The current Canada Cap is set at 500 applications for each of the 29 in demand occupation.
The number of applications received in published every week at the cic.gc.ca website.
The list of occupations as well as the current Canada Cap, will run until June 30, 2012. On July 1, 2012 Citizenship and Immigration Canada will either set a new list and a new Canada Cap or retain the current list and quota.
To date here is the update on the total applications received:
Source cic.gc.caApplications received toward the overall cap: 6,646 of 10,000 as of January 12, 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) 76 1122 – Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management 500 (Cap reached)** 1233 – Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners 240 2121 – Biologists and Related Scientists 500 (Cap reached)** 2151 – Architects 357 3111 – Specialist Physicians 483 3112 – General Practitioners and Family Physicians 500 (Cap reached)** 3113 – Dentists 497 3131 – Pharmacists 500 (Cap reached)** 3142 – Physiotherapists 143 3152 – Registered Nurses 500 (Cap reached)** 3215 – Medical Radiation Technologists 41 3222 – Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists 23 3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses 340 4151 – Psychologists 82 4152 – Social Workers 371 6241 – Chefs 74 6242 – Cooks 185 7215 – Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades 88 7216 – Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades 225 7241 – Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) 102 7242 – Industrial Electricians 105 7251 – Plumbers 28 7265 – Welders and Related Machine Operators 36 7312 – Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 39 7371 – Crane Operators 9 7372 – Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction 7 8222 – Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service 95
*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received as of January 12, 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.
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