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Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is for qualified, experienced tradepersons from around the world who want to immigrate to Canada. To be eligible for the FST, you must:
- Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a skilled trade within the last 5 years
- Have a full-time job offer in that skilled trade for a period of at least 1 year or hold a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority
- Meet the required language levels for each language ability (writing, reading, listening and speaking). The required minimum language levels are Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening, and CLB 4 for reading and writing.
There is no education requirement for the FST. However, education increases your score in the express entry pool.
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