Selection criteria

(1)76 (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:

(2)(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

(3)(3) Whether or not the skilled worker has been awarded the minimum number of required points referred to in subsection (2), an officer may substitute for the criteria set out in paragraph (1)(a) their evaluation of the likelihood of the ability of the skilled worker to become economically established in Canada if the number of points awarded is not a sufficient indicator of whether the skilled worker may become economically established in Canada.

(4)(4) An evaluation made under subsection (3) requires the concurrence of a second officer.