The Government of Canada is implementing stricter measures to address a growing trend where skilled immigration applicants strategically manipulate their marital status to enhance their ranking scores. The Immigration Department has identified that married candidates are increasingly choosing to exclude their spouses from applications to gain higher individual points, potentially increasing their scores by up to 40 points. This practice has emerged as competition intensifies in the permanent resident draws, particularly following the post-pandemic surge in study and work permit holders since 2022. The department’s response aims to maintain the integrity of the points-based system, which evaluates candidates based on factors including age, education, language proficiency, and work experience.
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