eligibility criteria

Other Requirements
In addition to meeting the pass mark of 67 points, in order to qualify a Skilled Worker an applicant must meet one of the three following criteria

have an offer of arranged employment (1); or
have lived legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or international student (2); or
have at least one year of full time experience in one or more of the following 38 high-demand occupations(3):

: 0111 Financial Managers 0213 Computer and Information Systems Managers 0311 Managers in Health Care 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers 0632 Accommodation Service Managers 0711 Construction Managers 1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants 2113 Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists 2143 Mining Engineers 2144 Geological Engineers 2145 Petroleum Engineers 3111 Specialist Physicians 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians 3141 Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists 3143 Occupational Therapists 3142 Physiotherapists 3151 Head Nurses and Supervisors 3152 Registered Nurses 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses 4121 University Professors 4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors 6241 Chefs 6242 Cooks 7213 Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades 7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) 7242 Industrial Electricians 7251 Plumbers 7252 Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers 7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 7371 Crane Operators 7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction 8221 Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service 9212 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

New Federal Skilled Worker applications received after February 27, 2008 that do not meet the eligibility criteria outlined above will not be processed, and the application fee will be fully refunded.