New proposed point system that might be implimended for application Skilled Migration starting from January 2013
You will be awarded selection points based on your information at the time when the visa office receives your application not the day you mail your application.
Canada Immigration will declare New Trade Skilled Migration program and new occupation list for Skilled Migration Program starting from Januray 2013 in month of November or December PERHAPS.
And there is good Probability that applicant who intends to migrate to Canada might have to show EOI (Expression of Interest )and provide a range of information in his/her EOI depending on the visa(s) they want to be considered for, such as:
basic personal information
occupation work experience
study and education
level of English skills
details of a Skills Assessment, related to occupation.
Predicted or proposed new point system applicable from Jan2013 might be as follows:
AGE
Age (MAX 12) |
Points |
18 to 35 |
12 |
36 |
11 |
37 |
10 |
38 |
9 |
39 |
8 |
40 |
7 |
41 |
6 |
42 |
5 |
43 |
4 |
44 |
3 |
45 |
2 |
46 |
1 |
47 and Above |
0 |
EDUCATION
Education |
Points |
Doctor or Phd Level |
25 |
Master Degree e.g. MBA or MA |
23 |
Two Post Secondary Degrees e.g. BA and B.ed |
23 |
Three year or more Post Secondary Credentials |
21 |
Two years Post Secondary Credentials |
19 |
One year post Secondary Credentials |
15 |
Secondary School |
05 |
EXPERIENCE
Experience (15 Max) |
Points |
One Year |
09 |
2-3 Years |
11 |
4-5 Years |
13 |
6 Years and above |
15 |
Adaptability
Adaptability (10 Max) |
Points |
PA Previous Work in Canada (min. 1 yr at NOC 0, A, B) or |
05 |
Previous study in Canada — PA Previous study or work experience in Canada — by accompanying spouse/partner OR Arranged employment OR Relative in Canada (18 years or over) OR Accompanying spouse/partner’s official language |
05 |
1st Language English or French
First Official Language (Points per ability) MAX 24 Points 1st language |
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Level |
Speaking |
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
English French |
6 points 7.0 - 9.0 |
6 points 8.0 - 9.0 |
6 points 7.0 - 9.0 |
6 points 7.0 - 9.0 |
English |
5 points 6.5 |
5 points 7.5 |
5 points 6.5 |
5 points 6.5 |
|
4 points 6.0 |
4 points 6.0 |
4 points 6.0 |
4 points 6.0 |
|
3 points 5.5 |
3 points 5.5 |
3 points 5.0 |
3 points 5.5 |
|
2 points 5.0 |
2 points 5.0 |
2 points 4.0 |
2 points 5.0 |
Please Note: You can score a maximum of only two points in total for low-level proficiency. |
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Second Official Language (MAX 4 points) |
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|
Speaking |
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
High proficiency |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Basic proficiency |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Please Note: You can score a maximum of only two points in total for basic-level proficiency. |
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No proficiency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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