Source: IRCC Website
Canada chooses skilled immigrants as permanent residents based on their ability to settle in Canada and take part in our economy. There is a new system to manage how people with skilled work experience apply to immigrate to Canada. It is called Express Entry.
Express Entry Visa, the new Canadian immigration selection system, strives to make the immigration process simpler and quicker for candidates.
Express Entry is used to manage applications for Permanent Residence under these federal economic immigration programs:
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Canadian Experience Class
Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from the Express Entry system through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labour market needs.
The Express Entry system has two steps:
Step 1) Potential candidates complete an online Express Entry profile
Potential candidates will complete an online Express Entry profile about their:
skills
- Skills,
- Work experience,
- Language ability,
- Education, and
- Other details that will help in your assessment.
Those who meet the criteria of one of the federal immigration programs listed above will be accepted into a pool of candidates.
Step 2) The highest-ranking candidates in the pool will be invited to apply for permanent residence
Candidates will be ranked against others in the pool using a point-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System. Points are awarded using the information in their profile.
Candidates with the highest scores in the pool will be issued an Invitation to Apply. Candidates will be awarded points for:
- A job offer, and/or
- A nomination from a province or territory, and/or
- Skills and experience factors.
A candidate can get additional points for:
- A job offer supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment, or
- A nomination by a province or territory
These additional points will make a candidate rank high enough to be invited to apply at the next eligible round of invitations.
Candidates can stay in the pool for up to 12 months. If they do not get an Invitation to apply for permanent residence within 12 months of submitting an Express Entry profile, they may submit a new profile.
Achieving a high ranking in this system can be hard.
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