SKILLED
WORKERS - EVALUATION
In this section you can calculate the score
you would count on if apply for Visa as Skilled Worker right now. Try to be
as precise as you can, to know your real possibilities.
1. EDUCATION (Maximum 25
points)
State what your score would be according to
your degree and the duration of your course of studies.
|
PROFESSIONALS with a University
Degree |
|
Score |
Education Level |
|
25 points |
PHD s or Master's, And
at least 17 years full time studies or equivalent |
|
22 points |
Two or more Bachelor degrees (see
note) AND at least 15 years of full time studies, or
equivalent. |
|
20 points |
A two-year study university degree,
Bachelor Level and at least 14 years of full time studies or
equivalent. |
|
15 points |
A one-year study university degree,
Bachelor level and at least 13 years of study, full time or
equivalent. |
NOTE:
A
"Bachelor"
degree is equivalent in many countries to the degrees of Mechanic, Civil,
Electric, Electronic Engineer, and other specializations. It is issued by a
University and usually has a duration of 4 or 5 years full time study.
|
TECHNICIANS
with intermediate courses of studies or specific |
|
Score |
Level of Education |
|
22 points |
A three-year diploma, trade
certificate or apprenticeship
AND at
least 15 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study |
|
20 points |
A two-year diploma, trade certificate
or apprenticeship
AND at
least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study |
|
15 points |
A one-year diploma, trade certificate
or apprenticeship
AND at
least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study |
|
12 points |
A one-year diploma, trade certificate
or apprenticeship
AND at
least 12 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study |
|
5 points |
Secondary School Educational
Credential |
.
2 - LANGUAGE
(Maximum 26 points)
For knowing English
and French (both official languages in Canada) you score 26 points, which
are, along with education, the most important aspects of assessment for
officials to make a decision on your case. The knowledge of these languages
is split into four different abilities: listening, reading, speaking and
writing. The applicant must state which language is the one he / she masters
best with the purpose of that evaluation.
POINTS ACQUIRED FOR ENGLISH AND FRENCH
|
Level of Knowledge
|
Score |
|
1st Language (English or French) |
|
High proficiency (per ability*)
|
4 |
|
Moderate proficiency (per ability*) |
2 |
|
Basic proficiency (per ability*)
|
1 to 2 |
|
No proficiency (per ability*) |
0 |
|
Maximum |
16 points |
|
2nd Language (French or English) |
|
High proficiency (per ability*) |
2 |
|
Moderate proficiency (per ability*) |
2 |
|
Basic proficiency (per ability*) |
1 to 2 |
|
No proficiency (per ability*) |
0 |
|
Maximum |
8 points |
|
* Listening, reading, speaking, writing |
Table to
estimate score for LANGUAGES
|
First official
language |
Read |
Write |
Listen |
Speak |
|
|
High proficiency
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Moderate proficiency
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Basic proficiency
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
No proficiency
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Maximum 16 points |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second official
language |
Read |
Write |
Listen |
Speak |
|
|
High proficiency
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Moderate proficiency
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Basic proficiency
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
No proficiency
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Maximum 8 points |
|
|
|
|
|
|
IMPORTANT
Your real level of English or French, must be
proved by taking a compulsory exam recommended or validated by
the Citizenship and Immigration Canada - CIC. You could
improve your level if you take an intensive course a before you
ask for your Permanent Residence Visa.
You may study and take several exams until you reach the proper
results and score. |
3 - EXPERIENCE (Maximum 21 points)
You must have
at least a one-year job experience in your profession or craft to be
accepted by the Federal Government of Canada. That experience must be in one
of the professions eligible, classified in the
National Occupation Classification (NOC).
Calculate your score
with the following table:
|
Score |
Experience profession |
|
21 |
4 years or more |
|
19 |
3 years |
|
17 |
2 years |
|
15 |
1 year |
4
- AGE - (Maximum 10 points)
Age is one of the
aspects taken into account for the score by the Visa Officials, with the aim
to determine if a Professional or Skilled Worker is accepted or rejected.
Use the following table to set your score for age:
|
Age of Applicant |
Score |
|
16 years or less |
0 |
|
17 years |
2 points |
|
18 years |
4 points |
|
19 years |
6 points |
|
20 years |
8 points |
|
21 years to 49 years |
10 points |
|
50 years |
8 points |
|
51 years |
6 points |
|
52 years |
4 points |
|
53 years |
2 points |
|
54 years or older |
0 |
5 - JOB OFFER – Work Arrangement (Maximum 10 points)
The possibilities
to be accepted to get the Permanent Resident Visa are greater when a
Professional or Skilled Worker has a valid job offer or a job by a Canadian
employer. In this case the applicant will receive 10 extra points for their
assessment. The offer must be approved by the HRSDC - – Human Resources and
Social Development Canada.
|
Secured Job in Canada |
Maximum 10 |
|
Job offer by a Canadian employer
(It must be validated by HRSDC- Human Resources Canada) |
10 |
6 - ADAPTABILITY (Maximum 10 points)
To
get the Permanent Resident visa, you have more possibilities according to
certain aspects of your experience or to your wife or permanent couple.
