+ 1dell2 said:Additional points for candidates with siblings in Canada
On June 6, 2017, the Express Entry system will award 15 points to candidates with siblings in Canada.
To get these points, candidates will need to show that the sibling is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is living in Canada and is 18 years of age or older.
The sibling in Canada must share a mother or father with the principal Express Entry applicant or their spouse or common-law partner. This relationship can be through blood, marriage, common-law partnership or adoption.
Having a sibling in Canada has been shown to improve health and social outcomes by accelerating a newcomer’s integration into their new life in Canada.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/03/express_entry_improvementsspring2017.html
To all those critics who opposed and termed Sibling points as fantasy and rumour...
We have been waiting for this from last one year since it was proposed by the canadian goverment and the last day of implementation was 31 March 2017.
Though the points awarded are meagre, but it can serve the purpose of some siblings, at least who have 400+ CRS