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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 . Obv i ous l yt heFeder al Sk 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 edi mmi gr ant st omov et oCanadaper manent l y .Now,whenwes ayi t ’ st hemai nway ,i t ’ sahugeway ,i t ’ samas s i v eway f 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 oCanadaands t ar tanew l i f e.Sohowc any ou,asani ndi v i dual l i s t ener ,r eal l ybenef i tf r om Canada’ sFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am?
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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?
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