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Language Skills - Federal Skilled Worker Program

The document discusses the language skills selection factor for Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program. It outlines that: 1) Applicants can receive up to 28 points for their proficiency in English or French, with up to 24 points for a first language and 4 additional points for a second language. 2) The minimum language threshold is a Canadian Language Benchmark level 7 in all four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. 3) Applicants must submit approved language test results no more than two years old from organizations like IELTS or TEF to qualify for points. 4) Points are awarded based on the applicant's test scores and their equivalency to CLB language levels

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Language Skills - Federal Skilled Worker Program

The document discusses the language skills selection factor for Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program. It outlines that: 1) Applicants can receive up to 28 points for their proficiency in English or French, with up to 24 points for a first language and 4 additional points for a second language. 2) The minimum language threshold is a Canadian Language Benchmark level 7 in all four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. 3) Applicants must submit approved language test results no more than two years old from organizations like IELTS or TEF to qualify for points. 4) Points are awarded based on the applicant's test scores and their equivalency to CLB language levels

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Language Skills - Federal Skilled Worker

Program
Last updated: 2 September 2020

The language skills factor is one of the six selection


factors for which points are awarded to a Skilled
Worker/Professional applicant under the Federal
Skilled Worker Program.
A maximum of 28 points may be are awarded under this factor, based on a principal applicant's
ability to speak one or both of Canada's two official languages: English and French. Up to 24
points can be awarded for the applicant's proficiency in a first language (English or French). An
additional four points may be awarded for the applicant's proficiency in a second language
(English or French). The applicant may indicate either English or French language as the first or
second language when applying to the program.

The minimum threshold is based on Canada's national standards for measuring an


individual's language proficiency, known as the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB). The
minimum threshold set for the Federal Skilled Worker Program is CLB level 7, which is defined
as "adequate intermediate proficiency".

All applicants must include test results with their application in order to claim points under the
language skills selection factor. To support language abilities, applicants must include test results
from the following organizations:

 International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Canadian English


Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) for the English language; and
 Test d'evaluation de francais (TEF) or Test de connaissance du français pour le Canada
(TCF Canada) for the French language.

No other method is approved for supporting language abilities. Language tests must not be more
than two years old at the time an application for Canadian permanent residence is submitted.

All applicants must prove that they meet or exceed Canada's minimum threshold for language
proficiency in all four language abilities: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

Applicants who score below CLB 7 are not eligible to apply for the Federal Skilled Worker
program.
Points are awarded to a Principal Applicant to the Federal Skilled Worker Program based
on the following table:

Proficiency IELTS score equivalence Points


First Official Language
CLB Level 9 or higher IELTS Listening 8 or above 6 points per ability

(Initial Advanced) IELTS Reading 7 or above

IELTS Speaking 7 or above

IELTS Writing 7 or above


CLB Level 8 IELTS Listening 7.5 5 points per ability

(Fluent Intermediate) IELTS Reading 6.5

IELTS Speaking 6.5

IELTS Writing 6.5


CLB Level 7 IELTS Listening 6 4 points per ability

(Adequate Intermediate) IELTS Reading 6

IELTS Speaking 6

IELTS Writing 6
Below CLB Level 7 Not eligible to apply Not eligible to apply
Maximum points for first official language 24 points
Second Official Language
CLB 5 and above 4 points for all language abilities
Maximum 4 points
Points are also awarded to a principal applicant under the Federal Skilled Worker
Program's adaptability factor for a spouse or common-law partner's language skills.

The spouse or common-law must have a proven language level in either English or French
equivalent to CLB 4 level or higher in all four language abilities: speaking, listening, reading and
writing. The principal applicant may obtain five (5) points towards his or her overall Federal
Skilled Worker points under the adaptability factor for a spouse or common-law partner's
language ability. Language skills can also award Federal Skilled Worker candidates points
under Express Entry's Comprehensive Ranking System skill transferability factors.

Learn about the next selection factor: Federal Skilled Worker Work Experience.

See the complete list of all six selection factors for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

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