independent/skilled worker – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:23:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg independent/skilled worker – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 New Federal Skilled Worker General Occupations (Demand) List and Quotas https://www.akcanada.com/new-federal-skilled-worker-general-occupations-demand-list-and-quotas/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:04:38 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=1065 On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced new eligibility criteria for the Federal Skilled Worker Class. A maximum of twenty-five thousand (25,000) Federal Skilled Worker Applications will be considered for processing from May 1, 2014 until April 30, 2015. Within the twenty-five thousand (25,000) cap, a maximum of one thousand (1,000) Federal […]

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]]> New Federal Skilled Worker Class Eligibility Criteria Announced https://www.akcanada.com/new-federal-skilled-worker-class-eligibility-criteria-announced-2/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=1016 On Thursday, April 18, 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada made a major announcement, concerning the Federal Skilled Worker Class. Once again, there will be a General Occupations (Demand) List for the Federal Skilled Worker Class; however, the jobs on the List, the number of jobs on the List, the overall quota for the category and […]

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]]> New Federal Skilled Worker Program to take effect May 3, 2013-Now is the time for interested applicants to get started! https://www.akcanada.com/new-federal-skilled-worker-program-to-take-effect-may-4-2013-now-is-the-time-for-interested-applicants-to-get-started/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=998 On July 1, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada placed a temporary pause on accepting new Federal Skilled Worker Applications for Permanent Residence in Canada for processing. On December 19, 2012, Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, announced that the Government of Canada will start accepting Federal Skilled Worker Applications, again, on May […]

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]]> A New Year; A New Beginning in Canada‏ https://www.akcanada.com/a-new-year-a-new-beginning-in-canada/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:47:21 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=955 Best wishes to you and your loved ones for a very Happy New Year! This blog is directed to the many individuals who contacted the law offices of Abrams & Krochak in 2010 or 2011 to explore the possibility of immigrating to Canada as a skilled worker with Abrams & Krochak’s assistance. If you have […]

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]]> Mandatory Language Testing on the Horizon? https://www.akcanada.com/mandatory-language-testing-on-the-horizon/ Thu, 08 May 2008 14:49:56 +0000 http://akcanada.wordpress.com/?p=31 If ever there was a reason not to delay applying for Permanent Residence in Canada in the Independent / Skilled Worker Class, here is a convincing one: there is a report that all immigrants applying to come to Canada as skilled workers could soon be forced to take a test to show they are proficient […]

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