Brownstein, Brownstein and Associates

Regulation on the weighting applicable for the selection of foreign nationals

skilled workers

 

 

Factors

 

 

 

Criteria

 

Points

 

Maximum

 

Points

 

 

1. Training

Education level

 

Cutoff score: 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quebec diploma

 

Areas of training

 

 

 

 

 

Second specialty

Secondary school general diploma

Secondary school vocational diploma

Postsecondary school general diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies

Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 1 year of full-time studies

Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies

Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies

Undergraduate diploma attesting to 3 or more years of full-time studies

Master’s degree

Doctorate

 

Quebec diploma or equivalent

 

Section A of the areas

Section B of the areas

Section C of the areas

Section D of the areas

Section E of the areas

2

6

4

 

6

 

6

 

10

 

11

 

13

13

 

6

 

12

9

5

1

0

 

2

29

 

 

 

2. Experience

 

Less than 6 months

6 to 11 months

12 to 23 months

24 to 35 months

36 to 47 months

48 months or over

0

2

4

6

7

9

9

 

3. Age

 

18 to 35 years of age

36 years of age

37 years of age

38 years of age

39 years of age

40 years of age

41 to 50 years of age

18

14

10

6

4

2

0

18

 

4. Language proficiency

French

 

 

Englsh

Oral interaction

Written comprehension

 

Oral interaction

Written comprehension

0 to 16

0

 

0 to 6

0

22

 

5. Stay and family in Quebec

Stay in Quebec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family in Quebec

To study for 1 regular full-time semester

To study for 2 regular full-time semesters

To work for at least 3 months

To work for at least 6 months

For business for at least 1 week

Other stay for not less than 2 weeks and not more than 3 months

Other stay exceeding 3 months

 

Spouse or de facto spouse

Son or daughter, father or mother, brother or sister

Grandfather or grandmother

Uncle or aunt, nephew or niece

4

6

4

6

0

1

 

2

 

3

3

3

0

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Characteristics of the accompanying spouse or de facto spouse

Education level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quebec diploma

 

Areas of training

 

 

 

 

 

Second specialty

 

Professional experience

 

Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Language proficiency

Secondary school general diploma

Secondary school vocational diploma

Postsecondary school general diploma attesting to 2 years of full-time studies

Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 1 or 2 years of full-time studies

Postsecondary school technical diploma attesting to 3 years of full-time studies

University degree

 

Quebec diploma or equivalent

 

Section A of the areas

Section B of the areas

Section C of the areas

Section D of the areas

Section E of the areas

 

 

 

6 to 11 months

12 moths or more

 

18 to 35 years of age

36 years of age

37 years of age

38 years of age

39 years of age

40 years of age

41 to 50 years of age

 

Oral interaction in French

Written comprehension in French

0

2

1

 

2

 

3

 

3

 

1

 

3

2

1

0

0

 

1

 

1

1

 

3

2

2

2

1

1

0

 

0 to 6

0

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Validated employment offer

 

Validated employment offer in the metropolitan area of Montreal

Validated employment offer outside the metropolitan area of Montreal

5

 

10

10

 

8. Children

 

For each child 12 years of age or younger

For each child 13 to 21 years of age

4

2

8

 

9. Financial self-sufficiency

Cutoff score: 1

Making of a contract

1

1

 

10. Adaptability

 

Overall assessment

0 to 8

8

 

 

Chart of the applicable factors
 

Preliminary processing

Applicable factors

Passing score

Applicant without spouse

All, except 6 and 10

 

Employability cutoff score: total of factors 1 to 5

53

 

50

Applicant with spouse

All, except 10

 

Employability cutoff score: total of factors 1 to 5

60

 

57

Selection

Applicable factors

Passing score

Applicant without spouse

All, except 6

59

Applicant with spouse

All

68

 

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