Express Entry
On January 1, 2015, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada released a new system to manage how people with skilled work experience apply to immigrate to Canada. It is called Express Entry.
Steps of Express Entry
STEP 1: Eligibility
In order to apply for Express Entry, you must already meet all the existing criteria for any of the following categories: Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and Canadian Experience Class (CEC).You must take an English and/or French language test to evaluate your abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in either of Canada’s two official languages. Your foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a designated organization to see if they are equivalent to Canadian degrees and diplomas.
STEP 2: Express Entry Profile
Complete the online form that requests your information, such as personal information, language ability, education and work experience. The higher points you score, the better your chance to get an “Invitation to Apply” as a permanent resident. Those who are qualified for any one of categories mentioned above are accepted into a pool of candidates.
STEP 3: Invitation to Apply
Invitations are sent to those who have the highest CRS scores after measuring certain factors including age, work experience, language ability, education and other factors. When you are invited, you then have 90 days to submit the complete application for permanent residence.
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Federal Skilled Worker
Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program allows skilled workers who have at least one year of full-time skilled work experience to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
Your skilled work experience must be
in the same type of job (have the same NOC) as the job you want to use for your immigration application (called your primary occupation)within the last 10 yearspaid workat least 1 year of continuous work or 1,560 hours total (30 hours per week)—you can meet this in a few different ways:▹ Full-time at 1 job
▹ Equal amount in part-time
▹ Full-time at more than 1 job
To qualify under this program, the applicants will be assessed based on the point system for the program which requires applicants to earn certain points or above. Currently, the pass mark is 67 out of 100 points.
The factors assessed to determine FSW’s eligibility include:
Age (maximum 12 points)Education (maximum 25 points)Work experience - NOC A, B, 0 (maximum 15 points)Arranged employment in Canada (maximum 10 points)Language skills (maximum 28 points)Adaptability (maximum 10 points)
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