Canada cap as of February 4, 2012

Herewith is the Canada Cap as of February 4, 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)	104
1122 – Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	500 (Cap reached)**
1233 – Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	307
2121 – Biologists and Related Scientists	500 (Cap reached)**
2151 – Architects	453
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	192
3152 – Registered Nurses	500 (Cap reached)**
3215 – Medical Radiation Technologists	48
3222 – Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	31
3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses	433
4151 – Psychologists	108
4152 – Social Workers	452
6241 – Chefs	103
6242 – Cooks	247
7215 – Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	117
7216 – Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	313
7241 – Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)	135
7242 – Industrial Electricians	144
7251 – Plumbers	37
7265 – Welders and Related Machine Operators	41
7312 – Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	47
7371 – Crane Operators	11
7372 – Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	10
8222 – Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	116

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

**Once the Canada cap has been reached for certain occupations in Eligible occupations for Canada, the Centralized Intake Office CIO can only accept application with an existing offer of arranged employment.

Provincial Nomination Programs do not have Canada Cap.