Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System

3 Subsection 7(1) of the Instructions is replaced by the following:

Personal information

7(1) The Minister may, for the purpose of section 10.4 of the Act and in order to facilitate the registration of foreign nationals with the Job Bank referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b) and the confirmation of their registration, confirm to the Canada Employment Insurance Commission that a specific combination of an express entry profile number and a Job Seeker validation code corresponds to a valid expression of interest.

4 (1) Paragraph 8(1)(d) of the Instructions is re- placed by the following:

• (d) additional factors.

(2) Subparagraph 8(2)(a)(iii) of the Instructions is replaced by the following:

• (iii) a maximum total of 600 points for additional factors; and

(3) Subparagraph 8(2)(b)(iv) of the Instructions is replaced by the following:

• (iv) a maximum of 600 points for additional factors.

5 (1) Paragraph 12(2)(b) of the Instructions is replaced by the following:

• (b) must provide, with respect to those languages, the results of a language test that is approved under subsection 74(3) of the Regulations and provided by an institution or organization designated under that subsection.

(2) Subsection 12(3) of the Instructions is replaced by the following:

Two year duration

(3) When the results of a language test referred to in paragraph (2)(b) are two or more years old, points cease to be assigned for the language proficiency assessed by that test and the points assigned to the foreign national under the Comprehensive Ranking System is to be adjusted accordingly.

6 Subsection 15(3) of the Instructions is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

• (d) is remunerated by the payment of wages or a commission.

7 (1) Paragraph 18(2)(b) of the Instructions is replaced by the following:

• (b) the foreign national must provide, with respect to their spouse or common-law partner’s first official language, the results of a language test that is approved under subsection 74(3) of the Regulations and provided by an institution or organization designated under that subsection.

(2) Section 18 of the Instructions is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Two year duration

(2.1) When the results of a language test referred to in paragraph (2)(b) are two or more years old, points cease to be assigned for the language proficiency assessed by that test and the points assigned to the foreign national under the Comprehensive Ranking System is to be adjusted accordingly.

8 Subsection 19(4) of the Instructions is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

• (d) is remunerated by the payment of wages or a commission.

9 Paragraphs 21(1)(b) to (e) of the Instructions are replaced by the following:

• (b) 13 points, if the foreign national has a post- secondary program credential of one or more years and their proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 7 or higher in all language skill areas, with one or more areas assessed at less than level 9;
• (c) 25 points, if the foreign national has a post- secondary program credential of one or more years and their proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 9 or higher in all language skill areas;
• (d) 25 points, if the foreign national’s proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 7 or higher in all language skill areas, with one or more areas assessed at less than level 9 and they have
  • (i) two or more post-secondary program credentials, one of which was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or more,
  • (ii) a university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or
  • (iii) a university-level credential at the doctoral level; and
• (e) 50 points, if the foreign national’s proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 9 or higher in all language skill areas and they have
  • (i) two or more post-secondary program credentials, one of which was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or more,
  • (ii) a university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or
  • (iii) a university-level credential at the doctoral level.

10 Paragraphs 22(1)(d) and (e) of the Instructions are replaced by the following:

• (d) 25 points, if the foreign national has one year of Canadian work experience and
  • (i) two or more post-secondary program credentials, one of which was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or more,
  • (ii) a university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or
  • (iii) a university-level credential at the doctoral level; and
• (e) 50 points, if the foreign national has two or more years of Canadian work experience and
  • (i) two or more post-secondary program credentials, one of which was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or more,
  • (ii) a university-level credential at the master’s level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or
  • (iii) a university-level credential at the doctoral level.

11 Paragraphs 23(b) to (e) of the Instructions are replaced by the following:

• (b) 13 points, if the foreign national has one or two years of foreign work experience and their proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 7 or higher in all language skill areas, with one or more areas assessed at less than level 9;
• (c) 25 points, if the foreign national has one or two years of foreign work experience and their proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 9 or higher in all language skill areas;
• (d) 25 points, if the foreign national has at least three years of foreign work experience and their proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 7 or higher in all language skill areas, with one or more areas assessed at less than level 9; and
• (e) 50 points, if the foreign national has at least three years of foreign work experience and their proficiency in their first official language is assessed at level 9 or higher in all language skill areas.

12 (1) The portion of subsection 25(1) of the French version of the Instructions before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: