Section 102.2 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: Definitions

The following definitions apply in this section. full-time means, in relation to a program of study leading to an educational credential, at least 15 hours of instruction per week during the academic year, including any period of training in the workplace that forms part of the course of instruction. ( temps plein ) full-time equivalent means, in respect of part-time or accelerated studies, the number of years that would have been required to complete the equivalent of those studies on a full-time basis. ( équivalent temps plein ) Points shall be awarded, to a maximum of 25, for a foreign national’s education as follows: 5 points for a secondary school educational credential; 12 points for a one-year post-secondary educational credential, other than a university educational credential, and a total of at least 12 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies; 15 points for a one-year post-secondary educational credential, other than a university educational credential, and a total of at least 13 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies, or a one-year university educational credential at the bachelor’s level and a total of at least 13 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies; 20 points for a two-year post-secondary educational credential, other than a university educational credential, and a total of at least 14 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies, or a two-year university educational credential at the bachelor’s level and a total of at least 14 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies; 22 points for a three-year post-secondary educational credential, other than a university educational credential, and a total of at least 15 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies, or two or more university educational credentials at the bachelor’s level and a total of at least 15 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies; and 25 points for a university educational credential at the master’s or doctoral level and a total of at least 17 years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies. For the purposes of subsection (2), points shall not be awarded cumulatively on the basis of more than one educational credential; and shall be awarded for the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) to (d), subparagraph (2)(e)(i) and paragraph (2)(f), on the basis of the educational credential that results in the highest number of points, and for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(e)(ii), on the basis of the combined educational credentials referred to in that paragraph. For the purposes of subsection (2), if a foreign national has an educational credential referred to in any of paragraphs (2)(b) to (f), but not the total number of years of full-time or full-time equivalent studies required, the foreign national shall be awarded the same number of points as the number of years of completed full-time or full-time equivalent studies set out in the paragraph.