Express entry: How will skilled immigrants rank? Skilled immigrants with job offers will be picked first Here are three examples of how prospective candidates could be ranked under the new system: 27-year-old software engineer and designer without a spouse Age: 110 points. Equivalent of a masters degree: 135 points. Proficient in either English or French: up to 136 points. Proficient in a second official language: up to 24 points. Experience working in Canada: up to 80 points. Transferable skills: up to 100 points. Sub total: up to 585 out of 600 points. No permanent job offer or a nomination from a province or territory: 0 points. Total: up to 585 points. 32-year-old computer programmer and interactive media developer without a spouse Age: 94 points. Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer: 120 points. Fully proficient in English: up to 136 points. Doesnt know French: 0 points. Has never worked in Canada before: 0 points. Transferable skills: up to 100 points. Sub total: up to 450 out of 600 points. Plus up to 600 points for a permanent job offer or a nomination from a province or territory. Total: up to 1,050 points. 45-year-old financial and investment analyst with a spouse Age: 0 points. With the equivalent of an undergraduate university degree: 120 points Proficient in either English or French: up to 128 points. Proficient in a second official language: up to 22 points. Experience working in Canada: up to 70 points. Spouse factors: up to 40 points. Transferable skills: up to 100 points. Sub total: up to 480 points out of 600 points. Plus up to 600 points for a permanent job offer or a nomination from a province or territory. Total: up to 1,080 points.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 23:52:34 +0000
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