Immigration Canada: Total complete applications received since July 1, 2011

On July 1, 2011, the eligibility criteria for Federal Skilled Worker applicants changed.

Between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, a maximum of 10,000 complete Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing. Within the 10,000 cap, a maximum of 500 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing within this same time frame.

Starting November 5, 2011, CIC will accept a total of 1,000 applications from international students who have completed at least two years of study towards a PhD and or who graduated from a Canadian PhD program in the 12 months before the date their application is received byCIC. Find out more about eligibility for this category or see the number of applications received to date on this site.

These limits do not apply to applications with an offer of arranged employment (job offer).

Applications received toward the overall cap: 6 205 of 10,000 as of January 3, 2012

Applications received per eligible occupation:

Eligible Occupation (by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code)	Number of Complete Applications Received*
0631 – Restaurant and Food Service Managers	500 (Cap reached)**
0811 – Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)	64
1122 – Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	500 (Cap reached)**
1233 – Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	217
2121 – Biologists and Related Scientists	500 (Cap reached)**
2151 – Architects	309
3111 – Specialist Physicians	447
3112 – General Practitioners and Family Physicians	467
3113 – Dentists	463
3131 – Pharmacists	500 (Cap reached)**
3142 – Physiotherapists	122
3152 – Registered Nurses	500 (Cap reached)**
3215 – Medical Radiation Technologists	33
3222 – Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	21
3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses	293
4151 – Psychologists	75
4152 – Social Workers	304
6241 – Chefs	66
6242 – Cooks	159
7215 – Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	82
7216 – Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	194
7241 – Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)	83
7242 – Industrial Electricians	97
7251 – Plumbers	22
7265 – Welders and Related Machine Operators	33
7312 – Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	34
7371 – Crane Operators	6
7372 – Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	6
8222 – Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	86

*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received as of January 3, 2012 is approximate.

**Once the cap has been reached, we can only accept applications for this occupation from people with an existing offer of arranged employment.

Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, the CIO cannot review each application for completeness on the same day it arrives at the office. The numbers on this page are updated at least once a week, but these figures are meant as a guide only. There is no guarantee that an application sent in now will fall within the cap by the time it reaches the CIO. We are looking into ways to minimize the effect of this on website updates.