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Federal Skilled Worker Class and Reopening of Parental Sponsorships

Filipiniana News – MAY 2013 RHYME & REASON When I wrote last month’s column, the list of qualifying occupations for the new Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) class had not been released.  Just recently, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced the following list of occupations which may qualify an applicant under the FSW class even without a validated job offer from a Canadian employer: 0211   Engineering managers 1112   Financial and investment analysts 2113   Geoscientists and oceanographers 2131   Civil engineers 2132   Mechanical engineers 2134   Chemical engineers 2143   Mining engineers 2145   Petroleum engineers 2144   Geological engineers 2146   Aerospace engineers 2147   Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) 2154   Land surveyors 2174   ...