The officers will award points for the applicant’s work experience if the applicant’s work experience comprises full-time paid work (or the corresponding equivalent in paid part-time work).

In addition, this occupation must be present in the following occupational categories specified in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011, such as:

• Skill Type 0 i.e. managerial occupations
• Skill Level A i.e. professional occupations or,
• Skill Level B i.e. technical occupations and skilled trades

Furthermore, in order to meet the prescribed minimum requirements, the applicant would need to possess skilled work experience that:

• Has taken place within the 10 years preceding the date of the applicant’s application for permanent residence and,
• Is not in an occupation that the authorities have designated as being a restricted occupation