Highest level of education (maximum 25 points)
Language Skills, CLB Level (maximum 28 points)
Second Official Language
Speaking
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9+ | 8 | 7 | Below 7 | |||||
Writing
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9+ | 8 | 7 | Below 7 | |||||
Reading
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9+ | 8 | 7 | Below 7 | |||||
Listening
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9+ | 8 | 7 | Below 7 | |||||
Second Official Language
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5 in all abilities |
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Work experience (maximum 15 points)
1 Year
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2-3 Years
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4-5 Years
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6 or more
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None
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Age (maximum 12 points)
Arranged employment in Nova Scotia (maximum 10 points)
You currently work in Canada on LMIA based work permit & your work permit is valid both when you apply and when the visa is issued; and You are working for an employer named on your work permit who has made a permanent job offer. |
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You are currently working in Canada on an LMIA-exempt work permit or a work permit issued under a provincial/territorial agreement & your work permit is valid; and Your employer has made a permanent job offer. |
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You currently do not hold a valid work permit and is not authorized to work in Canada & a prospective employer has made a permanent, full-time skilled job offer; and Offer of employment has received a positive LMIA. |
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You are currently working in Canada and a different employer has offered to give you a permanent full-time job & a prospective employer has made a permanent, full-time skilled job offer; and The offer of employment has received a positive LMIA. |
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You are currently working in Canada in a job that is exempt from an LMIA, but not under an international or federal-provincial agreement & a prospective employer has made a permanent, full-time skilled job offer; and The offer of employment has received a positive LMIA |
Adaptability (maximum 10 points)
Arranged employment (principal applicant only)
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Your previous study in Nova Scotia (at least two academic years of full-time study in the past five years
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Your accompanying spouse/common-law partner’s previous study in Nova Scotia
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Your previous work in Nova Scotia (at least one year of fulltime work in skilled occupation; NOC 0, A, B in the past five years)
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Your accompanying spouse/common-law partner’s previous work in Nova Scotia (at least one year of full-time work experience in the past five years)
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Relatives of principle applicant or spouse/common-law partner in Nova Scotia (parent/grandparent, brother/sister, aunt/uncle, or niece/nephew)
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Spouse/Common-law partner’s level of language proficiency (minimum CLB 4)
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