Work experience is your most important eligibility requirement. Applicants need at least 1-year of paid work in the same job within the same organization within the last 10 years at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 National Occupational Classification (NOC).
Work experience abroad can help you in immigrating to Canada. The Federal Skilled Worker Class (previously known as The Federal Skilled Worker Program) is an immigration program designed to aid skilled workers who have at least one year of work experience to obtain Permanent Residency (PR) in Canada.
Apart from the above there are 6 selection criteria which have been put forth: