Immigration to Canada - The Pass Mark System

As you may already know, life in Canada provides many
advantages, including universal health care and reduced safety
concerns. For this reason, Canada had to implement a program
that would prevent the country from being overwhelmed by
immigrants. Having an influx of too many new people would simply
be too great a strain on the current system and could cause it
to collapse.

Canada does want immigrants to come to their country. Otherwise,
they wouldn't have lowered the required Pass-Mark score from 75
to 67. However, they do want to ensure that all new immigrants
will be able to fit into their culture, will be able to support
themselves and their families, and will make a positive
contribution to the community into which they move.

The Pass-Mark system is a method of evaluating individuals who
apply to become permanent Canadian residents based on those
standards.

 Elements of the Pass-Mark System

The Pass-Mark System evaluates applicants in six areas:

*	Education *	Language ability *	Work experience *	Age *
Arranged employment in Canada *	Adaptability

 Each of these areas can earn you a specific number of points
based on your responses. 

The maximum number of points available for each area is listed
below:

	Education - 25 points 	Language - 24 points 	Work experience -
21 points 	Age - 10 points 	Arranged employment in Canada - 10
points 	Adaptability - 10 points