In January 2015,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will launch a new electronic
system called Express Entry to manage applications for permanent
residence in certain economic programs. Canada needs high levels of
immigration to meet current and future labour market needs, which will
ensure our economic growth and long-term prosperity.
Express Entry will allow
CIC to actively recruit, assess and select skilled immigrants under the
following 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
for a portion of the Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labour
market needs. Under this new system, employers will also have a key role
in selecting economic immigrants. Employers will access candidates
through Canada's new and improved Job Bank and through provinces and
territories where applicable.
The Express Entry system
involves two steps:
Step 1) Potential
candidates complete an online Express Entry profile
Potential candidates will
complete an online Express Entry profile where they will provide
information about their skills, work experience, language ability,
education, and other details. Those who meet the criteria of one of the
federal economic immigration programs subject to Express Entry will be
placed in a pool of candidates.
Candidates will be ranked
against others in the pool. Only the highest-ranked candidates (those
deemed to have the best chances for economic success), and those with
qualifying offers of arranged employment or provincial/territorial
nominations, will be invited to apply for permanent residence.
If a candidate does not
already have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer or a
provincial/territorial nomination, he or she must register with the
Government of Canada's Job Bank which will connect him or her with
eligible Canadian employers.
Where applicable,
employers will be required to obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment
from Employment and Social Development Canada. There will be no fee for
Labour Market Impact Assessments for permanent residence applications
under the Express Entry system.
Completing an online
Express Entry profile does not guarantee that a candidate will receive
an Invitation to Apply for permanent residence.
Step 2) Citizenship and
Immigration Canada will invite certain candidates to apply for permanent
residence and process their electronic applications within six months.
Candidates will receive an
Invitation to Apply for permanent residence if they rank among the top
in the pool, based on their skills and experience. Candidates who have a
valid job offer from a Canadian employer (subject to the Labour Market
Impact Assessment process in place at that time) or have been nominated
by a province or territory will be given high scores in the ranking
system.
Candidates will have 60
days to submit an electronic application for permanent
residence through one of the following programs:
- Federal Skilled
Worker Program (FSWP);
- Federal Skilled
Trades Program (FSTP);
- Canadian Experience
Class (CEC); or,
- A portion of the
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
Citizenship and
Immigration Canada will process the majority of complete applications
(i.e. applications including all the necessary supporting documents)
within six months or less.
Candidates in the Express
Entry pool who do not receive an Invitation to Apply for permanent
residence after 12 months may resubmit their profile and re-enter the
pool if they still meet the criteria. This provision will prevent
backlogs and ensure quick processing times.
Express Entry will result
in faster and more efficient service to potential skilled immigrants. It
will also allow the Government of Canada to be more flexible and
responsive to Canada's changing economic conditions and priorities.
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