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Immigration?
On January 1, 2015, the Government of Canada implemented the Express Entry
Immigration system under the Economic Class including the Federal Skilled Worker
Program.
Under Express Entry, Federal Skilled Workers across 347 eligible occupations who
meet minimum entry criteria, submit an expression of interest profile to the Express
Entry Pool. The profiles of candidates in the pool are ranked under a Comprehensive
Ranking System. The highest ranked candidates will be considered for an invitation to
apply for permanent residence. Candidates receiving an invitation must submit a full
application within a delay of 60-days.
Federal Skilled Workers are persons with suitable education, work experience, age
and language abilities under one of Canada's official languages and who are selected
under the Express Entry Immigration system to apply for permanent residence.
To qualify for admission to the Express Entry Pool as a Federal Skilled Worker,
applicants must meet the following conditions:
Essential Conditions:
1.
2.
3.
Score sufficient points under the skilled worker point gridcomprising of six
selection factors. The current pass mark is 67 points;
4.
5.
6.
Under the new rules, qualified applicants are evaluated against six factors to determine
their eligibility for immigration to Canada. Applicants must obtain a total of 67 points out
of a possible 100 in order to qualify. The selection factors are:
Education;
Language;
Employment experience;
Age;
Arranged employment;
Adaptability;
The new program seeks to select candidates with the highest probability of economic
settlement success and contribution to Canada. It maintains previous criteria with
modification to the relative importance and point structure for each selection factor.
Selection Factors:
To be selected under the FSW program, applicants who possess sufficient work
experience and language proficiency must accumulate a minimum of 67 points on the
skilled worker selection grid, which allocates points for education, language, employment
experience, age, arranged Canadian employment and adaptability.
Education Maximum of 25 points
The maximum number of points awarded for education is 25, with maximum points
awarded to applicants with doctoral degrees. Foreign credentials will be evaluated by a
designated third party to determine their Canadian equivalent and points will be awarded
based on that equivalence. At this time, organizations designated for credential
evaluation are:
Factor
Score Final
EDUCATION
Max.
25
25
23
22
21
19
15
Max.
28
Intermediate proficiency
1st Lang (per ability) (CLB 7)*
*Minimum threshold
required to apply
Basic or no proficiency
24
2ndLang No proficiency
Possible maximum (all four
abilities)
0
4
Max.
15
One year*
*Minimum threshold required to apply
11
13
15
AGE
Max.
12
18 to 35 years
12
36 years
11
Max.
10
10
10
10
ADAPTABILITY
Max.
10
10
Arranged employment
Total
100
CIC policy confirms that the Federal Skilled Worker Program, while well-tailored to select
highly educated individuals, does not favour applications from the skilled trades. In an
effort to ensure the Canadian labour market attracts sufficient trades workers, qualified
trades candidates may now apply for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled
Trades Program.
Persons interested in applying for permanent residence are invited to communicate with
us at their convenience and/or to complete anassessment questionnaire. Upon receipt
we will assess your options.