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Canada Skilled Worker Immigration - Points based immigration

• Check your eligibility at any time with the Canada Immigration Points Calculator.
• Canada Skilled Workers Points requirement goes down to 67 points.
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• Introduction
• Overview of Changes
• Factor 1: Education
• Factor 2: English and French Ability
• Factor 3: Work Experience
• Factor 4: Age
• Factor 5: Arranged Employment
• Factor 6: Adaptability

• Points requirement goes down to 67 points! If you are living in the UK get your FREE assessment now!

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 22
study
A two-year university degree at the Bachelor's level AND at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent 20
study
A one-year university degree at the Bachelor's level AND at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent 15
study
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 22
equivalent study
A two-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent 20
study
A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent 15
study
A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 12 years of full-time or full-time equivalent 12
study
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 (Maximum 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.

You may need to look at a number of different occupations to find one that matches your work experience. If
your occupation does not come under skill level O, A or B or your experience did not occur in the last ten
years your application will be refused.

Once you have confirmed that you meet the above requirements, you can now estimate your points score.
You are granted 15 points for one year of work experience and two points for each further year up to a
maximum of 21 points.

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 10
significant benefit to Canada (i.e., intra-company transferee)

Factor6: 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 5
Citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
5. Arranged Employment
No 0
You have already received points under the Arranged Employment Factor 5

You will either need to show the following levels of funds to

come under the skilled worker category or have "arranged
employment".
You can look up the relevant exchange rate at Currency Convertor.

• For a single person $11,086

For a family unit consisting of the following:

• 2 persons $13,801
• 3 persons $16,967
• 4 persons $20,599
• 5 persons $23,364
• 6 persons $26,350
• 7 persons or more $29,337

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