Use
the following table to estimate your score. If you and your wife have points
for the same reason, the points obtained will only for one person. For
example, if both have close relatives in Canada, you will only get 5
points.
|
ADAPTABILITY CRITERIA |
SCORE |
|
A.
Level of Education of Wife or
Couple
-
Diploma in high school or less:
0 points
-
Certificate of a technical or university course of at
least one year full time. Plus full high school:
3 Points
- Certificate of technical or university course of
two years full study or more, and at least 14 years full study or
equivalent: 4 points
- A Master Degree or PHD and at lest 17 years full
study or equivalent:
5 points |
3-5 |
|
B. Previous Studies in Canada:
- You or your wife studied in a post-high school
institution in Canada at least for 2 years, full time. This course
of studies should have been attended after 17 years old and with a
valid permit. |
5 |
|
B.
Previous Job in Canada:
-
You or your wife have worked at least for a year in
Canada with a valid work permit.
|
5 |
|
C. Work Arrangement:
-
You got some points for factor 5 - Job arrangement or
offer
|
5 |
|
D. Relatives in Canada
-
-
You or your wife have a relative (parent, grand
parent, son/daughter, grand son/daughter, uncle, aunt, brother,
sister) living in Canada as Canadian citizen or permanent resident |
5 |
|
PASS MARK
To get the Permanent Resident Visa as Skilled
Worker it is most important to get the minimum score
(Pass Mark)
of 67 points with the
documents supporting every factor.
(The pass mark was updated on September 18, 2003) |
Use the following chart to calculate your
total score. Get some paper and a pencil.
|
Factor |
Maximum Score |
Your Score |
|
1
|
Education |
25
|
|
|
2
|
Languages |
24
|
|
|
3
|
Job Experience |
21
|
|
|
4
|
Age |
10
|
|
|
5
|
Job Offer |
10
|
|
|
6
|
Adaptability |
10
|
|
|
Total
|
100
|
|
-
Note there are no points for the result of a possible
interview. It is probable that if you show clearly that you have more than
67 points, you will not be appointed for an interview and you Visa will be
issued with no difficulty.
-
-
In case you are appointed to
an interview, it will probably be for a Visa Official to assess some aspects
that couldn't be determined by the documents you sent, because they need any
explanation, or because your score is slightly below 67 points.
|
IMPORTANT
You can estimate your own total
score. When a professional or technician asks for a Permanent
Resident visa, an Official of Immigration at the Canadian
Embassy will assess your documents and will calculate your score
according to the specific evidence attached to support every
factor. Based on those documents and on the score that the
Official determines for every applicant, he will make a final
decision. Remember: apart from score, you should also:
- Show that you have the funds to
support your family for 6 months in Canada
- Pass your medical evaluations
- Prove that you have no crime or
police record
|
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RECOMMENDATION
If your score here is 67 or
higher, you can qualify to immigrate as skilled worker by the
Federal Program of Canada. If you are seriously interested and
want a PRE-EVALUATION official by the
CIC Citizen and Immigration Canada,
you can do the following:
1. Doing it online on the CIC
website:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/assess/
2.
Ask for a visa pre-evaluation form, category
Skilled Worker in the Canadian Embassy in your Country, fill out
the form (there is no need to send any documents) and submit it
by post. You will receive the results and the forms to apply if
the result is positive (only available in some embassies)
If you have a score of 67
points or more, and want to start the process to ask for the
Permanent Resident Visa in Canada, some advice and stages in the
process are given in Chapter #5 in this ebook. |
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IF
YOU WANT TO LIVE IN CANADA, but your score is not enough
If you are a professional or
qualified technician in an accepted profession, but your
evaluation is less that 67 points in the Federal Program of
Canada, you still have two alternatives to immigrate as skilled
worker to Canada:
ALTERNATIVE 1
Wait for the necessary time as you get ready and
improve those aspects that need a higher score, such as
education, languages, experience, etc. That time will also be
useful for you to think it over and get a better preparation,
which will improve your probabilities of success.
It is advisable to fill out the
application form once you re sure to be accepted, as you have to
pay for your assessment and the revision of your documents by
the embassy.
ALTERNATIVE #2 – (PLAN B)
Ask for the Resident Visa for the
Province of Quebec (See plan B described in Chapter 20).
Quebec has a Provincial Nomination Program based on a different
assessment, with these outstanding aspects:
·
The accepted Professions or Occupations are those
that The Province of Quebec needs (see 18.6 Occupations Accepted
by Quebec)
·
The language required is French, and the
acceptable level is not necessarily very high. The score for
languages is not as relevant as in the Federal of Canada (25767
points)
·
The selection process gives the higher score to
applicants between 23 and 30 years old.
·
Quebec takes into consideration some aspects as
family, the number of children and wife’s education to
determine your score
·
The interview for the applicant plays an
essential role in the acceptance, as the visa official in Quebec
will assess and determine a certain score for “ADAPTABILITY”,
based on aspects such as personal characteristics of applicants,
motivation, personal or informative knowledge on the province,
or having relatives or friends in Quebec.
·
The minimum score is 60 points
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