Canada's new skilled worker program has started accepting applications from 4 May 2013. The eligible occupations stream will have an overall cap of 5,000 new applications and sub-caps of 300 applications in each of the 24 occupations on the list. Eligible occupations Engineering managers Financial and investment analysts Geoscientists and oceanographers Civil engineers Mechanical engineers Chemical engineers Mining engineers Geological engineers Petroleum engineers Aerospace engineers Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) Land surveyors Computer programmers and interactive media developers Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety Audiologists and speech-language pathologists Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists Medical laboratory technologists Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants Respiratory therapists, clinical perf...
