Federal Skilled Worker 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 per eligible occupation!!

[fernendez]

This piece of information will be useful to pre-June2010 applicants.

Under changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, federal skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to the criteria listed below. Note: This does not apply to applicants intending to live in the province of Quebec.

These criteria affect you only if you applied on or after June 26, 2010. If your application was received before June 26, 2010, it will be processed according to the rules that were in effect at that time.

Note: If you are applying under one of the 29 eligible occupations, as of June 26, 2010, a maximum of 20,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the following 12 months. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year.


Guys,there is no point being apprehensive over the new limit as those that applied before June 2010 will be treated based on old laws.

[Nikita123]

Hi Ferndandez,

Thank you for the clarification, however, I do have a question, does that mean if there is a category NOT on the list of 29 professions listed on their website can I still apply?  I mean my job description does fit one of the criteria on the NOC website it just is not on this list.

Thank you for your help.


Regards,
Nikita

[Leon]

If your NOC is not on the list of 29, you will need a job offer to apply.

[kathe]

Hi Ferndandez,

Thank you for the clarification, however, I do have a question, does that mean if there is a category NOT on the list of 29 professions listed on their website can I still apply?  I mean my job description does fit one of the criteria on the NOC website it just is not on this list.

Thank you for your help.


Regards,
Nikita

Sorry to say you cannot apply unless your job description does not match anyone of 29 NOCs. But you can check whether your work experience reflects the criteria of one of these 29 NOCs inside the NOC Code list at the below link. If your experience meets one of the occupation structures belong to 29 NOCs, you are eligible to apply FSW under new process, post 26 June. Currently two NOCs, 1122 Professional Occupations in Business services to management and 3152 Registered nurses have reached the CAP. Apart from these twos, the remaining NOCs are still opening. See the numbers of application per each NOC.

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/QuickSearch.aspx?val65=*

Applications received per eligible occupation:
Eligible Occupation
(by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code)   Number of Complete Applications Received*
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers                                                    381
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)                                          69
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management           1,000
(Cap reached)**
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners                                                    112
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists                                                                 383
2151 Architects                                                                                           351
3111 Specialist Physicians                                                                              293
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians                                        349
3113 Dentists                                                                                           429
3131 Pharmacists                                                                                            601
3142 Physiotherapists                                                                               146
3152 Registered Nurses                                                                             1,000
(Cap reached)**
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists                                                                    25
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists                                                        9
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses                                                                    48
4151 Psychologists                                                                                             79
4152 Social Workers                                                                               247
6241 Chefs                                                                                              57
6242 Cooks                                                                                           120
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades                                          53
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades                                          146
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)                                           76
7242 Industrial Electricians                                                                                   90
7251 Plumbers                                                                                                25
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators                                                         25
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics                                                          26
7371 Crane Operators                                                                                     2
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction                    8
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service                                            38

[pb55]

According to above information the total applications so far are around 6,200 out of a total of total limit of 20,000. With another 6 months to go for the deadline of 26 June 2011 only pharmacists and dentists may reach the 1000 cap. Doctor specialists and general physicians it is understandable that they may not even cross 500 mark for the obvious reasons as they have to start from scratch along with others including dentist, pharmacists and nurses.  Nurses will find it much easy to re-train as compared to a specialist doctor. The higher you are in the skilled category the more difficult it is to be able to practice in your own profession in Canada. The word used is retrain but in effect it means back to school.
 
I have been wondering about the reasons for the poor response to the 29 ministrial instructions.  Any one with views on the issue please share your opinion.

Secondly, I do not expect 10,000 mark to be reached by 26 June 2011. Just wondering what will happen to the good 10,000 visa quota in such a scenario? Will it go to the 39 category backlog cases or pre-Feb 2008 cases? Please share if someone has an opinion on the issue.

[tuugiid]

Would you please tell me if i should still apply for the category "Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management" although it has reached the cap?  I am wondering if i apply now would it still be in the queue for the next year? OR should i wait and apply after June 2011 in order to qualify for the next cycle? Thank you

[PMM]

Hi

Would you please tell me if i should still apply for the category "Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management" although it has reached the cap?  I am wondering if i apply now would it still be in the queue for the next year? OR should i wait and apply after June 2011 in order to qualify for the next cycle? Thank you

If it is still in the list, you can apply after 01/Jul/11.

[Mezo2009]

Hi

If it is still in the list, you can apply after 01/Jul/11.

Correctment!

[tuugiid]

Thank you for your answers. I'll just hope it will still be in the list.
However, what happens to those people who just applied without knowing the cap got full? Do they get pushed over to the next patch after July 1, 2011 or got rejected right away?

[upp942]

Thank you for your answers. I'll just hope it will still be in the list.
However, what happens to those people who just applied without knowing the cap got full? Do they get pushed over to the next patch after July 1, 2011 or got rejected right away?

CIO will return your application if this happens.