Ray of hope - FSW - 1
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joconstantine
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I didn’t get any increase. I only have clb 7 in 3 competencies in TEF . My writing was less than CLB 7
But with my 471, am hopeful. My birthday doesn’t come until 31st of December.
joconstantine
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Cool, a day before the draw i waited two years for. They go and give everyone speaking french 20 points! Bravo IRCC.
This is a very interesting (and nice) change I think. Getting CLB 7 in French is a very doable, fun and productive project. I hope it helps a lot of people move to 480+ points and to an ITA.
The point is: how can someone with the bilingual bonus score only 460?
I'm over 30, no masters, no Canadian education, no Canadian experience, and I got 508 by having the bilingual bonus.
That's my whole point: the number of candidates who had the bonus before and were not already above 480 is probably VERY SMALL (like, I'm probably talking about less than 50 people).
I'm over 30, no masters, no Canadian education, no Canadian experience, and I got 508 by having the bilingual bonus.
That's my whole point: the number of candidates who had the bonus before and were not already above 480 is probably VERY SMALL (like, I'm probably talking about less than 50 people).
Yep, or even more. I got CLB9 from the Reading section for example, so I got 15 points from the test and 30 points form the bonus. On my case, I would now get 65 (50 + 15) extra points due to french knowledge.
joconstantine
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I believe they only hold a bachelor's degree? And probably with accompanied partners.
Besides that, French could also be an asset for your profile while looking for a job in Canada. It's not only an EE thing. The reason why IRCC is giving you extra points is because people who knows both french + english are more likely to get jobs as well.
Absolutely. It opens up the Montreal and Ottawa job markets, and even benefits you in certain other cities like Halifax. From a job hunting perspective, it would also nudge new immigrants to not just think about GTA while choosing a place to settle down.
Also if anyone is interested in Govt. jobs, particularly Federal government jobs, one can't really progress beyond a level if one isn't bilingual.
I think that bonus could impact people that are from french speaking countries, such as Nigeria and France, and that had very "weak" profiles. Yet, I'm not sure this represents a huge number of people. In accordance with the IRCC, less than 4% of the people in the pool have french skills. 4 PER CENT. It's a very small number.
But, I guess we'll see the real impact in a few hours. I really hope this will not impact current CRS scores, since I know there is a lot of people in the 470-471 range that are waiting their ITAs for so long.
Just go to indeed and type "french" as the keyword. Even in places like Calgary (which I believe is among the most "english-centric"/"american style" cities in Canada) there are over 250 job positions that have French as "an asset" or mandatory requirement.
Also, being.a PR holder with both french and english skills, you're very likely to be well positioned for a future job in the government (if that's something you want to consider). The percentage of french speakers among government roles is WAYYYY above the average of the canadian population. That's one of the reasons why Québec is so influential on federal matters: the proportion of quebecois among federal roles is actually pretty high.
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