Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.canadausavisa.com   Canada Immigration - SKILLED WORKER/PROFESSIONALS Skilled Worker / Professional applicants are assessed based upon a series of factors, which, in theory, are designed to indicate the likelihood of becoming economically established in Canada. Each factor is allotted a maximum number of points, and applicants must attain at least 67 points in order to qualify for a Canadian Immigrant Visa. Whatever the number of points awarded, Visa Officers always have the discretion to accept or refuse an application based on a substituted evaluation.   The selection criteria may be summarized as follows: Education: Applicants are awarded up to 25 points under the Education Factor. Language Skills: Applicants are awarded up to 24 points under the Language Factor. Experience: Applicants are awarded up to 21 points under the Experience Factor. Age: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points under the Age Factor. Arranged Employment: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points under the Arranged Employment Factor. Adaptability: Applicants are awarded up to 10 points under the Adaptability Factor. In addition to scoring at least 67 points, successful applicants must show that they have Necessary Funds to support themselves and their dependants after arrival in Canada. Applicants and their dependants must also undergo medical examinations and security clearances as part of the Canadian Immigration application process. Applicants intending to reside in Montreal or another city in the Province of Quebec are subject to the Quebec selection criteria. Federal Skilled Worker Processing Times Canada's goal is to attract skilled workers who will become successfully established in Canada from an economic perspective. To this end, Canadian Immigration authorities have designed a selection system based on education, language skills, experience, age, arranged employment, and other adaptability factors that, in theory, demonstrates the applicant's likelihood of becoming economically established in Canada. The Canadian government recognizes that the points awarded under the skilled worker selection system do not always accurately reflect an applicant's chances of successfully settling in Canada. As a result, Visa Officers are authorized to substitute for the criteria listed above their evaluation for the likelihood of the applicant becoming economically established in Canada, and to accept or refuse the applicant no matter what points are awarded. Substituted evaluation is not the same as Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, in compelling circumstances, may grant a Canadian Permanent Resident Visa to anyone who is otherwise inadmissible.