Master7 said:
Thank you for your reply Oszi.
"Candidates who have applied for immigration from 1 August 2013 so if the statement says FROM August 01, 2013 then that makes me eligible to apply with a B1 and only 44 pts?
I would say yes, see below new part from GPI-3-1. I think they would like to accept applicants, who cannot reach 49/57 only because french requirements, and give them some time to fulfill that.
"C. Link Francization
Link Francization is an administrative measure of exception
provides for a special treatment to the candidate whose profile
socio-professional is interesting for Quebec, but that does not meet the
selecting specific requirements due to knowledge
lack of French.
These guidelines are based on principles of fairness and justice for all
candidates qualified workers applying for immigration and that,
regardless of the place of filing thereof or the country of origin of
nationals concerned.
Link Francization is only possible when all factors
preliminary examination were evaluated and the documents and statements
candidates have been validated.
To confirm that it has reached the required level of competence, the applicant (and
spouse, if applicable) must provide the Department with the result of a test
evaluation of their language skills in French within the time
granted.
If the results are inconclusive, and sent on time, the acceptance
preliminary examination will be recorded.
If the results reported do not show the achievement level of competence
required or if the applicant does not respond within the time allowed, the
immigration application is refused, according to established procedures. A letter
refusal is then sent to the candidate."