Six Selection Factors - Federal Skilled Workers (Express Entry) - Canada - Ca

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Six selection factors – Federal skilled

workers (Express Entry)
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Language skills
Education
Experience
Age
Arranged employment in Canada
Adaptability
The Federal Skilled Worker program is one of three federal programs managed through
Express Entry.
You have to be eligible for one of these programs to enter the Express Entry pool.
If we invite you to apply, it will be under the program you seem to qualify for based on your
profile.
Express Entry candidates are scored using the Comprehensive Ranking System. If your skills and
experience qualify you as a federal skilled worker, we will also assess you on six selection factors.
If you score 67 points or higher (out of 100), you may qualify to immigrate to Canada as a federal
skilled worker.
If you score lower than the pass mark of 67 points, you won’t qualify to immigrate to Canada as
a federal skilled worker.
Point grids for each factor:
Language skills
(Maximum 28 points)
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Being able to communicate and work in one or both of Canada’s official languages is very important.
Knowing English, French or both helps you in the Canadian job market.
You can get up to 28 points for your skills in English and French. We’ll give you points based on
your ability to:
write
read
listen
speak
Language testing
You must take an approved language test to prove your language levels.
To measure your English or French levels, we use:
Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English

Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) for French
You must get a minimum level of CLB 7 or NCLC 7 for your first official language in all four
language areas. To get points for your second official language, you must meet the minimum level of
CLB 5 or NCLC 5 in all four language areas.
You won't get accepted into the Express Entry pool or be eligible to apply if you don't include
test results for either English or French. Your results must also show you meet the required level.
If you want to get points for your skills in both English and French, you must provide your language
test results for each language in your Express Entry profile.
Once you take the test, you can use it to see exactly how many points we'll give you for the
language selection factor.
Find out more about language testing and how to get it.
Calculate your language points
First official language (Maximum 24 points)

Check the table below and add the points that matches your skill level:
Points
First Official Language Speaking Listening Reading Writing
CLB level 9 or higher 6 6 6 6
Points
First Official Language Speaking Listening Reading Writing
CLB level 8 5 5 5 5
CLB level 7 4 4 4 4
Below CLB level 7 Not eligible to apply
Second official language (Maximum 4 points)

You can get four points only if you have a score of at least CLB 5 in each of the four language
abilities.
Second Official Language Points
At least CLB5 in all of the four abilities 4
CLB 4 or less in any of the four abilities 0
Education
(Maximum 25 points)
To get points for your education:
If you went to school in Canada, you must have a certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian:
secondary (high school) or

post-secondary school
If you have foreign education, you must have:
an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an approved agency showing that
your foreign education is equal to a completed certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian:
secondary (high school) or
post-secondary school
You must include your Canadian credential or your foreign credential and Educational Credential
Assessment (ECA) report when you apply.
Education Maximum 25 points
Education Maximum 25 points
University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level or equal 25 points
University degree at the Master’s level or equal OR University level entry- 23 points
to-practice professional degree (or equal). Occupation related to the
degree must be:
NOC 2016 Skill Level A, and
licensed by a provincial regulatory body
 Note: Degree program must be in one of these fields of study:

Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Podiatry, Optometry, Law,
Chiropractic Medicine, or Pharmacy.
Two or more Canadian post-secondary degrees or diplomas or equal (at 22 points

least one must be for a program of at least three years)
Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a program of three years 21 points

or longer, or equal
Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a two-year program, or 19 points

equal
Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a one-year program, or 15 points

equal
Canadian high school diploma, or equal 5 points
Experience
(Maximum 15 points)
You can get points for the number of years you’ve spent in full-time paid work (at least 30 hours per
week, or an equal amount of part-time).
National Occupational Classification (NOC)

The NOC is a system used to classify jobs in the Canadian economy. It describes duties, skills,
talents and work settings for different jobs. We use the 2016 edition of the NOC to assess skilled
worker applications.
Finding your NOC category

This job code is referred to as a "NOC code" in your Express Entry profile. Find your NOC to
find the information that best matches each of your past jobs.
You’ll need this information again, so make sure to save it with the other papers you need,
such as your passport.
If the description and list of main duties match what you did at your last job(s), you can count this
experience for points.
Use this chart to find the number of points based on your number of years of experience.
Experience Maximum 15 points
1 year 9
2-3 years 11
4-5 years 13
6 or more years 15
Age
(Maximum 12 points)
You’ll get points based on your age on the day when we get your application.
Age Points
Under 18 0
18-35 12
36 11
37 10
38 9
39 8
40 7
Age Points
41 6
42 5
43 4
44 3
45 2
46 1
47 and older 0
Arranged employment in Canada
(Maximum 10 points)
You can get points if you have a, full-time job offer of at least one year from a Canadian employer.
You must get the job offer before you apply to come to Canada as a federal skilled worker.
A valid job offer has to be:
for continuous, paid, full-time work that is:

