Express Entry

Express Entry

Canada attracts many potential immigrants each year. In order to better manage the reception of applications for permanent residence and to facilitate their processing, an electronic selection system called Express Entry has been in place since January 2015. This process makes it possible to select the best candidates for certain economic immigration programs. If you dream of settling permanently in Canada, Express Entry is definitely the way to go!

​Express Entry is therefore not an immigration program but rather a fully electronic online system that allows IRCC to select candidates who apply for permanent residence in Canada. The Express Entry system is reserved for 3 categories of economic immigrants:

• The Federal Skilled Worker Category (FSW),
• The Skilled Trades Worker (MSW) category,
• The Canadian Experience Class. (CEC)

​Express Entry also handles some Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications.

​In the Express Entry system, candidates receive points for each established criterion, as well as a score allowing them to be placed in a bank of candidates called a "pool", which Canadian employers can access to recruit workers and qualified employees. jobs around the world. In this world ranking system. (SCG), during the round of regular invitations, the highest ranked candidates receive an Invitation to Apply (IAP) and will be able to apply for permanent residence (PR).

It should be noted from the outset that Express Entry concerns candidates who wish to settle in all Canadian provinces, except Quebec which has its own specific immigration rules.

Express Entry Features

• The request is made only via the Express Entry portal
• Application for permanent residence by invitation only
• The application for permanent residence can only be submitted in the category to which one is invited to apply
• The candidate must submit their application for permanent residence within 90 days of the IPA.
• The Express Entry profile is valid for 12 months.
• Express Entry allows dual intent for temporary residents applying for permanent residence

Express Entry Requirements

Each category has its own eligibility criteria and processing processes, which may change by regulatory amendment or as a result of Ministerial Instructions:

​1. Skilled Worker Category

​Essential requirements

• ​Have 1 year of continuous work experience (1,560 hours) within the past 10 years, in an occupation that is Skill Type Level O (management jobs), or Skill Level A (professional jobs, or B Skilled work experience must be paid (volunteer work, or unpaid internships do not count.) and in the same type of job you are applying for.
• Obtain at least level 7 (CLB or NCLC) for your first official language each of the 4 language skills (reading comprehension, comprehension, written expression and oral expression). To obtain points for your second official language, you must reach at least level 5 (CLB or NCLC) in the 4 skills assessed.
• Total a minimum score of 67/100 possible points (this point system is separate from the express entry point system) according to the following scoring grid criteria studies, skilled work experience and language skills

2. Federal Skilled Trades Category

​Skilled trades currently eligible under this category fall under these NOC groups:

• Major group 72 - trades in industry, electricity and construction,
• Major group 73 - maintenance and equipment trades,
• Major group 82 - supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production,
• Major Group 92 - Supervisors of Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities and Central Control Operators,
• Minor group 632 - chefs and cooks
• Mining group 633 - butchers and bakers.

Minimum requirements

• ​Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience 30 hours per week (or the part-time equivalent) in a skilled trade in the last 5 years
• Meet the job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the NOC, unless provincially qualified.
• Obtain a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of 5 for speaking and listening comprehension and a minimum score of 4 for reading and writing.
• Hold a valid full-time job offer for a period of at least 1 year or a certificate of qualification in this skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority.

3. Canadian Experience Class

​This program is designed for individuals who have relevant work experience in Canada

​Minimum requirements

• Obtain at least level 7 (CLB or NCLC) for your first official language each of the 4 language skills (reading comprehension, comprehension, written expression and oral expression). To obtain points for your second official language, you must reach at least level 5 (CLB or NCLC) in the 4 skills assessed.
• Have at least 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada, over the past 3 years. This work experience must be full-time or the part-time equivalent.
• Have acquired this experience in a position at level 0, A or B of the NOC.