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On January 1, 2015 Citizenship and Immigration Canada launched new recruitment model known as the "Express Entry” system to controll applications for these economic class programs: 

  • Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)

  • Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

  • Provincial Nominees Program (PNP) in part.

 

Express Entry is a two step process as per following:

 

1.    Express Entry Profile Submission

 

Prospective immigrants will indicate their interest in coming to Canada by providing information electronically through an online Express Entry profile regarding their skills, work experience, and other applicable information. Candidates will be assessed through their profiles on:

 

  • Language proficiency

  • Education

  • Canadian work experience

  • Other factors that lead to success in Canada

 

Candidates who successfully meet the criteria through their online profile will then be placed in the Express Entry pool of candidates. 

If the candidate does not already have an offer of employment in Canada, he or she will be required to register with Canada's job bank which will help them to connect with Canadian employers.

Candidates in the pool will be prompted to promote themselves to employers in order to receive a job offer.

 

2.    Invitation to Apply

 

Canadian and Citizenship Immigration (CIC) will evaluate and rank candidates in the pool based on their chances of economic success in Canada.Those with qualifying offers of arranged employment or provincial/territorial nominations will be ranked highly. 

Candidates ranked the highest will then receive the INVITATION TO APPLY (ITA) letter for applicant to submit their electronic application for permanent residency.  

 

Would-be applicants to the FSWP, FSTP, and CEC, will not be allowed to make an application for permanent residence unless invited to apply.

 

Processing time

CIC aims to cut back the time it takes to process applications in the Federal Economic Programs through Express Entry. Immigration candidates who have successfully been invited to apply for permanent residency will have 60 days to do so upon receiving their invitation. CIC aims to processes all Permanent Resident Applications within 6 months from the date of their submission.

 

There is also no requirement to have a certain occupation to apply: all valid occupations are eligible to receive an invitation for permanent residency.

 

Preparing for Express Entry

 

We will assist you along the way for you to take steps to better prepare yourself as a potential candidate for the Express Entry system.  We will prepare your online Express Entry profile to maximize the probability of you receiving a letter of invitation from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to submit an electronic application for permanent residency.

 

After submission of your application, we will continue to be your legal representative with Citizenship and Immigration Canada right up until a final determination has been made by the visa office on your permanent resident application.

 

Please contact us for expert assistance in the Provincial Nominee Program:

Express Entry
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