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This Express Entry program is for people qualified in skilled trades such as construction, manufacturing, or maintenance occupations. It is built around hands-on trade experience rather than formal degrees. A job offer or a provincial trade certificate strengthens an application.
Qualified tradespeople (electricians, welders, mechanics, chefs, and similar) seeking permanent residence.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
No, education is not a mandatory eligibility requirement for the trades program, but having an assessed credential can add to your CRS score.
You need at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or the equivalent part-time) in your skilled trade within the 5 years before you apply.
Not necessarily: you need either a valid job offer of at least one year from a Canadian employer or a certificate of qualification in your trade from a Canadian province or territory.
You need at least Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 in speaking and listening and CLB 4 in reading and writing.
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for qualified tradespeople with at least two years of full-time work experience in a skilled trade, meeting language proficiency criteria, and having a job offer or certificate of qualification from a Canadian authority. Eligible candidates are ranked according to the Comprehensive Ranking System and may receive an Invitation to Apply for permanent residence.
Trades candidates have sometimes been selected at lower CRS scores than other Express Entry candidates, particularly when category-based draws target trades occupations.
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is a pathway for qualified tradespeople to obtain permanent residence in Canada.
You first create an Express Entry profile; if you receive an invitation to apply, you then submit a complete permanent residence application within the deadline.
