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What To Know About Canada’s New Federal Skilled Trades Program Offering Permanent Residency

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Canada has introduced new eligibility requirements for the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), an immigration pathway under the Express Entry system.

The updated criteria outline essential conditions that skilled trades workers must meet to qualify for permanent residency in Canada.

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Overview of Canada’s Federal Skilled Trades Program
The FSTP is designed to attract skilled trades professionals from around the world to fill labor shortages in various industries.

This immigration stream allows tradespeople to apply for permanent residency based on their experience in eligible sectors.

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Updated Eligibility Criteria for 2025

Starting in March 2025, applicants must meet the following eight eligibility requirements:

1. Eligible Skilled Trade Sectors
Candidates must have work experience in one of the following sectors:

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Construction (e.g., electricians, plumbers, welders, carpenters)
Transportation (e.g., truck drivers, mechanics)
Manufacturing & Industrial Trades (e.g., machine operators, tool and die makers)
Natural Resources & Agriculture (e.g., forestry, oil and gas trades)

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2. Skilled Trades Work Experience
Applicants must:

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Have at least two years of full-time work experience (or 3,120 hours in total) in a skilled trade within the last five years.
Perform duties listed under the National Occupational Classification (NOC), specifically Major Groups 72, 73, 82, 83, 92, or 93 (excluding Sub-Major Groups 726 and 932), Minor Group 6320, and Unit Group 62200.
Meet all job requirements specified under the NOC.
Have been paid for their work (unpaid or volunteer experience is not considered).
Be qualified to practice in the country where they gained their experience.

3. Job Offer or Certificate of Qualification
Applicants must provide one of the following:

A valid, full-time job offer (for at least one year) from a Canadian employer, or
A certificate of qualification issued by a provincial, territorial, or federal authority in Canada.
Note: Certification requirements vary by province and territory. Some applicants may need to travel to Canada for assessment or secure an employer for additional training. It is advisable to check trade certification details on the governing body’s website of the intended province or territory.

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4. Language Proficiency
Candidates must take an approved language test in English or French and meet the minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) scores in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

5. Education Requirements
While no formal education is required to apply for FSTP, having an educational credential can improve an applicant’s ranking in the Express Entry pool.

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6. Proof of Funds
Applicants must demonstrate that they have sufficient financial resources to settle in Canada unless:

They are already legally working in Canada, or
They have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer.

7. Admissibility Criteria
Applicants must meet Canadian immigration laws, ensuring they:

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Do not have a criminal record or pose security risks.
Do not have medical conditions that could render them ineligible.

8. Residency Requirement
Applicants must intend to live outside Quebec, as the province of Quebec selects its skilled workers through a separate immigration program.

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Militia Attack On DRC IDP Camp, Kills 10, Mostly Women, Children

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An armed group at the centre of a long-running ethnic conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast attacked a camp for displaced people on Friday, killing 10, local sources told AFP.

Bordering Uganda, Ituri province has for years been the scene of pitched battles between the Lendu, a group mainly made up of settled farmers, and the Hema people, typically nomadic herders.

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The fighting has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and the mass displacement of many more.

Friday’s assault on the Djangi displaced persons camp was carried out by the self-proclaimed Cooperative for the Development of Congo (Codeco), a Lendu-aligned militia responsible for previous civilian massacres, the camp’s head told AFP.

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They were many and armed with firearms and machetes. They surprised us, they killed 10 displaced people, most of them women and children,” said Richard Likana.

An employee of the Red Cross, who asked to remain anonymous, confirmed the attack, which took place around 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Bunia.

They were cut up with machetes while others were shot,” the humanitarian worker added.

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Congolese army Colonel Ruffin Mapela, the local administrator for Djugu territory where the camp is located, gave the same toll of 10 dead and put the number of injured at 15.

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According to local and humanitarian sources, Codeco was responsible for an attack on February 10 which killed 51 people in Ituri province. Most of the victims were also displaced persons.

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That raid was said to be a response to a strike by the rival Hema-led Zaire militia in the same area.

Violence between the Hema and Lendu killed thousands in gold-rich Ituri from 1999-2003, which only ended after European forces intervened.

The conflict erupted again in 2017, killing thousands more.

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The violence has led to more than 1.5 million people leaving their homes, according to the UN.

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Israel Wants Global Action Against Iran’s Nuclear Plans

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Israel’s foreign minister said on Friday that the world was obliged to stop Iran from developing an atomic bomb, days after Israel claimed it had “thwarted Iran’s nuclear project” in a 12-day war.

Israel acted at the last possible moment against an imminent threat to itself, the region, and the international community,” Gideon Saar wrote on X.

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The international community must now prevent, by any effective means, the world’s most extreme regime from obtaining the most dangerous weapon.”

READ ALSO:Netanyahu Vows To Thwart ‘Any Attempt’ By Iran To Rebuild Nuclear Programme

Israel and Iran each claimed victory in the war that ended with a ceasefire on June 24.

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The conflict erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a bombing campaign, stating it aimed to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon—an ambition Iran has consistently denied.

Following waves of Israeli attacks on nuclear and military sites, the United States bombed three key facilities, with President Donald Trump insisting it had set Iran’s nuclear programme back by “decades”.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an address to the nation after the ceasefire, announced that “we have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project”.

However, there is no consensus as to how effective the strikes were.
On Friday, Iran rejected a request by UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi to visit the bombed facilities, saying it suggested “malign intent”.

The comments from Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi came after parliament approved a bill suspending cooperation with the UN watchdog.

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In a post on X following the move, Saar said Iran “continues to mislead the international community and actively works to prevent effective oversight of its nuclear programme”.

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We Would Have Killed Iran’s Supreme Leader If Given Opportunity – Israel

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Defence Minister Israel Katz told media that Israel would have killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the war between the two countries if the opportunity had presented itself.

“If he had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Katz told Israel’s public radio station Kan Thursday evening, adding that the military had “searched a lot”.

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Khamenei understood this, went very deep underground, broke off contact with the commanders… so in the end it wasn’t realistic,” Katz told Kan.

He told Israeli television Channel 13 Thursday that Israel would cease its assassination attempts because “there is a difference between before the ceasefire and after the ceasefire”.

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Katz had said during the war that Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist”, just days after reports that Washington vetoed Israeli plans to assassinate him.

But on Kan, Katz advised Khamenei to remain inside a bunker.

He should learn from the late Nasrallah, who sat for a long time deep in the bunker”, he said, referring to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s former leader Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel killed in a Beirut air strike in September 2024.

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The movements of the supreme leader, who has not left Iran since he took power, are subject to the tightest security and secrecy.

READ ALSO:Iran Nabs 22 Suspected Israeli Spies Amidst Escalating Conflict

Katz said Thursday that Israel maintained its aerial superiority over Iran and that it was ready to strike again.

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We won’t let Iran develop nuclear weapons and threaten (Israel) with long-range missiles”, he said.

In his Channel 12 interview, Katz admitted that Israel does not know the location of all of Iran’s enriched uranium, but that its air strikes had destroyed the Islamic republic’s uranium enrichment capabilities.

The material itself was not something that was supposed to be neutralised,” he said of the enriched uranium.

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The impact of Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme has been a subject to debate.

A leaked US intelligence assessment estimated the programme to have set Iran back a few months, while Katz and other Israeli and US public figures said the damage would take years to rebuild.

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Israel and Iran each claimed victory in a 12-day war that ended with a ceasefire on June 24.

The war erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a bombing campaign that it said aimed to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon — an ambition Iran has consistently denied.

 

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