Express Entry

On January 1, 2015 the Federal government introduced the Express Entry Program, which is intended to expeditiously process qualified applicants for permanent residence which is evaluated on the point-based system. It’s an online application in which the Candidates with the highest rankings are invited to apply for the permanent residency. Once you submit a profile, your profile will be entered into a pool (group) of all the people who have currently applied for Express Entry. You will then be ranked against other people in the pool. Your ranking is based on the number of points you have. If you are at the top of the rankings, your profile will be drawn (selected) from the list of applications. You will then get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence as a skilled immigrant.

To qualify as a Federal Skilled Worker, the eligible applicant must be qualified in any National Occupational Classification (NOC) 0, A or B occupation and have at least one year of full time experience in their profession in the last ten years. They must have enough money to take care of their family during the initial settlement period, and they may also require a confirmed job offer in their profession from a Canadian employer. They also must have the required level of English or French with the score band of minimum 7.0 in IELTS.