On November 10th, 2016, Immigration, Refugee, Citizenship Canada has announced amendments to the Express Entry System, effective as of November 19th, 2016.
Additional points have been awarded for Canadian education, if an individual has studied physically in Canada for at least 8 months at a Canadian institution.
Points for Qualifying offer of Arranged Employment
If a foreign national has a qualifying offer of arranged employment, they may be assigned points as follows:
(A) 200 points, if the offer is for employment in an occupation contained in Major Group 00 of the National Occupation Classification:
(B) 50 points, if the offer is any other qualifying offer of arranged employment.
Before the job offers validated by a LMIA were worth 600 points.
As of November 19, 2016, there will be no need to obtain a LMIA, however, as stated above a qualifying job offer of arranged employment will be worth 50 or 200 points
Canadian Educational Credentials
The points that are to be assigned for a Canadian educational credential are the following:
1. an eligible credential from a post-secondary program of three years or more,
2. an eligible credential from a university-level program at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required,
3. an eligible credential from a university-level program at the doctoral level.
Points are only assigned for Canadian study experience, for the purpose of obtaining the credential, if the foreign national:
Remarque : Provincial Nominees under the Programme des candidats des provinces (PCP) will continue receiving 600 points in the Comprehension Ranking System (CRS).
These changes will come into effect on November 19, 2016
Commencez dès aujourd'hui votre processus de demande de visa canadien
En tant que spécialiste de l'immigration canadienne, ICS s'engage à ce que vous obteniez le meilleur visa canadien ou le meilleur service d'immigration pour vos besoins. Vous pouvez mettre votre demande en route dès aujourd'hui en soumettant notre formulaire de demande de visa. Formulaire de consultation initiale pour prendre rendez-vous avec l'un de nos avocats spécialisés en droit de l'immigration.
After we assess your qualifications, you will be informed if you qualify. If you would qualify to apply for Canada Immigration under the Express Entry System, we open your file and proceed with the processing of your application for the permanent resident visa.
Veuillez noter qu'ICS ne partagera pas vos informations personnelles avec d'autres tiers. Toutes les informations qui nous sont communiquées ne seront utilisées que pour évaluer votre éligibilité à un visa.
