Federal
Skilled Workers Immigration
Your
assessment for Immigration will be made on six
selection factors and a point system.
|
Education |
Maximum 25 points |
|
Ability in English and/or French |
Maximum 24 points |
|
Experience |
Maximum 21 points |
|
Age |
Maximum 10 points |
|
Arranged employment in Canada |
Maximum 10 points |
|
Adaptability |
Maximum 10 points |
|
Total marks |
Maximum 100 points |
|
Pass marks |
67
points Minimum |
If your
score is the 67 or above, then you can qualify to
immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. If your score
is lower than the pass mark, you are not likely to
qualify to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. We
recommend that you do not apply at this time.
However,
you can still apply if you believe other factors would
show that you are able to establish yourself in Canada
and support your dependants. Send a detailed letter
with your application explaining why you think you are
able to become economically established in Canada.
Include any documents that support your claim.
Factor
1: Education - maximum 25 points
|
University Degrees |
|
PhD,
or Master's, AND at least 17 years of full-time or
full-time equivalent study |
25 |
|
Two
or more university degrees at the Bachelor's level
AND at least 15 years of full-time or full-time
equivalent study |
22 |
|
A
two-year university degree at the Bachelor's level
AND at least 14 years of full-time or full-time
equivalent study |
20 |
|
A
one-year university degree at the Bachelor's level
AND at least 13 years of full-time or full-time
equivalent study |
15 |
|
Trade or Non-university Certificate or Diploma |
|
A
three-year diploma, trade certificate or
apprenticeship AND at least 15 years of full-time
or full-time equivalent study |
22 |
|
A
two-year diploma, trade certificate or
apprenticeship AND at least 14 years of full-time
or full-time equivalent study |
20 |
|
A
one-year diploma, trade certificate or
apprenticeship AND at least 13 years of full-time
or full-time equivalent study |
15 |
|
A
one-year diploma, trade certificate or
apprenticeship AND at least 12 years of full-time
or full-time equivalent study |
12 |
|
Secondary School Educational Credential |
5 |
Factor
2: English and French language ability - maximum 24
If you
are fluent in both official languages English and
French you will be awarded 24 points. If not, you must
firstly decide which language you are more fluent in.
This will be your "first official language". You can
gain up to 16 points for the first official language,
and up to 8 points for the second official language.
Your points score will be based on your ability to
read, write, listen to, and speak English and French.
The definition and table are below:
|
Skill Level |
Criteria |
|
High-proficiency |
You
can communicate effectively in most community and
workplace situations. You are fluent and can
speak, listen, read and write the language very
well. |
|
Moderate proficiency |
You
can communicate in this language and can make
yourself understood in most situations. You speak,
listen, read and write the language well. |
|
Basic or no proficiency |
You
have little ability in the language and have
difficulty communicating in this language. |
Calculating your language points:
|
First Language (Maximum 16) |
Speak |
Listen |
Read |
Write |
|
High-proficiency |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
Moderate proficiency |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Basic proficiency |
1 to
2 |
1 to
2 |
1 to
2 |
1 to
2 |
|
No
proficiency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Second Language (Max 8) |
Speak |
Listen |
Read |
Write |
|
High-proficiency |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Moderate proficiency |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Basic proficiency |
1 to
2 |
1 to
2 |
1 to
2 |
1 to
2 |
|
No
proficiency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
points achieved for speak + listen + read + write for
both languages.
Factor
3: Work experience - maximum 21 points
The
Canada immigration points system wants individuals
with at least one year of full time experience in the
last ten years in a management or professional or
highly skilled occupation. These are listed as Skill
Type O, Skill Type A or Skill Type B. You can check
that you meet the Canada visa requirements by doing
the following:
-
Look
at the list of occupations (noc) that meet the
requirements of the skilled worker category. Then
make a note of the four digit code next to your
occupation.
-
You
then put in the four digit code in quick search on
the left of the National Occupational Classification
(NOC) web site.
