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Express Entry:

Express Entry (EE) is an online immigration application system. It allows people to submit a profile and be considered as a skilled immigrant. Candidates with the highest rankings are invited to apply for permanent residency.

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How does EE work?

  • If you fill out a profile for Express Entry, your application will be ranked according to a points system.

  • If you are highly ranked, you will be invited to apply for permanent residence as a skilled immigrant.

  • Once you have applied, your PR application will then be processed within the next 6 months.

Which Immigration Programs Does EE Cover?

You must use Express Entry to apply for:

 

Do I Qualify for EE?

You qualify for Express Entry if you meet the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker program, Skilled Trades program, or Canadian Experience Class.

How are EE profile points determined?

Your Express Entry profile will get points based on:

  • Your education level;

  • Your abilities in English and/or French (Canada's 2 official languages);

  • Your work experience and skills;

  • Your age;

  • If you have a job offer in Canada; and

  • Your spouse's education, language abilities and work experience.

Additional points are also awarded if you have completed a college or university program in Canada or if you have a provincial nomination.

This chart outlines the points you can get for each category. Please note that EE points are different from the Federal Skilled Worker point system.

How Does EE Choose People for PR?

  1. 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.

  1. You will then be ranked against other people in the pool. Your ranking is based on the number of points you have.

  1. 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.

IRCC has an up-to-date notice about the number of ITAs being issued, and minimum number of points you need to get an ITA.

Read more about the Express Entry pool, ranking and draws system.

Minimum Requirements

 

The minimum requirements for Skilled worker category depend on your work experience which is primarily based on education acquired or training undergone. But for general consideration, an applicant must meet the following to be considered in the Express Entry pool.

  • applicant must be in the same type of job as the primary NOC

  • the job must be within the last 10 years

  • paid work (volunteer work, unpaid internships don't count)

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The National Occupational Classification (NOC) system classifies jobs based on the job duties. But for immigration purposes, the main job groups are:

1. Skill Type 0 (Zero): These are management jobs such as:

  • Restaurant Managers

  • Mine Manager

  • Shore Captains (Fishing)

  • and lot more

 

2. Skill Type A: These are professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university, such as:

  • Doctors

  • Dentists

  • Architects

  • and lots that cannot be mentioned.

 

3. Skill Type B: These are technical jobs and skilled trades that usually call for a college diploma or training as an apprentice, such as:

  • Chefs

  • Plumbers

  • Electricians

  • and lots more.

 

4. Skill Level C: These are intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and/or job-specific training, such as:

  • Industrial Butchers

  • Long-haul Truck drivers

  • Food and beverage servers

  • and lots more.

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5. Skill Level D: These are labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training, such as:

  • Fruit Pickers

  • Cleaning Staff

  • Oilfield Workers

  • and lots more.

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NOTE

 

To be fully considered in any of the specified skilled workers' categories, you must have at least 1-year continuous work experience which is equivalent to 1,560 hours total / 30 hours per week. This could be in any of the following ways:

  • full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1-year full time (1560 hours)

  • an equal amount of part-time: 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1-year full time (1560 hours)

  • full-time at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1-year full time (1560 hours)

You must show that you did the duties set out in the occupational description in the NOC. If you are unable to show that your work experience meets the description, you aren't eligible for this program.

Included in the minimum requirements for Express Entry are:

 

1. Language Ability which is tested in this four ways:

  • Writing

  • Reading

  • Speaking

  • Listening

2. Age

3. Valid job offer from an employer

4. Adaptability (how well you're likely to settle)

5. Proof of Funds: You must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you arrive.

 

For more Enquiries on the Express Entry, complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) form by clicking on the button below.

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