Doctoral Degree Master’s or Professional Degree Two or more post-secondary credentials (at least one must be 3 years or longer) Three-year or longer post-secondary credential Two-year post-secondary credential One-year post-secondary credential Secondary school

Intermediate – IELTS 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 High Intermediate – IELTS 6.5 / 7.5 / 6.5 / 6.5 Advanced – IELTS 7.0 / 8.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 Spouse/partner’s official language (CLB4 – IELTS 4.0 / 4.5 / 3.5 / 4.0)

CLB/NCLC 5 in all abilities – IELTS 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.0 / 5.0 Not applicable

1 year (minimum threshold) 2–3 years 4–5 years 6 years or more

18–35 years 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 and over

Working in Canada on LMIA-based work permit (skilled NOC 0, A, B) Working in Canada on LMIA-exempt or provincial/territorial agreement work permit No work permit, but has valid job offer with positive LMIA Valid work permit with skilled job offer and positive LMIA None of the above

Previous work in Canada (minimum 1 year NOC 0, A, B) Previous study in Canada Previous study in Canada – spouse/partner Previous work in Canada – spouse/partner Arranged employment in Canada Relative in Canada (18 years or older) Spouse/partner language ability CLB 4 or above