Express Entry Canada Immigration
Created in 2015, the Express Entry system was designed to make the Canadian immigration process more accessible and efficient. It has been extremely successful, reducing the processing time considerably. The Express Entry system is not an immigration program itself, but rather a system that manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal Economic Immigration programs, namely the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Skilled Trades Program and the Canadian Experience Class.
Applicants are ranked according to the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), which is a point system based on information such as age, qualifications and work experience. Express Entry draws are held every 2 weeks, where candidates are ranked against each other and those with the highest CRS scores will be invited to live in Canada permanently.
Prepare Yourself For Canada Express Entry
Before your submit the online application for Express Entry you will need to take the following steps
1.Take the language tests – IELTS for English and TEF for French language
2.Get an Educational credential Assessment or ECA done on your educational qualifications by a certified agency to prove that your educational standards are on par with Canadian education system.
Educational Credential Assessment
If you completed your education with a non-Canadian educational institution, you will need to have your qualifications assessed by a recognized organization to show that they are equivalent to a Canadian qualification. There are seven different organizations that you can use as follows:
- Comparative Education Service: University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
- International Credential Assessment Service of Canada
- International Qualifications Assessment Service
- International Credential Evaluation Service
- Medical Council of Canada (Doctors must use this organization)
- Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (If you need a license to practice as a Pharmacists, you must use this organization)
Steps for Canada Express Entry
The following steps are required for applying Canada Express Entry
STEP:1
The first step is to determine if you are eligible under one of the federal economic programs. The IRCC supports the following federal economic immigration programs through its Express Entry draw.
Federal Skilled Worker
Federal Skilled Trades Worker
Canadian Experience Class
It is important to know exactly which federal economic program you will be eligible for as applying through the wrong program can get your application rejected. Our Canada immigration experts will guide you on the right program based on your professional background
STEP:2
The second step is to submit an Expression of Interest through an online form. The online form will be filled by our immigration consultants based on information provided by you.
STEP:3
You are assigned a score by the IRCC based on a weighted ranking system with different weights assigned to different categories such as your IELTS score, your education level and your work experience. The scoring is done out a total comprehensive ranking score of 1200.
STEP:4
The IRCC conducts a draw from time to time to determine the cut-off point for issuing invitations to apply (ITAs)
STEP:5
If your score is higher than the cutoff score then you will receive an ITA. we will keep you informed on the status of your application on a regular basis and will definitely let you know should an ITA be issued
