Canada’s skilled-worker program / The list of jobs eligible unveiled

Foreign engineers, computer programmers and physiotherapists are among those who will qualify for a revamped federal skilled-worker program when it re-opens next month.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has released its eligible occupations list and named four organizations that will assess the credentials of applicants who studied outside of Canada.

These assessments are now mandatory and must be done before applications to the skilled-worker program are submitted.

Ottawa is also limiting the total number of applications to 5,000 — including caps in each of the 24 eligible occupations.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor

via Ottawa unveils list of jobs eligible under revamped skilled-worker program | CTV News.

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