Each year Canada accepts tens of thousands of new immigrants as “Skilled Immigrants”. Skilled immigrants are selected based some or all of the following criteria:
- Education
- Work experience
- Language skills
- Offer of employment from Canadian employer
- Age
- Relatives in Canada
- Nomination from provinces or territories
Skills immigration in Canada has three main categories:
- Federal Skills Immigration Programs
- Provincial and Territorial Skills Immigration Programs
- Quebec Skills Immigration Programs