not seasonal
for at least one year
in an occupation listed as Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B of the NOC.
You can get 10 points for a valid job offer. To be valid, one of these cases must apply:
1. You currently work in Canada on a temporary work permit and

your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued (or you’re
authorized to work in Canada without a work permit when your visa is issued)
we issued your work permit based on a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment
(LMIA) from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Your employer
would’ve applied for the LMIA, which you then had to attach to your application to us
you’re working for an employer named on your work permit who has made a permanent
job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker
2. You currently work in Canada in a job that is exempt from the LMIA requirement under:
an international agreement (such as, the North America Free Trade Agreement) or
a federal-provincial agreement and
your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued (or
you’re authorized to work in Canada without a permit when your visa is issued)
your current employer has made a permanent job offer based on you being
accepted as a skilled worker
3. You currently don’t:
have a work permit, or
plan to work in Canada before you get a permanent resident visa
OR
you’re currently working in Canada and a different employer has offered to give you a
permanent full-time job
OR
you’re currently working in Canada in a job that is exempt from a Labour Market Impact
Assessment, but not under an international or federal-provincial agreement
AND
an employer has:
made you a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker
and
a positive LMIA from ESDC
 Note:
You can't get a LMIA from ESDC (your employer must do this for you)
ESDC will only confirm permanent job offers for occupations listed in skill type O or skill
level A or B of the NOC
A IRCC officer must be convinced that you’re able to do the job offered to you
if the occupation is regulated in Canada, the officer must also be convinced that
you’ll be able to become licensed or certified when in Canada
Adaptability
(Maximum 10 points)
If you have a spouse or common-law partner who will immigrate with you to Canada, they can
earn points for adaptability too. You can only get points for each item once.
The maximum number of points in this section is 10.
Maximum
Adaptability 10 points
Maximum
Your spouse or partner’s language level 5

Your spouse or common-law partner has a language level in either English or French
at CLB 4 level or higher in all four language abilities (speaking, listening, reading and
writing).
To get these points, you must submit test results from an approved agency when you
apply. Results can't be more than two years old on the day you apply.
Your past study in Canada 5

You finished at least two academic years of full-time study (in a program at least two
years long) at a secondary or post-secondary school in Canada.
Full-time study means at least 15 hours of classes per week, and you must have
stayed in good academic standing (as set out by the school) during that time.
Your spouse or partner’s past study in Canada 5

Your spouse or common-law partner finished at least two academic years of full-time
study (in a program at least two years long) at a secondary or post-secondary school
in Canada.
Full-time study means at least 15 hours of classes per week, and your spouse or
partner must have stayed in good academic standing (as set out by the school)
during that time.
Your past work in Canada 10

You did at least one year of full-time work in Canada:
1. in a job listed in Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A or B of the National Occupational

Classification (NOC), and
2. with a valid work permit or while authorized to work in Canada
Your spouse or common-law partner’s past work in Canada 5

Your spouse / partner did at least one year of full-time work in Canada on a valid
work permit or while authorized to work in Canada.
Arranged Employment in Canada 5

You earned points under Factor 5: Arranged Employment.
Maximum
Relatives in Canada 5
You, or if it applies, your spouse or common-law partner, have a relative:
living in Canada
18 years or older and
a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
This relative must be a:
parent
grandparent
child
grandchild
child of a parent (sibling)
child of a grandparent (aunt or uncle)
grandchild of a parent (niece or nephew)
Please select all that apply:
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Six selection factors – Federal skilled

Point grids for each factor:

To measure your English or French levels, we use:

Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English

Calculate your language points

First official language (Maximum 24 points)

First Official Language Speaking Listening Reading Writing

CLB level 9 or higher 6 6 6 6

First Official Language Speaking Listening Reading Writing

Below CLB level 7 Not eligible to apply

Second official language (Maximum 4 points)

Second Official Language Points

At least CLB5 in all of the four abilities 4

CLB 4 or less in any of the four abilities 0

secondary (high school) or

If you have foreign education, you must have:

Education Maximum 25 points

Education Maximum 25 points

University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level or equal 25 points

 Note: Degree program must be in one of these fields of study:

Two or more Canadian post-secondary degrees or diplomas or equal (at 22 points

Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a program of three years 21 points

Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a two-year program, or 19 points

Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma for a one-year program, or 15 points

Canadian high school diploma, or equal 5 points

National Occupational Classification (NOC)

Finding your NOC category

Experience Maximum 15 points

Arranged employment in Canada

A valid job offer has to be:

for continuous, paid, full-time work that is:

1. You currently work in Canada on a temporary work permit and

The maximum number of points in this section is 10.

Your spouse or partner’s language level 5

Your past study in Canada 5

Your spouse or partner’s past study in Canada 5

Your past work in Canada 10

1. in a job listed in Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A or B of the National Occupational

Your spouse or common-law partner’s past work in Canada 5

Arranged Employment in Canada 5

This relative must be a:

Please select all that apply:

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