Canada Immigration: Bad news update for applicants applying before 2008

Here is a new update of Canada Immigration for "Economic Class" on 30th March, 2012.
According to this update, CIC will refund all the application prior to 27th February, 2008, which are yet to be reviewed by immigration officer.
The intention is to reduce processing time to months instead of years and provide immigration to the specific person Canada economy require.

For details click here.

New forms for Canada Skilled Worker immigration

A whole new set of forms are in place.
I have already discussed about how to fill up the "Generic application form." This is the one that have major changes. Click here to learn about filling up the form.
The other have also some changes. I shall try to bring them up shortly.

All the form are available at CIC website. Click here to go to download area. 

Score from language tests: Canada Immigration

Using your language test results to calculate achievable points:

For Immigration to Canada a point system persists which requires scoring of certain points to be eligible for further processing. That is why it is important to calculate ones score prior to submitting the documents for Canada immigration process.
Language skills occupies a handsome amount of points. It is important for the person who have shortage of points and willing to immigrate to Canada. They can target a score which will allow them to achieve the required pass mark.
Canadian immigration system recommends  International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) for English language and  Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) for French language.
I have put the test scoring and calculation of scored number for IELTS, CELPIP and TEF in the following sections (as in CIC website).


To Calculate your score, add your points as follows: 
Total of speaking + listening + reading + writing = Score (both languages)

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Use the following table to determine how many points you will be awarded for your test scores with the International English Language Testing System (IELTS):

Level	Points (per ability)	Test results for each ability
		Speaking	Listening	Reading (General Training)	Writing (General Training)
High	First official language: 4	6.5 - 9.0	7.5 - 9.0	6.5 - 9.0	6.5 - 9.0
	Second official language: 2
Moderate	Either official language: 2	5.5 - 6.0	5.5 - 7.0	5.0 - 6.0	5.5 - 6.0
Basic	Either official language: 1 (maximum of 2)	4.0 - 5.0	4.5 - 5.0	3.5 - 4.5	4.0 - 5.0
No	0	Less than 4.0	Less than 4.5	Less than 3.5	Less than 4.0

Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)

Use the following table to determine how many points you will be awarded for your test scores with the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP):

Level	Points (per ability)	Test results for each ability
		Speaking	Listening	Reading	Writing
High	First official language: 4	4H 5 6	4H 5 6	4H 5 6	4H 5 6
	Second official language: 2
Moderate	Either official language: 2	3H 4L	3H 4L	3H 4L	3H 4L
Basic	Either official language: 1(maximum of 2)	2H 3L	2H 3L	2H 3L	2H 3L
No	0	0 1 2L	0 1 2L	0 1 2L	0 1 2L

Test d’évaluation de français (TEF)

Use the following table to determine how many points you will be awarded for your test scores with the Test d’évaluation de français (TEF):

Level	Points (per ability)	Test results for each ability
		Speaking (expression orale)	Listening (compré- hension orale)	Reading (compré- hension écrite)	Writing (expression écrite)
High	First official language: 4	Level 5 Level 6 (349-450 pts)	Level 5 Level 6 (280-360 pts)	Level 5 Level 6 (233-300 pts)	Level 5 Level 6 (349-450 pts)
	Second official language: 2
Moderate	Either official language: 2	Level 4 (271-348 pts)	Level 4 (217-279 pts)	Level 4 (181-232 pts)	Level 4 (271-348 pts)
Basic	Either official language: 1 (maximum of 2)	Level 3 (181-270 pts)	Level 3 (145-216 pts)	Level 3 (121-180 pts)	Level 3 (181-270 pts)
No	0	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-180 pts)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-144 pts)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-120 pts)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0-180 pts)

Add your points: Total of speaking + listening + reading + writing = Score (both languages)