Express Entry will manage applications for permanent residence under these federal economic immigration programs:
the Federal Skilled Worker Program,
the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and
the Canadian Experience Class.
Provinces and territories will also be able to recruit candidates from the Express Entry system through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labour market needs.
Ministerial Instructions set out the rules for governing the Express Entry application management system.
The Express Entry system has two steps:
Step 1) Potential candidates complete an online Express Entry profile
Potential candidates will complete an online Express Entry profile. This is a secure form that they will use to provide information about their:
skills,
work experience,
language ability,
education, and
other details that will help us assess them.
Those who meet the criteria of one of the federal immigration programs listed above will be accepted into a pool of candidates.
Anyone who does not already have a job offer supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) (if you need one), or a nomination from a province or territory, must register with Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) Job Bank. Job Bank will help connect Express Entry candidates with eligible employers in Canada.
Candidates are also encouraged to promote themselves to employers in other ways, such as using job boards, recruiters etc.
In most cases when there is a job being offered to a candidate, employers will need an LMIA from ESDC. The LMIA process ensures employers have made an effort to hire Canadians for available jobs. There will be no LMIA fee for permanent resident applications.
Step 2) The highest-ranking candidates in the pool will be invited to apply for permanent residence
Candidates will be ranked against others in the pool using a point-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System. Points are awarded using the information in their profile.
Candidates with the highest scores in the pool will be issued an Invitation to Apply. Candidates will be awarded points for:
a job offer, and/or
a nomination from a province or territory, and/or
skills and experience factors.
A candidate can get additional points for:
a job offer supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment, or
a nomination by a province or territory
These additional points will make a candidate rank high enough to be invited to apply at the next eligible draw of candidates.
If someone is invited to apply, they will have 60 days to submit an online application for permanent residence.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada will process the majority of complete applications (meaning those with all the necessary supporting documents) in six months or less.
Candidates can stay in the pool for up to 12 months. If they do not get an Invitation to Apply for permanent residence within 12 months of submitting an Express Entry profile, they may submit a new profile. If they still meet the criteria, they can re-enter the pool. This will prevent backlogs and ensure quick processing times.
Express Entry – Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria
A) Summary of points per factor for Express Entry candidates
A. Core / human capital factors
Points per factor – With a spouse or common-law partner
Points per factor – Without a spouse or common-law partner
Age
100
110
Level of education
140
150
Official languages proficiency
150
160
Canadian work experience
70
80
B) Summary of points per factor for Express Entry candidates
B. Spouse or common-law partner factors
Maximum 40 points
Level of education
10
Official language proficiency
20
Canadian Work Experience
10
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors
Maximum 500 points (with a spouse or common-law partner)
Maximum 500 points (without a spouse or common-law partner)
C) Summary of points per factor for Express Entry candidates
C. Skill Transferability factors
Maximum 100 points
Education
Maximum 50 points
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree
50
With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree
50
Foreign work experience
Maximum 50 points
With good/strong official languages proficiency and foreign work experience
50
With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience
50
Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations)
Maximum 50 points
With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification
50
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors
Maximum 600 points
D) Summary of points per factor for Express Entry candidates
D. Additional points
(maximum 600)
Arranged employment
600
PN nomination
600
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. = Grand total – 1,200
CRS – Core factors
Core / human capital factors
With a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 460 points)
Without a spouse or common-law partner (Maximum 500 points)
Age
Number of points (100 maximum)
Number of points (110 maximum)
17 years of age or less
0
0
18 years of age
90
99
19 years of age
95
105
20 to 29 years of age
100
110
30 years of age
95
105
31 years of age
90
99
32 years of age
85
94
33 years of age
80
88
34 years of age
75
83
35 years of age
70
77
36 years of age
65
72
37 years of age
60
66
38 years of age
55
61
39 years of age
50
55
40 years of age
45
50
41 years of age
35
39
42 years of age
25
28
43 years of age
15
17
44 years of age
5
6
45 years of age or more
0
0
Level of Education
With a spouse or common-law partner – Number of points (140 maximum)
Without a spouse or common-law partner – Number of points (150 maximum)
Less than Secondary school (high school) credential
0
0
Secondary school (high school) credential
28
30
One-year post-secondary program credential
84
90
Two-year post-secondary program credential
91
98
Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer
112
120
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer
119
128
University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required.
