i s aas s es s mentwhi c hi sav ai l abl eont hi spage. Ok ay , s t ept wo. Thi sonei sof t env er ymuc hov er l ook edi nt er msof , y ouk now, t hel i mi t edCanadi ani mmi gr at i on i nf or mat i ont hat ’ sdi s hedout orgi v enout bys oc al l edCanadi anMi gr at i onAgent sandi mmi gr at i onl awy er s , as Is ay ,s os t ept woi st haty ouneedt ogety oureduc at i onv er i f i ed,ok ay . Soy ou’ r egoi ngt oneedt ous eaneduc at i onal as s es s ment c ompany , s uc hasWesW. E. S, whi c hi sWor l dEduc at i onSer v i c e.WESnott heonl yeduc at i onalc r edent i alor gani z at i on.Sot heot hert hi ngt haty ou’ r egoi ngt o needt odoatt hi spoi nti st ak ey ourI EL TS.Ori fy ouar eappl y i ngt oQuebec ,ori ndeedi fy ouhav er eas onabl e c ommuni c at i ons k i l l si nFr enc haswel l asEngl i s h, t henobv i ous l ydol ookt ot ak et hef r enc hex am aswel l . Now, y ouc ant ak ebot ht heEngl i s hex am andt heFr enc hex am,y ouc ant ak et heFr enc honl y ,ort heEngl i s honl y , dependi ngony ourl anguages k i l l st haty ouhav e. Sowhaty ou’ r eac t ual l yt hes ei si nc r eas i ngy ourul t i mat ec hanc esofbei nggr ant edav i s a.Ok ay ,s ot her ear e t wov er yc onf us i ngi s s uesar oundex pr es sent r yt hatappearc onf us i ngbutonc eex pl ai ned,ar eac t ual l yv er y s i mpl e.I t ’ sabout67poi nt s ,wher edoest hi s67poi nt si s s uec omef r om? Onc ey ourEx pr es sEnt r yhasbeenl odged,t heny ou’ r eas s i gnedwhat ’ sc al l edaCRSs c or eac ompr ehens i v e r ank i ngs y s t em s c or e,buty ouwi l l onl ybeac c ept edi nt oex pr es sent r yi fy ou’ r es c or i ngt he67poi nt s ,whi c hi s r equi r edf ort omak et heul t i mat eFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erappl i c at i on I t ’ si nt er es t i ngt ol ookati tort r yandex pl ai ni ti nadi f f er entwaybec aus ei t ’ sv er y ,v er yi mpor t ant .Ok ay .So, one,y ouc annotent erory ouc annots uc c es s f ul l yent ert heex pr es sent r ypoolwi t houtal r eadybei ngel i gi bl e f ort heul t i mat ev i s at haty ou’ r egoi ngt oappl yf ori nt er msofFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am. So, onc ey ouhav egot t hos e67poi nt s , t ec hni c al l yt heny ouc anent ert heex pr es sent r ypool , andt henex pr es s ent r ygi v esy ouawhol eanot hers c or e,whi c hi sc al l edt heCompr ehens i v er ank i ngs y s t em s c or e. Andi t ’ sf r om t hi sc ompr ehens i v er ank i ngs y s t em s c or et hatt heyc hoos ewhoi sgoi ngt obec al l edf or war dand whoi sgoi ngt obei s s uedani nv i t at i ont oappl yf ort heper manentr es i denc yv i s a. Soonl yonc ey our ec ei v et hati nv i t at i ont oappl y ,doest he67poi nt si s s ueev enk i c ki n. Soy ouneed67poi nt st oappl yf orEx pr es sEnt r y ,ort obeac c ept edi nt ot heex pr es sent r ypoolorex pr es s ent r ydat abas e.
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Onc ey ou’ r eac c ept edi nt ot hatdat abas e,y ou’ r eal l oc at edaCRSs c or e,ac ompr ehens i v er ank i ngs y s t em s c or e,andi t ’ st hatCRS s c or et hatdi c t at eswhet hery ouwi l lr ec ei v eani nv i t at i ont oappl yf ort heul t i mat e v i s aorf orwhi c hy ouneed67poi nt s . Conf us ed?Don’ tbe,i ti sac t ual l yr eal l ys t r ai ght f or war d. Somov i ngont ot henex t s t epi nt heFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am pr oc es s . Soobv i ous l yonc ey ourEx pr es s Ent r yi si n,l odgedandobv i ous l yy ou’ r egoi ngt obec omeobs es s edbyt hei nv i t at i onr ounds .
Whatar eI RCCI nvi t at i onRounds? Ok ay ,s oI RCCus ual l yhol dsdr awer sf or t ni ght l yev er yt woweek s ,andi tus ual l yi s s uesi nv i t at i onst oappl yt o appl i c ant swi t ht hehi ghes tCRSs c or es .Al t hought hi sdoesf l uc t uat eandc anf l uc t uat ebet weenar el at i v el y hi ghandy ourr el at i v el ymodes ts c or esaswel l . Thenex ts t ep,dol ookaty ourel i gi bi l i t yf orpr ov i nc i al nomi nat i on.Ok ay ,s oonc ey ourEx pr es sEnt r yi si nt her e ar el oadsoft hi ngsy ouc andot oi mpr ov ey ourCRSs c or e.Oneoft hem i st haty ouc angetaj ob.Ok ay ,t he nex tonei sy ouc anr ec ei v epr ov i nc i al nomi nat i onbot hoft hos et hi ngsar egoi ngt ogi v ey ous omer eal l y ,r eal l y j ui c yCRSs c or esandpr et t ymuc hboos ty out hr oughandc er t ai nl yi ndi c at et haty ou’ r eaboutt obegi v ent hat i nv i t at i ont oappl y .