You must
make sure that your work experience matches that
stated in the NOC. You do not have to meet the
"employment requirements" section of the particular
job listed on NOC.
|
Years of experience |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4+ |
|
Points |
15 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
Factor
4: Age - maximum 10 points
Your
points score is calculated based on your age on
submission of the application:
|
Age |
Points Score |
|
16 or under |
0 |
|
17 |
2 |
|
18 |
4 |
|
19 |
6 |
|
20 |
8 |
|
21-49 |
10 |
|
50 |
8 |
|
51 |
6 |
|
52 |
4 |
|
53 |
2 |
|
54 and over |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Factor
5: Arranged employment (maximum 10 points)
You will
gain 10 points in the Canada immigration points system
if you have a job offer approved by Human Resources
Development Canada (HRDC) as a job where it will be
difficult to find someone to fill the vacancy from the
resident labour market. You must be able to do the
job, and meet the educational and, where relevant,
licensing and regulatory requirements for the job.
You
should note that it is the employer who applies to
HRDC and not yourself. You may also gain the ten
points in some circumstances if you are already in
employment in Canada.
|
HRDC-confirmed
permanent offer of employment |
10 |
|
You
are in Canada holding a temporary work permit and
can show the following: |
|
Your
employment is validated by HRDC, including
sectoral confirmations |
10 |
|
Your
employment is exempt from HRDC validation under
international agreements (e.g., NAFTA) or is of
significant benefit to Canada (i.e., intra-company
transferee) |
10 |
Factor
6: Adaptability (maximum 10 points)
You can
receive a maximum of 10 points based on any
combination of the elements listed below:
|
1.
Your accompanying spouse or common-law partner's
level of education |
|
Secondary school (high school) diploma or less |
0 |
|
Completed a one or two-year post-secondary program
and has at least 13 years of education |
3 |
|
Completed a three-year post secondary program and
has at least 15 years of education |
4 |
|
Completed a three-year university degree and has
at least 15 years of education |
4 |
|
Completed a Master's or Ph.D. and has at least 17
years of education |
5 |
|
2.
You or your accompanying spouse or common-law
partner has studied in Canada |
|
No,
or less than two years post-secondary education in
Canada |
0 |
|
Completed a post-secondary program of at least two
years in Canada since the age of 17 |
5 |
|
3.
You or your accompanying spouse or common-law
partner has worked in Canada |
|
No,
or less than one year full-time work in Canada |
0 |
|
Worked full-time in Canada for at least one year |
5 |
|
4.
You or your accompanying spouse or common-law
partner has family in Canada |
|
No |
0 |
|
Have
a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister,
brother, nephew, niece, child or grandchild who is
a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident living in
Canada |
5 |
|
5.
Arranged Employment |
|
No |
0 |
|
You
have already received points under the Arranged
Employment Factor |
5 |
Show the
following levels of funds to come under the skilled
worker category
-
For a single person $10,168
For a
family unit consisting of the following:
- 2
persons $12,659
- 3
persons $15,563
- 4
persons $18,895
- 5
persons $21,431
- 6
persons $24,170
- 7
persons or more $26,910
You do not have to show that you have these funds if
you have arranged employment in Canada.
Please note that to be able to successfully emigrate
to Canada you will have to show that you are in good
health and do not have any criminal convictions.
You
can add up your points score below:
You
will need to gain sixty-seven points under the new
selection criteria.
|
Factor |
Maximum Points |
Your Score |
|
1
Age |
10 |
? |
|
2
Education |
25 |
? |
|
3
Language Ability |
24 |
? |
|
4
Work experience |
21 |
? |
|
5
Arranged employment |
10 |
? |
|
6
Adaptability |
10 |
? |
|
Total: |
100 |
67 plus
minimum |
In
addition to meeting the pass mark of 67 points, in
order to qualify a Skilled Worker an applicant must
meet one of the three following criteria:
have an offer of arranged employment
(1); or
have lived legally in Canada for one
year as a temporary foreign worker or international
student (2); or
have at least one
year of full time experience in one or more of the
following 38 high-demand occupations(3):
0631 Restaurant and Food
Service Managers
0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to
Management
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
4151 Psychologists
4152 Social Workers
6241 Chefs
6242 Cooks
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
7242 Industrial Electricians
7251 Plumbers
7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371 Crane Operators
7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying &
Construction
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
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