126
135
University-level credential at the Doctoral level
140
150
Official languages proficiency – first official language
Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:
32 with a spouse or common-law partner
34 without a spouse or common-law partner
With a spouse or common-law partnerMaximum 128 points
Without a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 136 points
For each ability
32
34
Less than CLB 4
0
0
CLB 4 or 5
6
6
CLB 6
8
9
CLB 7
16
17
CLB 8
22
23
CLB 9
29
31
CLB 10 or more
32
34
Official languages proficiency – second official language
Reading, writing, speaking and listening total points for each ability:
5.5 with a spouse or common-law partner
6 without a spouse or common-law partner
With a spouse or common-law partnerMaximum 22 points
Without a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 24 points
For each ability
6
6
CLB 4 or less
0
0
CLB 5 or 6
1
1
CLB 7 or 8
3
3
CLB 9 or more
6
6
Canadian work experience
With a spouse or common-law partnerMaximum 70 points
Without a spouse or common-law partner Maximum 80 points
None or less than a year
0
0
1 year
35
40
2 years
46
53
3 years
56
64
4 years
63
72
5 years or more
70
80
Subtotal – Core / human capital factors
Out of 460 points
Out of 500 points
CRS – Spouse or common-law partner factors (if applicable)
Spouse or common-law partner factors
With spouse or common-law partner – number of points per factor
Without spouse or common-law partner (0 points – does not apply)
Spouse’s or common-law partner’s level of education
10
0
Less than secondary school (high school) credential
0
Secondary school (high school) credential
2
One-year post-secondary program credential
6
Two-year post-secondary program credential
7
Post-secondary program credential of three years or longer
8
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer
9
University-level credential at the Master’s level OR an entry-to-practice professional degree. CIC only accepts as an entry-to-practice professional degree, those degrees issued in relation to an occupation listed at NOC Skill level A and for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required.
10
University-level credential at the Doctoral level
10
Spouse’s or common-law partner’s official languages proficiency – first official languageReading, writing, speaking and listening– total points for each ability
Maximum 20 points
0 (does not apply)
For each ability
5
CLB 4 or less
0
CLB 5 or 6
1
CLB 7 or 8
3
CLB 9 or more
5
Canadian work experience
Maximum 10 points
0 (does not apply)
None or less than a year
0
1 year
5
2 years
7
3 years
8
4 years
9
5 years or more
10
Subtotal – Core / human capital + Spouse or common-law partner factors
500
500
CRS – Skill transferability factors
Skill Transferability factors
Maximum 100 points for this section
Education
Maximum 50 points for Education
With good official language proficiency and a post-secondary degree
Maximum 50 points
Points for CLB 7 or more on all first official language abilities, one or more under 9
Points for CLB 9 or more on all four first official language abilities
Secondary school (high school) credential or less (levels 1 & 2)
0
0
Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5)
13
25
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer (levels 6,7 & 8)
25
50
With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree
Maximum 50 points
Points for education + 1 year of Canadian work experience
Points for education + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience
Secondary school (high school) credential or less (levels 1 & 2)
0
0
Post-secondary program credential of one year or longer (levels 3,4 & 5)
13
25
Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer (levels 6,7 & 8)
25
50
Foreign work experience
Maximum 50 points for Foreign work experience
With good official language proficiency and foreign work experience
50 points
Points for foreign work experience + CLB 7 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 9
Points for foreign work experience + CLB 9 or more on all four first OL abilities
No foreign work experience
0
0
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience
13
25
3 years or more of foreign work experience
25
50
With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience
Maximum 50 points
Points for foreign work experience + 1 year of Canadian work experience
Points for foreign work experience + 2 years or more of Canadian work experience
No foreign work experience
0
0
1 or 2 years of foreign work experience
13
25
3 years or more of foreign work experience
25
50
Certificate of qualification (trade occupations)
Maximum 50 points for this section
With good official language proficiency and a certificate of qualification
Maximum 50 points
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 5 or more on all first OL abilities, one or more under 7
Points for certificate of qualification + CLB 7 or more on all four first OL abilities
With a certificate of qualification
25
50
Subtotal:
A. Core + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Skill transferability factors
600
Additional points
Maximum 600 points
1) Arranged employment OR
600
2) Provincial or territorial nomination
600
Grand total
Maximum 1,200 points
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