jnathan said:
Did you forget that applicants had to score 6.0 in IELTS which had 4 sections like CLB has?
Did you also forget that IELTS is an English test accepted worldwide as a benchmark of test takers' ability to speak read write listen ?
Immigrants came to Canada before 2008 might be weaker in English, but by no mean they are weaker who came after 2008 ( IELTS must) !!!
Dont you think Canadian employers are putting the immigrants into backseat from getting blended with their society and workforce by ignoring the immigrants who have already once shown through IELTS that they were Internationally tested and passed well?
Doesnt asking for CLB now means Canadians have no faith in IELTS/Canadian governments language factor which immigrants had to overcome when they applied?
Having read all in above, dont you think its a deliberate act by Canadian employers to block the immigrants from getting jobs?
I am unsure what exactly you are trying to say. I know IELTS is split into 4 sections and that a score of 6.0 (CLB 7.0 equivalent) is required in each section.
I know IELTS is an English test accepted worldwide. I fail to see where I am disputing any of this.
But you seem to think it's some big conspiracy theory to stop immigrants coming into the country. Utter nonsense. Whatever caps CIC sets WILL almost certainly be filled no matter where they set the language bar. Canadian employers do not write CIC policy. So I fail to see how CIC insisting on a minimum language score is somehow a result of Canadian employers trying to stop immigrants from coming into the country?
The reason CIC are doing this is so purely so we don't get immigrants with a poor grasp of English or French and will struggle to get a job as a result. Someone with the strongest profession skills in the world will likely struggle to find work if they do not speak English or French at a reasonable level. CIC have reflected this in their policy.
And CIC are not "asking for CLB". They use CLB as a benchmark and other testing such as IELTS has its equivalencies.
A score of only 6.0 in each of the four IELTS categories is by no means a strong score. Adequate, I would say, at best, and a perfectly reasonable minimum to insist on.
People who want to move to another country should do that country the courtesy of learning their language to an adequate level. I only wish CIC would take it a step further and insist all the people in the application, not just the principal applicant, would also have to have English or French ability at the same level.
Wayne.