Express Entry
This system is used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to manage and process applications received through three of Canada’s federal economic immigration programs for skilled workers. Express Entry is a competitive immigration system, ranking all eligible candidates against one another and then inviting the highest-ranking candidates to apply for permanent residency. Candidates are ranked against one another based on their age, education, language proficiency, work experience, and other factors.
It provides the opportunity for individuals and families wishing to settle in Canada to become new permanent residents within just a few months.
Federal Skilled Worker
This program is designed for professionals and skilled workers around the world who want to immigrate to Canada permanently as professionals and skilled workers. Requirements:
- Work Experience: Must have a minimum of 12-months of full-time, skilled work experience, or an equivalent amount in part-time experience. This experience must be continuous and in a single occupation. Experience must have been in occupations listed under skill level 0, A or B under National Occupation Classification (NOC).
- Language Proficiency: Provide approved language test showing you are proficient in either English or French. The minimum score is equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark of 7.
- Education: You must have completed a minimum education equal to the completion of a Canadian high school diploma. If your education was completed outside of Canada, you will need an Educational Credentials Assessment (ECA) attesting to the value of your education by Canadian standards.
- Proof of funds to demonstrate the ability to support your settlement in Canada. Funds are detailed on LICO Table.
- Must Intent to reside outside of Quebec Province.
Canadian Experience Class
The Canadian Experience Class is an immigration program that allows individuals who have work experience in Canada for at least one year to apply for permanent residency.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 12 months of full-time (or an equivalent in part-time) skilled work experience in Canada within the previous three years. This experience must have been obtained while on a valid work permit and needs to be in one or more occupations classified as skill type 0, A or B under the NOC (National Occupation Classification). The one year of experience can be gained in two different NOC codes, so long as they are skilled positions, and the work experience is gained legally
- Plan on living outside the province of Quebec
- Meet the required language levels needed for the job for each language ability (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) CLB 7 for NOC 0 or A jobs or CLB 5 for NOC B jobs.
Federal Skilled Trade Worker
The Federal Skilled Trades Program is the only federal economic immigration program that specifically prioritizes immigration to Canada for workers in trades occupations. It allows qualified tradespersons to immigrate to Canada permanently.
Requirements:
- Meet the required language levels for each language ability from an approved language test agency. The required minimum results are Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening, and CLB 4 for reading and writing.
- Have accumulated a minimum of two years of full-time work experience (or the equivalent in part-time work experience) in the skilled trade during the five previous years.
- Be able to demonstrate that the skills and experience gained covers the essential duties of the occupation
- Have a full-time offer of employment in that skilled trade for a period of at least one year from up to two Canadian employers OR hold a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade from a Canadian provincial or territorial authority.
