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Under the popular Canadian immigration skilled worker category there are only a maximum of 10,000 visas a year available from 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 and only twenty nine eligible occupations. It is already the case that the visa cap has been reached for the following two occupations: Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management and professional nurses. You should also note that there are only 500 federal skilled worker visas available per occupation.
If you have arranged employment from a Canadian employer with a positive labor market opinion from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) you will not have to come under the above limit on the number of visas available.
If you are in one of the following occupations you should apply soon. Visas are running out fast!
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Pharmacists
- Biologists and Related Scientists
- Specialist Physicians
On 11 October 2011 2,768 visas out of a total 10,000 visas had already been used up.
Canada Skilled Worker - Applications received per eligible occupation (11 October 2011):
Eligible Occupation | Number of Complete Applications Received* |
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers | 260 |
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture) | 24 |
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services toManagement | (Cap reached)** |
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners | 41 |
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists | 161 |
2151 Architects | 85 |
3111 Specialist Physicians | 124 |
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians | 129 |
3113 Dentists | 164 |
3131 Pharmacists | 287 |
3142 Physiotherapists | 34 |
3152 Registered Nurses | (Cap reached)** |
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists | 14 |
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists | 12 |
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses | 59 |
4151 Psychologists | 16 |
4152 Social Workers | 94 |
6241 Chefs | 23 |
6242 Cooks | 56 |
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades | 26 |
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades | 53 |
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System) | 28 |
7242 Industrial Electricians | 22 |
7251 Plumbers | 5 |
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators | 11 |
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics | 10 |
7371 Crane Operators | 1 |
7372 Drillers and Blasters " Surface Mining,Quarrying and Construction | 2 |
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service | 27 |
