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Express Entry
On January 1st, 2015, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (formerly known as Citizenship and Immigration Canada) introduced the Express Entry System. Express Entry is a file management system used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for certain immigration applications and is not an actual immigration program itself. The 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. In order to be eligible to submit an application under Express Entry you need to meet the minimum 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. If you do not meet the requirements of one of these programs, or cannot show the minimum amount of required settlement funds for your family size then you cannot use the Express Entry system. Once you have applied through the Express Entry system, you are then assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score which will determine if you will be chosen to immigrate to Canada. It is possible for those who meet the criteria of one of the eligible immigration programs to not get to successfully immigrate to Canada as their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is too low.

Federal Skilled Worker

 * You have a minimum of the equivalent of one year or more of full time (30 hours per week or more) paid work experience in an 0, 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), and
 * You have written an approved test in English or French and achieved an overall CLB Level 7 in each section of the test, and
 * You have a minimum of a high school degree (or equivalent), and
 * You intend to live outside of Quebec

Federal Skilled Trades

 * You have a minimum of the equivalent of two years or more of full time (30 hours per week or more) work experience in a skilled trade in the past 5 years and you can prove that you meet the requirements of that trade, and
 * You have a job offer from a Canadian employer of at least one year OR you possess a Canadian skilled trade certificate or qualification, and
 * You have written an approved test in English or French and achieved a minimum of a CLB 5 in speaking and listening and a CLB 4 in reading and writing, and
 * You intend to live outside of Quebec

Canadian Experience Class

 * You have a minimum of the equivalent of one year or more of full time (30 hours per week or more) paid work experience in an 0, A or B classified occupation obtained while physically in Canada on a valid work permit, and
 * You have written an approved test in English or French and achieved an overall CLB Level 7 in each section of the test if your work experience was obtained in a position classified as 0 or A, or you achieved an overall CLB Level 5 in each section of the test if your work experience was in a position classified as B, and
 * You intend to live outside of Quebec

Provincial Nominee
You have been issued with a nomination certificate by one of the Canadian provinces or territories which has been loaded to your Express Entry profile, and You intend to live and work in the province which issued you with your Provincial Nomination, and You have not been selected under one of the Provincial Nominee Programs which needs to be submitted via paper based application

Submitting an Express Entry Profile
If you qualify under one of the immigration programs listed above, you can submit your application via the Express Entry system. These applications are submitted online through the Canadian Government's website by creating an Express Entry profile. If you do not meet the criteria of at least one of the above mentioned immigration programs then you are not eligible to apply via the Express Entry system. If you do try to submit an application you will receive a notice that you are ineligible. These letters of ineligibility provide a general list of reasons why you may not be eligible but do not list the specific reason why your specific profile was found to be ineligible

If you did meet the criteria of one of the immigration programs above, you would receive a message letting you know that you have met the minimum criteria and they will give you a reference number and directions how to apply for a Job Bank account. At this stage you will also be issued a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score based on the information you have entered. This is the score that will be used when Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada selects people from the Express Entry Pool to apply for Permanent Residency.

Comprehensive Ranking System Score
Your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is based on a variety of factors including age, education, language abilities in English or French, work experience in Canada or around the work, Canadian siblings living in Canada, previous Canadian work experience and previous studies completed in Canada. Your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is calculated differently if you are single or married or in common-law relationship. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is out of a total of 1200 points.

Express Entry Pool
Anyone who submits a profile through the Express Entry System is then placed into the Express Entry pool of applicant. This pool is made up of everyone who has submitted an Express Entry profile from around the world. The size of this pool varies from week to week as people create profiles, people remove their profiles, profiles are removed as they have expired or profiles are removed as the applicant has been invited to apply for permanent residency. Express Entry profiles are only valid for 12 months.

Express Entry Invitation Rounds
The Canadian government invites individuals to apply for Permanent Residency based on their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. On average, every two weeks, the Canadian government selects a certain number of individuals from the Express Entry pool and issues them with an Invitation to Apply. The number of individuals invited in each draw varies from week to week, as does the minimum score required to be invited.

Invitation to Apply
If you are issued with an Invitation to Apply then you will be given 90 days to submit a full application for Permanent Residency. Once this application has been submitted, it will take a maximum of 6 months for your application to be processed. If your application was successful you will be issued with the required documents to immigrate to Canada. If your application was incomplete or incorrect it will be rejected and you would need to start the process again. Category:Express Entry Category:Canadian immigration Category:Canadian immigration law