Austrian wanting to move to B.C. , Canada

[thesweetsparkles]

Hey Guys,

I am an Austrian girl in my 20s wanting to permanently move to Canada.
I have lived in Canada for about four years with my family at the age of 14-18.
I graduated from a High School with all my Provincial Exams in B.C.
Sadly, my dad never wanted to apply for a permanent residence (which we would've gotten).
I want to move to Canada so badly, but I hardly get any points on the entry test. Why do I have to take a language test when I graduated High School in Canada and got a B on my English Provincial Exam?

I have been working as a store manager for the past 2 years and getting my masters in October in English and Geography to become a teacher.

Any tips?

 

[DelPiero07]

There are no exceptions, even native speakers must take the English or French tests in order to create a profile.

You'll need a year of skilled work experience in order to be eligible under the FSW program, after that you can max your score by getting 3 years of foreign work experience.

Your masters will also increase your score once you graduate.

 

[thesweetsparkles]

Thank you for your reply! Do you happen to know if it is smart to use a work and travel visa in order to being able to work in Canada. Or will that harm my application process once I want to apply for a real visa such as skilled worker?

 

[scylla]

There's no issue in coming to Canada on a working holiday visa. Once you're here, you'll want to aim to get work experience in an occupation that is skill level A, B or 0 so that applying for PR will be possible.

Note that working as a teacher in Canada won't be possible without completing additional education and/or certification.

 

[M Aamer]

Simply it's a "dumb" system, it doesn't "can't" know how good your English is till you take a test.
Being native English speaker I think it will not be a problem for you at all just go and get your exam so that you can apply,
This info is related to FSW "Federal Skilled Worker"

I think using a "working holiday visa" will not be a problem as long as you are not breaking any rules "overstaying".

 

[qaawill]

Definitely take a language test and use the online resources that come with IELTS to prepare thoroughly and this should help you, a working visa will also help as long as you work in a skilled occupation as scylla said above.

If you can get above CLB9 on your IELTS test score then this will open you up to more points in the section CRS - C too. Presuming your English is good from living in Canada and studying I would suggest CLB9+ (score of 7 or more on each section in IELTS) is attainable.

I've copied the link for the CLB to IELTS conversion charts FYI: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/language/charts.asp