Sowhathappensaf t eryour ecei vet hati nvi t at i ont oappl y? Wel l ,t hewhol epr oc es sr eal l ydoubl esagai ni nef f or tandnowy ouhav et os ubmi ty ourper manentr es i denc y appl i c at i ondi r ec t l yt ot heI RCC.Ok ay ,s oonc et hatpr oc es si sc ompl et ed,t heny ouc anmov et oCanada. Sol et ’ sgot hr ought hatFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am el i gi bi l i t yc r i t er i a. I nor dert obeel i gi bl ef ort heFeder alSk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am,y ouneedt omeett hemi ni mum c r i t er i af or wor kex per i enc e,l anguageabi l i t y ,educ at i on,ands c hool .Thos ear eal li mpor t ant67poi nt soutofat ot alof 100.Ok ay ,whatel s e?Wel l ,y ouneedatl eas toney earofc ont i nuousf ul lt i mepai dwor kex per i enc ewi t hi n t hepas t10y ear s .Andy ourwor kex per i enc emus tf al lundert heNat i onaloc c upat i onc l as s i f i c at i onort he NOCc ode,s k i l l l ev el z er oAorB,whi c hhav enowbeenr epl ac edbyt heTEERs y s t em. Soot herc r i t er i af ort heFSWP,aswes ai dbef or e,ar et oc ompl et eanEngl i s handorFr enc hl anguaget es t des i gnat edbyI RCC.Wement i onedt heeduc at i onalc r edent i alas s es s mentt haty ouabs ol ut el yneedt odo now andt hepur pos eoft heECAi sobv i ous l yt omapy ourf or ei gneduc at i onalc er t i f i c at eorqual i f i c at i ont o t heequi v al entCanadi ans t andar dsort ot heCanadi aneduc at i onal f r amewor k . Andf i nal l y ,i nor dert ogett hat67poi nt soutofapos s i bl e100ont heFeder alSk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am mat r i x i t ’ si nt er es t i ngt ol ookathow t hos epot ent i al100poi nt sar ebr ok endown.Soeduc at i on,y ouc ans c or eup t o25poi nt sf ory oureduc at i ons k i l l s .l anguages k i l l sc angety ouupt o28poi nt s ,wor kex per i enc eupt o15 ar r angedempl oy ments oi fy ouhav eaj obof f erupt o10poi nt s ,y ouragey ouc ans c or eupt o12poi nt sf or age,ok ay ? Andadapt abi l i t y ,agai n,upt o10poi nt sf oradapt abi l i t yaswel l .Now,s omepeopl es ayt ome,“ whens hal lI puti nmyex pr es sent r y ”ort heyar ewor r i edabouthav i ngt heCRSpoi nt sal i t t l ebi tal i t t l ebi tt ool ow. Butr eal l y ,whaty ouhav et ot hi nkabouti st heonec er t ai nt hi ngi nl i f ei st hatt her e’ sabs ol ut el yz er oc hanc eof r ec ei v i ngani nv i t at i ont oappl yi fy ou’ r enoti nt heex pr es sent r ypool .Soweneedt oc r ac konok ay ,i fCanada i sony ourr adarandi f we’ r eabs ol ut el ymot i v at ed, i f i t ’ swher ey ous eey ourl i f eandy ourf ami l y ’ sl i f ei mpr ov i ng, t hent her ear ec er t ai ns t epst haty ouneedt ot ak eandt hos es t epsar et hes ameasev er y bodyel s ei nt hat FSW uppr ogr amoneeduc at i onal c r edent i al st oEngl i s ht es t , t hr ee, s ubmi t ex pr es sent r yf orwor koni mpr ov i ng y ourCRSs c or ebyget t i ngaj obandorpr ov i nc i al nomi nat i on,f i v emak i ngt hatappl i c at i onaf t err ec ei v i ngt he i nv i t at i ont oappl y .
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Andt heot hert hi ngt ot hi nkaboutwhenc ons i der i ngwhent oputi nt hatex pr es sent r yappl i c at i oni sofc our s e y ourage.Now,y ougetmax i mum CRSpoi nt sf orbei ngagedbet ween20and29.Andf r om t heageof30 onwar ds ,y oudos eeagr adualer os i onoft hepoi nts c or eawar dedf oragec er t ai nl y .Soasy ous t ar tl os i ng poi nt sofage,y ouhav et omak eupt hos epoi nt sel s ewher e. Whet hert hat ’ sgoi ngt obet hr ought hel anguaget es t , t hr ougheduc at i on, t hr oughwor kex per i enc e, et c . Soy ou k now,ass oonasy ouhav et hati dea,t hatc andi dat ei swher ey ouwantt obe.Gets t ar t ed.Getourgui de. T ak e t hes i mpl eandeas ys t r ai ght f or war ds t epst oac emak i ngas uc c es s f ul Canadi anFSWPappl i c at i onandgood l uc k
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