I think cutoff score will remain high in foreseeable future. The trend is upwards with no dip almost for the entire year.
The main reason seems to be people who are currently in US do not see a stable future there and hence applying for Canadian PR.
Most of the folks in US have Masters from a US university, in the age bucket of 25 to 30, have better command on English as they have studied and worked in US and have already been through TOEFL.
All these factors will contribute to higher scores for the individual.
An applicant who is not married, age 28 years, Masters and if scores 8 or 8.5 in listening gets 478 to 481
Most of these folks are married to spouses with US education/masters - again those who fairly easily score high on IELTS. So even if married the scores still hover around 475+
Also it is not expensive for someone in US to apply for Canada EE. Whereas it is quite expensive (in relative purchasing power parity terms) for folks who are not in US but in countries like India, Pakistan. It is fairly easy to show 20,000 CAD in bank balance. Most of them have their bachelor's degrees already evaluated through WES or other agencies, they only need to add their masters to that file. The process is much quicker. They can also travel to Canada on visitor visa and appear for CELPIP rather than wait for IELTS.CELPIP is computer based and more slots are available.
Most importantly these folks are not going through any agencies, so the whole process including applying after eAPR does not cost more than a couple of thousand to three thousand US Dollars which is not too high for someone already in USA
The main reason seems to be people who are currently in US do not see a stable future there and hence applying for Canadian PR.
Most of the folks in US have Masters from a US university, in the age bucket of 25 to 30, have better command on English as they have studied and worked in US and have already been through TOEFL.
All these factors will contribute to higher scores for the individual.
An applicant who is not married, age 28 years, Masters and if scores 8 or 8.5 in listening gets 478 to 481
Most of these folks are married to spouses with US education/masters - again those who fairly easily score high on IELTS. So even if married the scores still hover around 475+
Also it is not expensive for someone in US to apply for Canada EE. Whereas it is quite expensive (in relative purchasing power parity terms) for folks who are not in US but in countries like India, Pakistan. It is fairly easy to show 20,000 CAD in bank balance. Most of them have their bachelor's degrees already evaluated through WES or other agencies, they only need to add their masters to that file. The process is much quicker. They can also travel to Canada on visitor visa and appear for CELPIP rather than wait for IELTS.CELPIP is computer based and more slots are available.
Most importantly these folks are not going through any agencies, so the whole process including applying after eAPR does not cost more than a couple of thousand to three thousand US Dollars which is not too high for someone already in USA
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