On January 1st, 2015, the Canadian Government introduced the Express Entry system. Express Entry is a file management system used by the Canadian Government for certain immigration applications, it is not actually an immigration program itself.
This express entry system is now used by anyone seeking to immigrate to Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Tradesperson, member of the Canadian Experience Class or a Provincial Nominee.
If you do not meet the requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Tradesperson, Canadian Experience Class or the Provincial Nominee programs, you will not be eligible to use the Express Entry system.
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HOW DOES EXPRESS ENTRY WORK?
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Do You Qualify?
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Documents Required
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Enter the Express Entry System
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Wait to be Selected
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Submit Application
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Immigrate
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Do You Qualify?
In order to be eligible to submit an application through Express Entry you need to meet the criteria of one of the four immigration programs below and be able to show the minimum amount of required settlement funds for your family size.
Federal Skilled Worker
You have one year or more of full-time paid work experience in an O, A or B classified occupation and; You have achieved 67 points or higher on the Federal Skilled Worker Points System (this is based on age, education, language, work experience and adaptability. If you do not have any post-secondary education, you will not be likely to qualify.)
Provincial Nominee
You have been given a nomination certificate by one of the Canadian provinces or territories. It is important to keep in mind that you can become a Provincial Nominee, but you first have to already be in the Express Entry pool under one of the other three categories if you do not already have an existing nomination.
Settlement Funds Requirements for all programs
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Documents Required
Once you know that you qualify under Step 1 you will have to write an approved language test and obtain an educational credential assessment. Be sure to have your credentials assessed by one of the agencies recognized by Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada. We personally recommend World Education Services as we find them to be the quickest, but you can use any of the approved agencies.
Book an Approved Language Test
If you know or think that you need to complete an approved language test for your application, ensure the Canadian government will recognize it. For Express Entry applications, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will only accept the General Training IELTS and the CELPIP-General Test for an English test. For those who speak French, they will only accept the TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de français or the TCF Canada: Test de connaissance du français. Click below to learn more about what you will be tested on and the minimum scores you need to achieve to apply through Express Entry.
Educational Credential Assessment
After you completed your education with a non-Canadian educational institution. You will need to have your qualifications assessed by a recognized organization to show that they are equivalent to a Canadian qualification. There are seven different organizations that you can use as follows:
-Comparative Education Service: University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
-International Credential Assessment Service of Canada
-International Qualifications Assessment Service
-International Credential Evaluation Service
-Medical Council of Canada (Doctors must use this organization)
-Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (If you need a license to practice as a Pharmacists, you must use this organization)
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Enter the Express Entry System
Once you have the documents required to enter the Express Entry system, follow the instructions on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website to create your Express Entry Profile online. As long as you qualify, you will receive a message letting you know you have met the criteria, and they will give you a Job Seeker Code and Profile Code number. They will not explain why you were found ineligible. If you did not meet the requirements, you would receive an ineligible message.
Register With The Job Bank
Once you have received your eligibility message and codes, you can then use these codes to register with the Job Bank, which will also be outlined in your introduction letter from MyCIC. You will then receive another message on your account confirming your entry into Express Entry.
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Wait to be Selected
After entering the Express Entry Pool, you wait to be selected based on your Comprehensive Ranking System Score. If your score is too low, you can begin to apply to the Provinces, which have specific Provincial programs in place for Express Entry
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Canadian Province or Territory CRS Scores
If you are selected by a Canadian Province or Territory 600 points will be added to your CRS score.
Just remember, you will be required to work and live in the province that has nominated you so ensure you are willing to comply with these requirements before applying to a province.
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Submit application
Once you have been issued an Invitation to Apply, you will be given 60 days to submit your complete application for Permanent Residency. If you do not submit your application within the specified 60-day period you will not be able to submit your application and will have to re-submit your Express Entry profile and start again. At this stage, you will be required to complete further application forms and submit additional documents to the ones done with your Express Entry Profile.
There are mandatory documents that all applicants will require, regardless of whether they are classified as a Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Tradesperson, a member of the Canadian Experience Class or a Provincial Nominee. If an applicant fails to upload any of their required documents on their Express Entry checklist, their application will be cancelled as incomplete and will not be processed. The applicant will then have to re-enter the Express Entry System and wait for a new Invitation to Apply, and then re-submit their full application for Permanent Residence again.
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Immigrate
Once you have submitted your application, you will be sent a message later to request that you complete biometrics at your closest visa application centre. For some, this will require travelling. Once you receive your biometrics letter, you will have 30 days to complete the biometrics. The entire processing time for applications submitted via the Express Entry system is six months from the day of submission. After six months, you will be notified if your application was approved or rejected. If approved, you will then be issued your immigrant visa and will be able to immigrate to Canada.
Permanent Residence Approved: Next Steps
Your application was approved, and your passport was likely requested, and you were issued with an immigrant visa in your passport and a confirmation of permanent residency document. We can advise you on the next steps: landing in Canada, meeting their residency requirements, and obtaining Citizenship.
Landing Information Consultation
Book a Landing Information Consultation to learn more about the next steps relating to landing in Canada.