On April 23, 2014, the Canadian government announced that there will be a significant increase of the eligible occupations and the number of applications accepted for the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP) – established to offer a Canadian work visa (i.e., Permanent Resident Visa to Canada) to foreign nationals in various high-demand professional, managerial and technical occupations – effective May 1, 2014. The Canadian government has also announced that its goal is to admit 164,500 “economic immigrants” during 2014. The 50 eligible occupations for the Federal Skilled Workers Program (as of May 1, 2014) are as follows:
- BUSINESS RELATED – Financial and Investment Analysts; Financial Auditors and Accountants; Financial Managers; Human Resources Managers; Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers; Other Financial Officers; Manufacturing Managers; Professional Occupations in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations; Purchasing Managers; Securities Agents, Investment Dealers and Brokers; Senior Managers (Financial, Communications and Other Business Services); Senior Managers (Trade, Broadcasting and Other Services, N.E.C.); and Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Office Workers.
- CONSTRUCTION RELATED – Construction Estimators; Construction Managers; and Home Building and Renovation Managers.
- EDUCATION RELATED – Early Childhood Educators and Assistants; Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters; and University Professors and Lecturers.
- HEALTH RELATED – Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists; Dietitians and Nutritionists; General Practitioners and Family Physicians; Inspectors in Public and Environmental Health and Occupational Health and Safety; Licensed Practical Nurses; Managers in Health Care; Medical Radiation Technologists; Medical Sonographers; Nursing Coordinators and Supervisors; Occupational Therapists; Paramedical Occupations; Physiotherapists; Psychologists; Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses; Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardiopulmonary Technologists; and Specialist Physicians.
- NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED – Geoscientists and Oceanographers; Managers in Natural Resources Production and Fishing; Petroleum Engineers; and Property Administrators.
- TECHNOLOGY RELATED – Civil Engineers; Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers; Computer Network Technicians; Database Analysts and Data Administrators; Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians; Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics; Information Systems Analysts and Consultants; Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians; Mechanical Engineers; and Software Engineers and Designers.
Naturally, the first step is to be skilled in one of the above occupation. PMtutor offers Information System Analyst (aka Business Analyst) training to any individual interested in taking this plunge. We have reviewed our Business Analyst calendar and ready to give you the practical approach together with the certification package towards Business Analyst training. We will also train you to be a consultant. Please, click Business Analyst here. If you prefer our online class, you can go for our PMtutor Online for Business Analyst.
For further details on Canadian Immigration VISA, contact DIpo here
