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[edit] What is THE LIST?

• On the 28th November (2008), the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism published a list of occupations that are in extreme demand. Skilled Worker applicants must show evidence of at least one year's experience under one or more of the following National Occupational Classification categories. THE LIST is as follows:

0111 Financial Managers

0213 Computer and Information Systems Managers

0311 Managers in Health Care

0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers

0632 Accommodation Service Managers

0711 Construction Managers

1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants

2113 Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists

2143 Mining Engineers

2144 Geological Engineers

2145 Petroleum Engineers

3111 Specialist Physicians

3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians

3141 Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists

3143 Occupational Therapists

3142 Physiotherapists

3151 Head Nurses and Supervisors

3152 Registered Nurses

3215 Medical Radiation Technologists

3233 Licensed Practical Nurses

4121 University Professors

4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors

6241 Chefs

6242 Cooks

7213 Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades

7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades

7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews

7241 Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)

7242 Industrial Electricians

7251 Plumbers

7252 Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers

7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators

7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

7371 Crane Operators

7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction

8221 Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying

8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

9212 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

[edit] Why does THE LIST matter?

• If applicants belong to occupations that are on that list, their permanent residence (PR) applications will not need to be backed up by pre-arranged employment, and their applications will be accepted (if everything else -- police checks, medicals, etc. -- is in order).

• If an applicant's occupation is not on the Minister's list of occupations in extreme demand, and if the applicant does not have pre-arranged employment, the application will be rejected.

• Note that this is true, regardless of what you scored on the points test.
  • These days the points test is relevant only if you do not meet the 67 point threshold.
  • If you do meet the 67 point threshold, it is only the first filter.
  • Now another filter has been added.
  • You have to be in an occupation that is in extreme demand in Canada or you have to have pre-arranged employment.
  • Yes, there are a few other workarounds that you could try, but none of them is for the faint of heart either.

• Visa officers will start to process the backlog of PR applications now that THE LIST has been published. Visa officers will weed through all PR applications, and reject the ones from applicants whose occupations are not on THE LIST, as it's come to be known on the British Expats Forum.

• Note that the PR applications that will be rejected out of hand will be those from applicants whose occupations are not on THE LIST and that are not backed up by pre-arranged employment. Also, PR applications submitted before 28th February 2008 will not be subject to the new rules incorporating THE LIST.

• During this waiting period (since the end of February 2008), visa officers have continued to process PR applications that have been backed up by pre-arranged employment.

[edit] Occupations under Pressure Lists

• THE LIST that is under discussion in this article is not the same thing as the Occupations under Pressure (OUP) lists.

• The various provinces' OUP lists are relevant only to people who are applying for temporary work permits (TWPs).

• The significance of an OUP list is that, if your occupation appears on it, the employer's required advertising time, before he/she can apply for a labour market opinion (LMO), is reduced from three months to seven business days.

• Once the employer has an LMO in hand, the fact that your occupation appears on an OUP list does not affect the processing of your TWP application.