Express Entry
Express Entry is used by the Canadian government for specific immigration applications, including the Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades, member of the Canadian Experience Class or a Provincial Nominee. This file management system is not the immigration program itself but how the program is managed. If you are not applying for immigration status using one of these programs, you are not eligible to use the Express Entry.
To determine your eligibility to use Express Entry, please use the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) button immediately below. This button takes you directly to the Government of Canada's CRS.
Skilled workers and professionals are always in need in Canada. Canadian immigration welcomes skilled workers who can contribute to the growing economy of Canada permanently. Canadian immigration has a program in place for individuals with specific work experience who wish to reside in any Canadian province or territory. There are some eligibility criteria that potential candidates need to meet under this program.
The Federal Skilled Worker Program factors include education, work experience, age, adaptability, language skills, and arranged employment. Selected successful candidates of the Federal Skilled Worker Program to get a Permanent Resident Canadian Immigration Visa that allows the applicant to immigrate to Canada with his/her family.
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is the only federal economic immigration program that specifically prioritises immigration to Canada for workers in trades occupations. It allows qualified tradespersons from around the world to immigrate to Canada permanently. With the labour shortages in many skilled trades occupations across Canada, the government fast-tracks Federal Skilled Trades Program applications through the Express Entry immigration system.
Here are 6 qualifications you must meet in order to be considered for the Federal Skilled Trades Program:
- You have at least two years of continuous full time (or an equal amount in part-time) paid work experience in a skilled trade in the five years preceding the date of your application.
- You have a full-time job offer from a Canadian employer of at least one year in the same trade you are applying under OR you possess a Canadian skilled trade certificate or qualification in that same trade.
- You meet the job requirements of the trade you are applying under as set out in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) code.
- You have achieved a minimum of a CLB 5 in the speaking and listening sections of an approved language test and a CLB 4 in the reading and writing sections of an approved language test.
- You have the required amount of settlement funds for your family size.
- You plan to live outside of Quebec.
For help determining whether the Federal Skilled Trades Program is the right fit for you, contact us. We can walk you through all of the options available.
For those applying under the Canadian Experience Class, you do not need to have one year of continuous work experience in Canada. Your work experience can be broken up between different employers and in different positions, if all the work experience falls under NOC 0, A or B and totals the equivalent of one year of full-time paid work experience. In order to qualify to apply under the Canadian Experience Class, you need to meet all of the following criteria:
- You have at least one year of continuous full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), paid work experience in Canada within the last three years in an 0, A or B occupation.
- You obtained your Canadian work experience while physically in Canada on a valid work permit.
- You have achieved a minimum of a CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities on an approved language test if your work experience is under NOC Skill Level 0 or A OR you have achieved a minimum of a CLB/NCLC 5 in all four abilities on an approved language test if your work experience is under NOC Skill Level B.
- You plan to live outside of Quebec.
To determine if you qualify to come to Canada through the Canadian Experience Class Express Entry, contact us.