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Pretty much the same thing happened to me. I was sitting at 469, then I jumped to 475 on March 9th, just to see the next draw start the PNP/CEC pattern. Then on June, I lost the 6 points due to my birthday, and went back to 469. Did I give up during that time? Hell no. I continue to work...

OMG. Guys, slow down. Stop assuming anything. We have A TON of previous draws that happened hours from the current time. There’s absolutely no reason to freak out about that for now. Just wait. Be patient.

4% of the candidates in the entire pool speak French (considering 2019 data), which means less than that are actually bilingual. I would model the data with a 2%, being extremely conservative. I believe the number of bilinguals is actually lower than that.

Standard.

No one here is in position to state anything that is close to 471. Whether above or below. For sure, people close to 480 is safe. But, Myself and everybody here can’t for sure say that 473/474 are safe or not. I think 472 and above will be ok. But, it’s just a feeling. So, it’s useless to ask...

Just to confirm, no one has received MEP (Medicals Passed) or BIL yet? I submitted on October 5th, and nothing yet.

You are safe.

They only need CLB5 in English to get the bonus. English speakers need CLB7 in french, but French speakers only need CLB5 in english.

Oh, my fault! Thanks for pointing out!

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Yeah, but I also believe this will impact the CRS 6-12 months from now. More people might start considering french (specially considering french as the MAIN language + CLB5 in english). If the current 4% increases to 10-15% of the profiles invited, I wouldn't be surprised if we see a significant...

I honestly believe we'll only see the consequences of that policy change around mid-2021. Starting now, a LOT of people will start considering french SERIOUSLY. I wouldn't be surprised if by mid-2021 the scores jump to above 480 because of 10-15% of the weekly new profiles above 470 being of...

Very unlikely. In accordance with the 2019 EE Report, only 4% of the invited candidates were both English and French speakers.

Very unlikely. People who already had CLB7 in french would already have the extra 30 points, so they would get the ITA anyway. This change might benefit a few french native speakers, but that's it. In accordance with the 2019 EE Report, only 4% of the ITAs were given to candidates with bilingual...

Well, not for me, since my CRS got already frozen at AOR. But, I'm super excited about this change! I've been pushing people to learn french since the beginning of the year. This is, literally, the least expensive, quickest way to get an ITA. With the right strategy, and extreme determination...

Congratulations @joconstantine. It looks like 2020 was actually a great year for you!