New List of 29 Eligible Occupations for Expedite processing:

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 July 1, 2011 . If your application was received before July 1, 2011, 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
July 1, 2011, a maximum of 10,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the following 12 months. Within the 10,000 cap, a maximum of 500 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year.

These limits do not apply to applications with an offer of arranged employment (AEO)

Is my application eligible for processing?

For your application to be eligible for processing, you must include the results of your official language proficiency test, and either:

• have a valid offer of arranged employment, OR


• be a skilled worker who has had one year of continuous full-time or equivalent part-time paid work experience in at least one of the following eligible occupations within the last ten years: