Canada Express Entry - Federal Skilled Trades Program

8 requirements quoted from the official source.

• ✓Admissibility RequiredThe applicant must be admissible to Canada.
• ✓Application RequiredA complete permanent residence application must be submitted under the program.
• ✓Character and securityIRCC completes the applicable medical, criminality and security assessment.
• ✓Job offerThe applicant needs either a valid full-time job offer for at least one year or a Canadian certificate of qualification.
• ✓Outside Quebec IntentThe applicant must plan to live outside Quebec.
• ✓Qualified To Practise Where Experience GainedThe applicant must have been qualified to practise the trade where the work experience was acquired.
• ✓Skilled Trade Work Years MinAt least two years or 3,120 hours of paid skilled-trade experience is required in the previous five years.
• ✓Work Must Be In Same Trade NocEligible experience must be in one NOC and in Major Groups 72 excluding 726, 73, 82, 83, 92 or 93 excluding 932, Minor Group 6320, or Unit Group 62200.checked 2026-08-06

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

• ✗Student Work ExcludedWork gained while studying does not count toward the minimum.

• ✓Education RequirementThere is no minimum education requirement.
• ✓Eligibility summaryIRCC requires two years of recent skilled-trade experience and either a one-year job offer or Canadian qualification certificate.
• ✓Official source basisIRCC requires two years of recent skilled-trade experience and either a one-year job offer or Canadian qualification certificate.
• ✓Permanent Residence OutcomeThe official program is a pathway to Canadian permanent residence.
• ✓Report summaryIRCC requires two years of recent skilled-trade experience and either a one-year job offer or Canadian qualification certificate.