Work visa programmes carry minimum requirements in terms of your education, language skills and work experience. Once those criteria have been passed, the skilled worker route uses an eligibility scoring system to mark each candidate.   The system works by assigning a score on the following factors – the maximum score is 100 points, and the pass mark is 67, although this can change from year to year dependent on quotas:   1) Your age. 2) Education and work experience. 3) Whether there is a job offer in place. 4) Language skills in English and/or French. 4) Adaptability – how likely the board feels you are to settle into Canadian life.