Once you clear the entry bar, you are scored on six things: education, official language ability, work experience, age, arranged employment, and adaptability. You also have to show settlement money, unless you already hold arranged employment and are authorized to work here. The pass mark is set and published by the Minister, not fixed in the regulation. An officer can substitute their own judgment for the score in either direction where the points do not reflect your real chances of settling, and a second officer has to agree.
(1)For the purpose of determining whether a skilled worker, as a member of the federal skilled worker class, will be able to become economically established in Canada, they must be assessed on the basis of the following criteria: (a)the skilled worker must be awarded not less than the minimum number of required points referred to in subsection (2) on the basis of the following factors, namely,(i)education, in accordance with section 78,(ii)proficiency in the official languages of Canada, in accordance with section 79,(iii)experience, in accordance with section 80,(iv)age, in accordance with section 81,(v)arranged employment, in accordance with section 82, and(vi)adaptability, in accordance with section 83; and (b)the skilled worker must(i)have in the form of transferable and available funds, unencumbered by debts or other obligations, an amount equal to one half of the minimum necessary income applicable in respect of the group of persons consisting of the skilled worker and their family members, or(ii)be awarded points under paragraph 82(2)(a), (b) or (d) for arranged employment, as defined in subsection 82(1), in Canada.
(2)The Minister shall fix and make available to the public the minimum number of points required of a skilled worker, on the basis of (a)the number of applications by skilled workers as members of the federal skilled worker class currently being processed; (b)the number of skilled workers projected to become permanent residents according to the report to Parliament referred to in section 94 of the Act; and (c)the potential, taking into account economic and other relevant factors, for the establishment of skilled workers in Canada.