Note: You can only get four points in total for basiclevel skills in your second official language, and only if you have a score of at least CLB 5 in each of the four language abilities.
You will get points based on your age on the day when the Centralized Intake Office gets your application.
In some cases, you can get points if you have a permanent, fulltime job offer from a Canadian employer. The job must be arranged before you apply to come to Canada as a federal skilled worker.
Your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued (or you are authorized to work in Canada without a work permit when your visa is issued).
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CIC issued your work permit based on a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Your employer would have applied for the LMIA, which you then had to attach to your application to CIC.
You are working for an employer named on your work permit who has made a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker.
You currently work in Canada in a job that is exempt from the LMIA requirement under:
Your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued (or you are authorized to work in Canada without a permit when your visa is issued).
Your current employer has made a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker.
You currently do not:
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You are currently working in Canada and a different employer has offered to give you a permanent fulltime job.
You are currently working in Canada in a job that is exempt from a Labour Market Impact Assessment, but not under an international or federalprovincial agreement.
An employer has made you a permanent job offer based on you being accepted as a skilled worker.
The employer has a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment from ESDC (http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/higher_skilled/arranged_offer/index.shtml#tab5).
If you have a spouse or common-law partner who will immigrate with you to Canada, they can earn points for adaptability too. You can only get points for each item once.
The maximum number of points in this section is 10.
Your spouse or partner's language level
Your spouse or commonlaw partner has a language level in either English or French at CLB 4 level (/english/immigrate/skilled/languagetesting. asp) or higher in all four language abilities (speaking, listening, reading and writing).
To get these points, you must submit test results from an approved agency (/english/immigrate/skilled/languagetesting. asp) when you apply. Results can not be more than two years old on the day you apply.
Your past study in Canada
You finished at least two academic years of fulltime study (in a program at least two years long) at a secondary or postsecondary school in Canada.
Fulltime study means at least 15 hours of classes per week, and you must have stayed in good academic standing (as set out by the school) during that time.
Your spouse or partner's past study in Canada
Your spouse or commonlaw partner finished at least two academic years of fulltime study (in a program at least two years long) at a secondary or postsecondary school in Canada.
Fulltime study means at least 15 hours of classes per week, and your spouse or partner must have stayed in good academic standing (as set out by the school) during that time.
Your past work in Canada
You did at least one year of fulltimework in Canada:
Your spouse or common-law partner's past work in Canada
Your spouse / partner did at least one year of fulltime work in Canada on a valid work permit or while authorized to work in Canada.
Arranged Employment in Canada
You earned points under Factor 5: Arranged Employment.
Relatives in Canada
You, or, if it applies, your spouse or commonlaw partner, have a relative, either a