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Federal Skilled Trades Program (FST)

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We speak English, French, and Spanish

Specialized in LMIAs, work permits, and family sponsorships

Specialized in LMIAs, work permits, and family sponsorships

What is the Federal Skilled Trades Program?

The Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program focuses on candidates with specific occupational experience to apply for permanent residence.

Specifically, the FST program is for foreigners with work experience in hands-on work and specialty knowledge, comply with several other factors.

What Are the Main Five FST Requirements?

Work Experience Time

To apply to the Federal Skilled Trades program, you must have at least 2 years of experience in a job listed in the National Occupational Classification (In specific major and minor groups) in the last five years. This can be achieved by:

NOC Listing

You must have worked two years in one or more occupations listed in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) in the following occupational groups:

Valid Temporary Residence

To be eligible for the Federal Skilled Trades program you must have gained work experience. It could be outside Canada or inside by having a temporary residence status with authorization to work.

Language Proficiency

You need a minimum score of four points on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) for reading and writing abilities and a score of five points CLB for speaking and listening; or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) according to your NOC job position. You’ll be evaluated based on all four language abilities:

Proof of Funds

To be eligible as a Federal Skilled Trades candidate, you need to show that you have enough money to support yourself and accompanying family members to settle in Canada.

This doesn’t apply if you’re currently able to work legally in Canada or if you have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer.

Education

You don’t need a specific education level to apply to the Federal Skilled Trades program. But you can improve your chances of getting invited to apply for permanent residence if:

How to Determine FST Eligibility?

To evaluate your eligibility for any program processed through the Express Entry system, you can fill out our form to get a first evaluation to apply under the Federal Skilled Trades program, Canadian Experience Class, or the Federal Skilled Worker streams.

Provincial or Federal Trade Assessment

You’ll have to get your work experience evaluated by a province or territory to obtain a qualification certificate for a specific trade. In case you don’t have a job offer in Canada, you’ll need to provide the trade certificate. Each region has different processes to assess these trades. If you have both, the job offer and the trade certificate, you’ll probably receive more points on your application.

In some cases, your trade could be federally regulated.

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