Does 1 year Canadian grauate degree counts?

[Mj1122]

Hi there,

We just submitted an Express Entry application.

We noticed that we didn't get any point for the Canadian Education section, eventhough, the main applican who is my wife have completed a 1-year Master's degree program in a public university in Ontario!

Could there be anything thing wrong in adding our information or is it because they don't count programs that is less than two-years long?

Thanks

 

[DelPiero07]

What are her answers for these questions:

1 -Was this degree, diploma or certificate:
from a public post-secondary school, such as a college, trade/technical school, university or CEGEP (in Quebec)
from a private post-secondary school that operates under the same rules as public schools
a diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP) earned through a qualifying study program of at least 900 hours from a private school in Quebec, or
a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law. (The student must have been enrolled in a study program that led to a degree as set out by the province.)
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2 - Was more than half the study program English or French as a second language courses?

3 - Did XXX study in Canada based on an award that required them to go back to their home country to apply their knowledge and skills? This includes some awards from Global Affairs Canada.

 

[Mj1122]

The answers were:
1- Yes
2- Yes
3- No

 

[DelPiero07]

Answer for the second question is "no"

Such question is not asking whether the courses were taught in English but whether half of the courses were ESL/FSL courses (courses for the applicant to learn the English/French language).

She'll get her points within 24 hrs.

 

[Mj1122]

Wow!

Thanks, buddy!

I was disappointed! I though that it's not gonna be counted!

So, now our current score after adding these 30 points is gonna be 417

And after getting my Bachelor's degree assessed by the WES that should add 8 points, so our total score is gonna be 425.

Do you have any suggestions how to increase our score?
My wife has got these score in CELPIP:
Reading: 12
Speaking: 8
Writing: 8
Listening: 10

I didn't apply for an English test recently, I applied for an academic IELTS two years ago, and my overall score was 6.5
I'm not expecting my self to get a good score if I apply now for any English test as I don't have time to study. However, we thought that my wife might try to apply again for the CELPIP! She took the exam three weeks ago, so she recently studied for it and she still remembers the information.

I'm also currently working in a type B full-time job, but I started working in this position last July, so it's not gonna add points for me until July next year.

So, what do you think we can do to improve our score?
And do you have any idea what are our chances of getting the Human Capital nomination??

Thank you so much for your help! I really appreciate it!

 

[DelPiero07]

If she gets 9 in all four sections her CRS will increase considerably and she'll easily obtain an ITA.

 

[Mj1122]

Hey Buddy,

I fixed that 3 days ago but my score did not change!

So I got this:

CRS - Skill Transferability - Education: 25

But,
CRS - Canadian education: 0

Shouldn't we get 30 points at the other one?

Thanks

 

[DelPiero07]

"
Canadian educational credentials
30 (1) The points that are to be assigned for a Canadian educational credential are the following:

• (a) 0 points, if the foreign national has a secondary school educational credential;
• (b) 15 points, if the foreign national has an eligible credential from a one-year or two-year post-secondary program; and
• (c) 30 points, if the foreign national has
  • (i) an eligible credential from a post-secondary program of three years or more,
  • (ii) an eligible credential from a university-level program at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or
  • (iii) an eligible credential from a university-level program at the doctoral level.

Highest level of education
(2) Points are to be assigned under subsection (1) only for the eligible credential corresponding to the highest level of education for which the foreign national meets the requirements of subsection (3).

Requirements
(3) Points are only assigned under subsection (1) if, for the purpose of obtaining the credential, the foreign national

• (a) studied in Canada at a Canadian educational institution;
• (b) was enrolled in full-time study or training for at least eight months; and
• (c) was physically present in Canada for at least eight months.

Eligible credentials
(4) For the purpose of this section, an eligible credential is one of the following:

• (a) a degree, diploma, certificate or trade or apprenticeship credential from a Canadian public postsecondary institution or from a Canadian private post-secondary institution that operated under the same rules and regulations as a Canadian public postsecondary institution;
• (b) a diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP) earned through a program of study of at least 900 hours from a private secondary or post-secondary institution in Quebec; or
• (c) a Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral degree from a Canadian private post-secondary institution, if a provincial statute authorizes that institution to confer that credential.

Exceptions
(5) For the purpose of this section, the following are not eligible credentials:

• (a) credentials obtained in a study or training program in which the study of English or French as a second language amounted to more than half of the program;
• (b) credentials obtained in a study or training program in which distance learning amounted to more than half of the program; or
• (c) credentials obtained in a study or training program while receiving a scholarship or fellowship that stipulated that the recipient return to their home country to apply the knowledge and skills gained."

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-11-12/html/notice-avis-eng.php#na1


See whether she meets all the requirements, if so, she can either report a technical issue or withdraw the current profile and create one to get the proper score.

 

[Mj1122]

I checked and I think she meets all the requirements!

For the question:

Was this degree, diploma or certificate:

• from a public post-secondary school, such as a college, trade/technical school, university or CEGEP (in Quebec)
• from a private post-secondary school that operates under the same rules as public schools
• a diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP) earned through a qualifying study program of at least 900 hours from a private school in Quebec, or
• a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law. (The student must have been enrolled in a study program that led to a degree as set out by the province.)

• from a public post-secondary school, such as a college, trade/technical school, university or CEGEP (in Quebec)

• from a private post-secondary school that operates under the same rules as public schools

• a diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP) earned through a qualifying study program of at least 900 hours from a private school in Quebec, or

• a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law. (The student must have been enrolled in a study program that led to a degree as set out by the province.)

"> Help - Was this degree, diploma or certificate:

• from a public post-secondary school, such as a college, trade/technical school, university or CEGEP (in Quebec)
• from a private post-secondary school that operates under the same rules as public schools
• a diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP) earned through a qualifying study program of at least 900 hours from a private school in Quebec, or
• a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law. (The student must have been enrolled in a study program that led to a degree as set out by the province.)

Should the answer be yes or no?
She studied in a public govermental university (Western University)

Thanks

 

[DelPiero07]

Answer is "yes" for such question.

 

[Mj1122]

Thank you!

I still don't know what is wrong!

So I choosed to retrive the changes then I made the change again. I'll wait for couple of days, if it does not change I'm gonna have to delete the profile and start it all over again!

Thank you for your help!