How are applications assessed under the skilled worker class?
Independent Immigrants (Skilled Workers) are accepted for entry into Canada depending on the number of points they score out of 100 in the following categories:
a) Education
b) Language Proficiency
c) Employment Experience
d) Age
e) Adaptability
Click here to learn more about Canada's point system for skilled workers.
Is full time employment experience a requirement under the skilled worker class?
Canada immigration requires that an applicant has at least one year work experience.
Are assets or personal net worth determining factors in the selection process?
These funds are NOT a "Sina qua non" condition of admission. The six month settlement fund requirement is a policy creation implemented by the Department and is not found in the Regulations.
Visa officers have been instructed not to refuse applicants on the basis of not being able to provide the required proof of funds alone, as described in the Table 1, and to apply a number of additional factors which include, without limitation, the following criteria:
a) Spouse's potential for employment
b) Genuine offers of employment
c) Genuine offers of accommodation
d) General assistance from family and friends
e) Transferable skills of applicant
Applicants who are not able, upon request, to provide proof of funds, can petition the visa office to hold the disposition of the case in abeyance for a reasonable period of time, pending efforts by the applicant to comply with this statutory requirement.
Will Citizenship and Immigration Canada give me additional points for having a cousin in Canada?
No. Under Canada immigration laws you will be given additional points if you or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has a relative residing in Canada and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident but only the following can be considered "relatives":
a) parent
b) grandparent
c)child
d) grandchild
e) child of a parent
f) sibling
g) child of a grandparent
h) aunt or uncle
i) grandchild of a parent
j) niece or nephew
Do I need to have a relative in Canada in order to qualify for permanent immigration?
Having a relative in Canada will increase your score. However, this is NOT a mandatory requirement.
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