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Selection Criteria - Self-Employed

Age

Age	Points
under 16	0
17	2
18	4
19	6
20	8
21-49	10
50	8
51	6
52	4
53	2
54 and over	0

Business Experience

2 years business experience	20
3 years business experience	25
4 years business experience	30
5 years business experience	35

Education

You have not completed secondary school (also called high school)	0
You have obtained a secondary school credential	5
You have obtained a 1-year post-secondary educational credential and completed at least 12 years of full-time of full-time equivalent studies	12
You have obtained a 1-year post-secondary educational credential and completed at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies	15
You have obtained a 1-year university credential at the bachelor's level and completed at least 13 years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies	15
You have obtained a 2-year post-secondary educational credential and completed at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies	20
You have obtained a 2-year educational credential at the bachelor's level and completed at least 14 years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies	20
You have obtained three-year post-secondary educational credential and completed at least 15 years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies	22
You have obtained 2 or more university educational credentials at the bachelor's level and completed at least 15 years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies	22
You have obtained a Master's or PhD and completed at least 17 years of fulltime or full-time equivalent studies	25

Language

First official language	Read	Write	Listen	Speak	Maximum score per category
High proficiency	4	4	4	4	16
Moderate proficiency	2	2	2	2	8
Basic proficiency	1	1	1	1	4
No proficiency	0	0	0	0	0
Maximum score for all 4 abilities in first official language					16

Second official language	Read	Write	Listen	Speak	Maximum score per percategory
High proficiency	2	2	2	2	8
Moderate proficiency	2	2	2	2	8
Basic proficiency	1	1	1	1	4
No proficiency	0	0	0	0	0
Maximum score for all 4 abilities in first official language					8

Adaptability

1	Your accompanying spouse or common-law partner's level of education
	Secondary school (high school) diploma or less	0
	A 1 or 2-year post-secondary educational credential and at least 13 years of education	3
	A three-year post secondary educational credential and at least 15 years of education	4
	A three-year university credential and at least 15 years of education	4
	A Master's or PhD and at least 17 years of education	5
2	You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has studied in Canada
	Not at all, or anything less than 2 years post-secondary education in Canada	0
	Obtained a Canadian post-secondary educational credential of at least 2 years since the age of 18	5
3	You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has worked in Canada
	Not at all, or less than 1 year full-time work in Canada	0
	Worked full-time in Canada for at least 1 year	5
4	You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has family in Canada
	No	0
	Have a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, nephew, niece, child or grandchild who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada	5