Express Entry

Federal Skilled Worker Program

Once your Express Entry profile is active, you will enter a pool of candidates, where you rank according to your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) often conducts Express Entry draws, issuing Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to the highest-scoring candidates. Receiving an Invitation To Apply is crucial for progressing your application for permanent residency in Canada.

Achieve a high CRS score of up to 1200 points by leveraging factors such as your age, educational background, language proficiency in English or French, foreign and Canadian work experience, marital status, adaptability, and any provincial nominations you may have received.

There are no official age limits; however, the CRS awards more points to applicants aged between 20 and 29 and gradually decreases points for those beyond this range.

How does the process work?

You must be proficient in one of Canada’s official languages. English with CLB 7 or above in all language abilities

One year of continuous work experience in a skilled occupation (TEER 0, 1, 2, 3) within the past 10 years, in Canada or abroad

You must have completed secondary or post-secondary education in Canada or abroad

Canadian Experience Class

To be eligible, you must meet all the minimum requirements for this immigration pathway.

This includes having Canadian work experience and proficiency in the English or French language. The work experience should include at least one year of full-time work within Canada.

Please note that self-employment or work experience obtained as a student will not be considered. Eligible job positions include Managerial, Professional, Technical, and skilled trades positions.

There is no specific education requirement for the Canadian Experience Class. If you are planning to apply for this pathway, preparing to live outside the province of Quebec is advisable, as the province has its selection process for skilled workers.

Federal Skilled Trades Program

Experience a life of opportunity in Canada through the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), one of the three economic immigration streams under Canada’s Express Entry. This program offers skilled tradespeople with at least two years of work experience and at least moderate proficiency in English or French the chance to qualify for permanent residence (PR) and make Canada their new home.

Not all skilled tradespeople are eligible for immigration to Canada under the FSTP. The occupational groups that do qualify for the Federal Skilled Trades Program include:

Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers, excluding sub major group 726

General trades

Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture, and related production

Occupations in natural resources and related production

Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors, and utilities operators and controllers

Central control and process operators air,craft assembly assemblers, and inspectors

Cook, Butcher, Baker, Chef.