New Point System

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McGoo

Registered Users (C)
According to the new system:

OVERVIEW OF THE NEW REGULATIONS
Age Max 10
21 – 44 at the time of applying 10
Deduct 2 points for each year under 21 or over 44

Education Max 25
Doctorate &master\'s degrees and total of 17 years of full-time study
25
Bachelor\'s degree requiring 3 years full-time studies and total of 15
years of full-time study 20
Diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship requiring 3 years full-
time studies and total of 15 years of full-time study/training 20
Diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship requiring 2 years full-
time studies and total of 14 years of full-time study/training 15
Diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship requiring 1 year full-
time studies and total of 13 years of study/training 10
High school and a total of 12 years of full-time study 5

Language skills Max 20
High proficiency in the first language 1/ 16 *
Moderate proficiency 2/ 8
Basic proficiency or no abilities 0
High proficiency in the second language 4
Moderate proficiency 0
Basic proficiency or no abilities 0
1/ Applicants are rated on each ability to speak, understand, read
and write with 4 points for first official language and 1 for second
official language
2/ Applicants are rated on each ability to speak, understand, read
and write with 2 points for first official language and 0 points for
second official language

Professional experience Max 25
One year of recent skilled work experience 10
Two years of recent skilled work experience 15
Three years of recent skilled work experience 20
Four years of recent skilled work experience 25

Arranged Employment in Canada approved by the HRDC 10

Adaptability Max 10
Spouse\'s or common-law partner\'s education
Master\'s degree, PHD 5
Bachelor\'s degree or Trade Certificate 4
2 years of postsecondary study 3
Minimum one-year full-time authorized work in Canada 5
Minimum two years full time post-secondary study in Canada 5
Offer of employment in Canada 5

Total 100
pass mark 80

(Since I applied before Nov 17, I need to make 75 points, right?)

Can you explain what they call "recent Experience". I worked as a Project Manager until 1997, and then worked for 3 years in Course development and training. Then 5 months in Project Management and Presales. I am applying as a Project Manager/Sys Analyst. How recent has to be that "recent" experience????

Thanks.
 
Questions on New Point System

Hello my dear friends,

By using the new point system I found myself at 71 points. My question is does the "Adaptabiliy" points (10 points) are still being given by immigration officer? Do I stand any chance? or am I just wasting my money for apps fee?.

All comments are welcome. Thanks.

TungFong
 
No Title

You will get up to 10 additional points when you are interviewed by the consular. So, if you have 71 without the additional points that you will get from the consular, your total points should be up to 81.
Hope this helps.
 
No Title

Depends on the case. It is totally up to the consular really. And every case is different. My brother is Canadian and his interview was waived, but this was before the New point system.
 
Additional points are not working as before.

If before you could get up to 10 points at the interview depending on the mood of immigration officer and how you present yourself, now the criteria for these points is formalized.

They give points for so called adaptivity
which is measured by such pre-defined criterias as:
Spouse with MS degree - 5 points
Informal job offer - 5 points
relatives in Canada - 5 points etc.
10 maximum.
 
Noun and Texas please comment

Noun you\'ve mentioned that Adaptability points are being formalized.

Texas on the the other hand said that it\'s up to officer.

So could both of you guys gives further comments?. Thanks.
Cos if Noun is correct, I would get 0 points for adaptability as I don\'t have spouse or a job or relative in canada
 
No Title

Hi,
We are pretty much saying the same thing. I called Buffalo and asked the representative and was told that the 10 points are additional to your overall score when you interview. Now, it is up to 10 points, you may not get 10 points. It is up to the consular to see how well you will adapt yourself in Canada. The points for having a job offer or a relative in Canada are not part of the adaptability points ( up to 10).
Go to the official Canadian Immigration web site and read on there. It will answer a lot of your questions.
Hope this helps.
 
Another 10 points would be a great asset but they don\'t exist in new system

Please go to the url below. There is no room for 10 more points
since max is 100 and they all defined by 6 factors.

The immigration officer will not comment the new law until it becomes
a law. Now it\'s a proposal which may became a real law in June, 2002.
So they do their job right - tell what it is now. If you go to the interview today you do have a chance to win up to 10 more points.

Also, if there were these 10 additional "interview" points, the new
law would not be so scary. Ms Degree+English+Good experience = 76 points, so almost everyone would easily get 4 more at the interview. But they just will not exist.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/coming/new-regs.html

Summary
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Factor Maximum
Points Your
Score
1 Age 10
2 Education 25
3 Language proficiency 20
4 Work experience 25
5 Arranged employment 10
6 Adaptability 10
Total 100

Factor 6: Adaptability (maximum 10 points)

You can receive a maximum of 10 points based on any combination of the elements listed below:

1 Your accompanying spouse or common-law partner’s level of education
Secondary school (high school) diploma or less 0
Completed a one or two-year post-secondary program and has at least 13 years of education 3
Completed a three-year post secondary program and has at least 15 years of education 4
Completed a three-year university degree and has at least 15 years of education 4
Completed a Master’s or Ph.D. and has at least 17 years of education 5
2 You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has studied in Canada
No, or less than two years post-secondary education in Canada 0
Completed a post-secondary program of at least two years in Canada since the age of 17 5
3 You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has worked in Canada
No, or less than one year full-time work in Canada 0
Worked full-time in Canada for at least one year 5
4 You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has family in Canada
No 0
Have a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, nephew, niece, child or grandchild who is a Canadian citizen living in Canada 5
5 You have a job offer in Canada
No 0
Have a genuine job offer valid upon entering Canada and have not received points under Factor 5 (Arranged Employment). 5
 
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