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Canada Skilled Immigration
To be accepted in Canada's Skilled Worker programme, you need to:- Have at least one year of full-time, paid, work experience within the last 10 years. Most skilled occupations meet the requirements for this.
- Prove you have sufficient funds to maintain your family for six months after arriving in Canada.
- For example, if there are two of you, the Canadian government says you will need $12,659.
- If there are four of you, you will need $18,895.
- A family of six will need $24,170.
- You do not have to prove you have these funds if you have arranged employment in Canada.
- Pass the points test. You pass the points test if you receive 67 or more points.
Age at Time of Application:
- 21 - 49 = 10 points
- Subtract 2 points for each year over 49 or under 21.
Education:
- Master's Degree or Ph.D. and at least 17 years of full-time equivalent study = 25 points
- Two or more bachelor's degrees and at least 15 years ft equivalent study = 22 points
- 3-year diploma, trade cert. or apprenticeship and 15 years ft equivalent study. = 22 points
- University bachelor's degree of 2 years or more and 14 years of ft equiv. study = 20 points
- 2-year diploma, trade cert. or apprenticeship and 14 years ft equivalent study = 20 points
- One-year bachelor's university degree and at least 13 years of ft equiv. study = 15 points
- One-year diploma, trade cert. or apprenticeship and 13 years ft equiv. study = 15 points
- One-year diploma, trade cert, or apprenticeship and 12 years ft equiv. study = 12 points
- You completed high school = 5 points
Work Experience:
- 1 year = 15 points
- 2 years = 17 points
- 3 years = 19 points
- 4 years = 21 points
Arranged Employment:
- You have a permanent job offer = 10 points
- Job offer must have been confirmed by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
Adaptability:
- Spouse's or common-law partner's education = 3 - 5 points
- Minimum one year full-time authorized work in Canada = 5 points
- Minimum two years full-time authorized post-secondary study in Canada = 5 points
- You have received Points under the Arranged Employment in Canada factor = 5 points
- Family relationship in Canada = 5 points
Language Skills
- Canada's official languages are English and French. You can choose whether your first assessed language is English or French. You get the highest points for fluency in both languages.
- High proficiency in first language = 16 points maxiumum
- Moderate proficiency in first language = 8 points maxiumum
- Basic proficiency in first language = 4 points maxiumum
- No proficiency in first language = 0 points
- High proficiency in second language = 8 points maxiumum
- Moderate proficiency in second language = 8 points maxiumum
- Basic proficiency in second language = 8 points maxiumum
- No proficiency in second language = 0 points
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Language Skills - First Language
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Language Skills - Second Language