Canada cap as of February 11, 2012

Herewith is the Canada Cap as of February 11, 2012.

This is in line with the Ministerial Instruction 3, in the Federal Skilled Workers application.

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.

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) 112
1122 – Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management 500 (Cap reached)**
1233 – Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners 352
2121 – Biologists and Related Scientists 500 (Cap reached)**
2151 – Architects 485
3111 – Specialist Physicians 500 (Cap reached)**
3112 – General Practitioners and Family Physicians 500 (Cap reached)**
3113 – Dentists 500 (Cap reached)**
3131 – Pharmacists 500 (Cap reached)**
3142 – Physiotherapists 222
3152 – Registered Nurses 500 (Cap reached)**
3215 – Medical Radiation Technologists 59
3222 – Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists 34
3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses 473
4151 – Psychologists 120
4152 – Social Workers 500 (Cap reached)**
6241 – Chefs 115
6242 – Cooks 281
7215 – Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades 132
7216 – Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades 337
7241 – Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) 146
7242 – Industrial Electricians 167
7251 – Plumbers 43
7265 – Welders and Related Machine Operators 48
7312 – Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 52
7371 – Crane Operators 11
7372 – Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction 11
8222 – Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service 128

*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received is approximate.

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

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