With a view to realign government of Canada’s
goal with labour market needs, Mr. Jason Kenney, Honourable Minister
Of Citizenship, Immigration And Multiculturalism has announced an
action plan for faster immigration for the year 2009, which
presently includes only 38 professions. This is applicable to those
clients who applied on or after Feb 27, 2008. Skilled workers from
these professions will reach Canada between six to twelve months as
against the present processing time of four to six years. Please
note that this list is not final and professions will keep getting
added/ subtracted on a regular basis
The major factors on which an individual is assessed in order to
immigrate to Canada are:
Factor
Maximum Points
Age
10
Education
25
Language Ability
24
Work Experience
21
Arranged Employment
10
Adaptability
10
Total
100
Age
Your points score is calculated based on your
age on submission of the application.
Education
A lot of stress has been laid on the academic
qualifications of the applicant. People with higher education and
good skills earn more points.
Language Ability
Maximum points are awarded for the First
language i.e English (English or French for Canada) for its high
proficiency.
In case of Canada, additional points are also awarded for higher
levels of proficiency in the second national language of Canada i.e
English/French. Knowledge of French is also essential for Quebec
Provincial Nominee Program.
Work Experience
The Canada immigration points system wants
individuals with at least 1 to 4 years of full time experience
Arranged employment
You earn additional points if you have a job
offer approved by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
Adaptability
If your spouse has gained education till Post
Secondary level, you could earn additional points. This is only
applicable under Skilled Worker category.
Relatives in Canada
If you or your spouse have a relative then you
can get additional points (relative may be parent, grandparent,
child, grandchild, child of a parent, sibling, child of a
grandparent, aunt or uncle, or grandchild of a parent, niece or
nephew who is residing in Canada and is a Canadian citizen or
Permanent Resident).
Settlement Funds
A certain amount of funds are required to be
shown at the port of entry into Canada to establish that the
immigrant will not become a public liability.
Note:-
If your occupation presently does not included
on the preferred occupation list for Canada , we need to reassure
you that you can still qualify for Canada if you or your spouse have
any experience for one year under any of the 38 professions and
balance of the experience is under the NOCs falling into category
‘O’, ‘A’ or ‘B’. In addition in case you obtain an arranged
employment offer (AEO) through your friends/ relative/ colleagues to
get Work Permit or are residing/ have resided in Canada for one year
on a legal work permit or as an international student can also
qualify.
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