EXPRESS ENTRY

CEC is managed under the Express Entry system and uses the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to rank interested candidates. Applicants who have competitive CRS scores will receive invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Requirements

• have at least 12 months of skilled work experience in Canada in the three years:
  • full time at one job: 30 hours/week for 12 months
  • equal amount at one or more part-time jobs
  • full time work at more than 1 job
• have gained your experience in Canada with the proper authorization
• meet the minimum language requirements needed: CLB 5 for NOC B and CLB 7 for NOC 0 and A
• Plan to live outside the province of Quebec.

To find out if you qualify under this program, please complete our evaluation form.  Our Express Entry team will contact you shortly to give you a free assessment.

The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) is for individuals with professionally recognized work experience in the following fields:

• Managerial jobs
• Professional jobs
• Supervisory jobs
• Technical jobs and skilled trades

To apply through this program, you must meet the minimum requirements for:

• skilled work experience
• language ability
• education

If you meet all the minimum requirements, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will then assess your application based on the following selection factors:

• age
• education
• work experience
• whether you have a valid job offer
• English and/or French language skills
• adaptability (how well you’re likely to settle in Canada)

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses the selection factor points grid to assess your eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.  These factors are part of a 100-point grid used to assess eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. You earn points for how well you do in each of the 6 factors.  The current pass mark is 67 points.

Once you are eligible, you’re then qualified to enter the Express Entry pool, this is IRCC’s ranking system.  IRCC will select the highest-ranking candidates from the pool and invite them to apply for permanent residence.

To find out if you qualify under this program, please complete our evaluation form.  Our Express Entry team will contact you shortly to give you a free assessment.

To be eligible, you must:

• Plan to live outside of Quebec.
• Meet the minimum language requirements (CLB 5 speaking and listening, CLB 4 for reading and writing);
• Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time experience) in a skilled trade within the last 5 years before you apply;
• Meet the job requirements for that skilled trade as set out in the National Occupational Classification (NOC), except for needing a certificate of qualification, and
• Have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year OR a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial authority.

Skilled Work Experience

Skilled trades for the Federal Skilled Trades Program are organized under these groups of the National Occupational Classification (NOC):

• Major Group 72, technical trades and transportation officers and controllers
  • excluding Sub-Major Group 726, transportation officers and controllers
• Major Group 73, general trades
• Major Group 82, supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production
• Major Group 83, occupations in natural resources and related production
• Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors, and utilities operators and controllers
• Major Group 93, central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, excluding Sub-Major Group 932, aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
• Minor Group 6320, cooks, butchers and bakers
• Unit Group 62200, chefs

To find out if you qualify under this program, please complete our evaluation form.  Our Express Entry team will contact you shortly to give you a free assessment.