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Increased Express Entry CRS Points for French-Speaking Candidates

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateOctober 27, 2020
CategoryOther, residence
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

IRCC increased the additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points awarded for French language proficiency outside Quebec. French-only speakers saw an increase from 15 to 25 points, while bilingual candidates (French and English) saw an increase from 30 to 50 points.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: French-only speakers saw an increase from 15 to 25 points, while bilingual candidates (French and English) saw an increase from 30 to 50 points.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

--- title: "Additional points in Express Entry to help increase Francophone immigration outside Quebec - Canada.ca" meta: author: "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada" description: "The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced that French-speaking and bilingual candidates will receive additional points under the Express Entry system. Express Entry is an online system used to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers. This change will help deliver on the government’s commitment to reach the target … speaking immigration to Canada outside of Quebec has been increasing, recent data indicates that existing selection tools will not be sufficient to reach the 4.4% target by 2023. Awarding additional points to candidates with strong French language skills via Express Entry could increase French-speaking immigrant admissions to the 4.4% target by 2023. Making progress towards reaching this target will be facilitated by an eventual easing of travel restrictions associated with the global pandemic. The change announced today will see the current number of points increase from 15 to 25 for French-speaking … candidates and from 30 to 50 for bilingual candidates. This comes after we initially awarded points in June 2017 to candidates with strong French language skills. ## Quotes > “Supporting the development of Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec is part of this government’s plan for economic growth and long-term prosperity throughout the country. It is also the right thing to do to help support Francophone communities right across Canada. We will continue to attract Francophone immigrants to make sure that Francophone minority communities flourish.” > > – The Honourable Marco E. L.
Government of Canadacanada.ca. Increased Express Entry CRS Points for French-Speaking Candidates. Effective 2020-10-27.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/additional-points-in-express-entry-to-help-increase-francophone-immigration-outside-quebec.html

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