Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — 87.2
Definition of skilled trade occupation 87.2 (1) In this section, skilled trade occupation means an occupation, other than a restricted occupation, in any of the following groups listed in the National Occupational Classification : (a) Major Group 72, technical trades and transportation officers and controllers, excluding Sub-major Group 726, transportation officers and controllers; (b) Major Group 73, general trades; (c) Major Group 82, supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production; (d) Major Group 83, occupations in natural resources and related production; (e) Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and utilities operators and controllers; (f) Major Group 93, central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, excluding Sub-major Group 932, aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors; (g) Minor Group 6320, cooks, butchers and bakers; and (h) Unit Group 62200, chefs. Class (2) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the federal skilled trades class is prescribed as a class of persons who are skilled trades workers and who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada in a skilled trade occupation and their intention to reside in a province other than the Province of Quebec. Member of class (3) A foreign national is a member of the federal skilled trades class if (a) they have had their proficiency in the English or French language evaluated by an organization or institution that is designated under subsection 74(3) using a language test that is approved under that subsection, the results of which must indicate that the foreign national has met the applicable threshold that is fixed by the Minister under subsection 74(1) for each of the four language skill areas; (b) they have, during the five years before the date on which their permanent resident visa application is made, acquired at least two years of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work, in the skilled trade occupation specified in the application after becoming qualified to independently practice the occupation, and during that period of employment has performed (i) the actions described in the lead statement for the occupation as set out in the occupational descriptions of the National Occupational Classification , and (ii) a substantial number of the main duties listed in the description of the occupation set out in the National Occupational Classification , including all of the essential duties; (c) they have met the relevant employment requirements of the skilled trade occupation specified in the application as set out in the National Occupational Classification , except for the requirement to obtain a certificate of qualification issued by a competent provincial authority; and (d) they meet at least one of the following requirements: (i) they hold a certificate of qualification issued by a competent provincial or federal authority in the skilled trade occupation specified in the application for a permanent resident visa, (ii) they are in Canada and hold a work permit that is valid on the date on which their application for a permanent resident visa is made and, on the date on which the visa is issued, hold a valid work permit or are authorized to work in Canada under section 186 and (A) the work permit was issued based on a positive determination made by an officer under subsection 203(1) with respect to their employment with their current employer in a skilled trade occupation and the assessment by the Department of Employment and Social Development on the basis of which the determination was made is not suspended or revoked, (B) they are working for an employer specified on the work permit, (C) they have an offer of employment that is for continuous full-time work having a total duration of at least one year after the date on which a permanent resident visa is issued and that is