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Federal Skilled Worker Requirements:

Foreign nationals who apply for permanent residence as skilled workers are expected to meet a number of eligibility criteria including the education, skills, work experience, language ability and other qualifications needed to contribute to the Canadian labour market.

A person applying as a skilled worker is called the principal applicant and in addition to meeting the eligibility criteria must not be inadmissible. The principal applicant may include family members in the application for permanent residence as long as the visa officer is satisfied that the family members are in fact family members and they are not inadmissible in Canada.