The Federal Skilled Trades Program or FSTP is established for foreign nationals who seek employment and permanent residency in Canada. This employment and residency program however, only cater to foreign nationals who work under a particular skilled trade that is listed as an eligible occupation for this program.

1. Chefs
2. Cooks
3. Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
4. Bakers
5. Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
6. Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
7. Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
8. Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
9. Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
10. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
11. Tool and die makers
12. Sheet metal workers
13. Boilermakers
14. Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters
15. Ironworkers
16. Welders and related machine operators
17. Electricians (except industrial and power system)
18. Industrial electricians
19. Power system electricians
20. Electrical power line and cable workers
21. Telecommunications line and cable workers
22. Telecommunications installation and repair workers
23. Cable television service and maintenance technicians
24. Plumbers
25. Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
26. Gas fitters
27. Carpenters
28. Cabinetmakers
29. Bricklayers
30. Concrete finishers
31. Tilesetters
32. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
33. Roofers and shinglers
34. Glaziers
35. Insulators
36. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
37. Floor covering installers
38. Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
39. Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
40. Supervisors, printing and related occupations
41. Supervisors, railway transport operations
42. Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
43. Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
44. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
45. Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
46. Railway carmen/women
47. Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
48. Machine fitters
49. Elevator constructors and mechanics
50. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
51. Motor vehicle body repairers
52. Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
53. Appliance servicers and repairers
54. Electrical mechanics
55. Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
56. Other small engine and small equipment repairers
57. Railway and yard locomotive engineers
58. Railway conductors and brakemen/women
59. Crane operators
60. Drillers and blasters - surface, mining, quarrying and construction
61. Water well drillers
62. Printing press operators
63. Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
64. Supervisors, logging and forestry
65. Supervisors, mining and quarrying
66. Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling services
67. Underground production and development miners
68. Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
69. Logging machinery operators
70. Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
71. Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
72. Fishing masters and officers
73. Fishermen/women
74. Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
75. Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
76. Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing
77. Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
78. Supervisors, forest products processing
79. Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
80. Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
81. Supervisors, electronics manufacturing
82. Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing
83. Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
84. Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
85. Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
86. Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
87. Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators
88. Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
89. Power engineers and power systems operators
90. Water and waste treatment plant operators