

If you have earned your education qualifications from outside Canada, you have to get your an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) done from a designated organization in order to prove that your qualifications are valid and equal to Canadian ones. You can earn a maximum of 25 points if you have a certificate, diploma or degree obtained from a Canadian secondary institution or post-secondary institution.

First Official LanguageĪt least CLB5 in all of the four abilitiesĬLB 4 or less in any of the four abilities The candidate must have a minimum level of proficiency equal to CLB 7 or NCLC 7 in the first official language and CLB 5 or NCLC 5 in the second official language to score points.

The language ability of a candidate is assessed on the basis of Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English and Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) for French. In order to prove your language proficiency, you need to take a language test from an agency approved by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). You will be given points based on your ability to: You can get up to 28 points for your skills in English and French. Knowing English or French or both helps you to integrate better and faster to the Canadian society. Language Skills (Maximum 28 Points)īeing able to communicate effectively in one or both of Canada’s official languages is very important while assessing a candidate’s eligibility to migrate to the country. If a candidate fails to earn the minimum score of 67, they may try again after improving their language skills or earning a higher education qualification or obtaining a job offer from Canada. If qualified, their profiles enter the Express Entry pool, where they are again assessed and ranked on the basis of Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Based on the assessment, each candidate is awarded a score out of 100 and they need to score at least 67 points to qualify. Six selection factors influence the eligibility assessment of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Program(FSWP), a federal economic immigration program of Canada managed under the Express Entry.

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