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1. Education |
Maximum 16 |
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If you have completed a second or third level university degree |
16 |
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If you have completed a university degree in a program that requires at
least three years of full time study |
15 |
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If you have completed a post-secondary program (for example, college,
trade school diploma or apprenticeship) which required, as a condition of
admission, secondary schooling at a level that allows for entrance to a
university (the program must have included at least one year of full-time
classroom study) |
13 |
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If you have completed a post-secondary program (for example, college,
trade school diploma or apprenticeship) which required, as a condition of
admission, secondary schooling at a level that does not ordinarily allow
for entrance to a university (the program must have included at least one
year of full-time classroom study) |
10 |
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If secondary school has been completed and the program includes trade or
occupational certification |
10 |
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If secondary school has been completed and the program provides for
entrance to university |
10 |
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If you have completed secondary school, but the program does not allow for
entrance to a university and does not include trade or occupational
certification |
5 |
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If you have not completed secondary school |
0 |
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2. Official Languages |
Maximum 15 |
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1st Official Language |
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Fluent (per ability) |
3 |
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Well (per ability) |
2 |
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With difficulty (per ability) |
0 |
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Possible maximum (all 3 abilities) |
9 |
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2nd Official Language |
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Fluent (per ability) |
2 |
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Well (per ability) |
1 |
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With difficulty (per ability) |
0 |
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Possible maximum (all 3 abilities) |
6 |
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3. Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) |
Maximum 18 |
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If the occupation you have selected is listed in the occupations list,
give yourself the number of points listed under the column "SVP" for that
occupation |
As Listed |
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If your occupation is not on the occupations list but you have arranged
employment in Canada the SVP points will be shown on the notification of
arranged employment sent to you by the visa office |
As Notified |
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4. Occupation |
Maximum 10 |
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If your occupation is not indicated on the enclosed occupations list,
check it to see if there is another occupation for which you are
qualified. If there is, give yourself the points listed |
As Listed |
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If there is no occupation listed for which you are qualified |
0 |
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If you have arranged employment or a designated occupation with an SVP of
11 or more (as outlined in factor - Arranged Employment) |
10 |
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5. Work Experience |
Maximum 8 |
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Years of experience in
occupation = Points |
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SVP Points |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 or more |
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1 - 3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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5 - 7 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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11 - 15 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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18 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
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6. Age |
Maximum 10 |
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21 to 44 years at time of application |
10 |
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Less 2 points for each year over 44 or under 21 |
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7. Arranged Employment / Designated Occupation Factor |
Maximum 10 |
If you have arranged employment or a designated occupation
(Note: If the SVP is 11 or more, also give yourself 10 points under
Occupation Factor |
10 |
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If you are a member of the clergy and have a letter from a congregation in
Canada offering you a position |
10 |
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If your family in Canada has a business where you will work full time.
This process must be initiated in Canada, and the offer of employment must
be approved by a Canada Immigration Centre |
10 |
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8. Demographic Factor |
Maximum 10 |
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This is a number set by the federal government |
8 |
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9. Personal Suitability |
Maximum 10 |
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The points for personal suitability will be assessed by a visa officer.
The maximum score allotted for personal suitability is 10. The average
applicant is awarded from 5 to 7 points; few receive either 0 or 10. Use
the average score of 6 to assess your own personal suitability |
6 |
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10. Relative in Canada |
Bonus 5 |
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Give yourself 5 points if a brother, sister, mother, father, grandparent,
aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew is a permanent resident or Canadian citizen
living in Canada |
5 |
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Total |
Maximum 112 |
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Pass Mark |
70 |
