Certificate of Qualification Requirement – Federal Skilled Trades

[Baljit]

My friend came to Canada on a work permit to work as a supervisor for a construction company. He is now interested in becoming a PR through the FST program. He read somewhere that needs to get a certificate of qualification in order to apply. Can you shed some light on what this document is and how to get it?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

A certificate of qualification is a document that proves that a person is qualified to work in a certain skilled trade occupation in Canada. In order to obtain this certificate, you must fulfill the following 2 requirements:

– has passed a certification exam,

– meet all the requirements to practice your trade occupation in your province or territory

Generally, the certificate of qualification is issued by the body that governs trades in your province of residence or sometimes it is issued by a federal authority.