Citizenship & Immigration

Canada Express Entry

FCJ Refugee Centre

January 2015

Ministerial Instruction 15

Express Entry Program

Repeals all processing eligibility criteria (including the application caps and eligible occupation lists) for new applications in the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class

From January 1, 2015 onwards application intake will be governed by the criteria for the new Express Entry (EE) application management system. Applications must be completed and submitted online and there is no cost to upload an application

MI15 Continued

MI15 will renew the pause on the receipt

of new applications for the Federal

Immigrant Investor Class and the Federal

Entrepreneur Class.

Goals of the Express Entry

System

The new on-line Electronic Management System (Express Entry)

was created in order to:

• Improve application management and prevent backlogs;

• Increase the labour market responsiveness and empower

Canadian employers;

• Assure the best candidates are selected, not the first to apply

Implications

Candidates are placed in a pool where

they are ranked against each other

CIC will draw top candidates on a

periodic basis and issue an “Invitation to

Apply” ITA to those selected. Must apply

within 60 days of issuance.

◦ Emphasis NOT on the first to apply, but the

BEST to apply

Applying under Express Entry

System

Candidates create an on-line profile detailing an

“Expression of Interest” in coming to Canada

Profile should include:

◦ Language skill assessment

◦ Educational credential assessment

◦ Details of work experience- no occupation list, but

experience must be in NOC skill type (0, A or B)

Express Entry System

Candidate is at a significant advantage if

he/she attains a LMIA or provincial

nomination (PN) job offer

If the candidate does not have a LMIA or

is a PN, he/she must register with Job

Bank (an online portal designed to match

potential candidates with future

employers)

The Ranking System

All EE candidates will be given a score out

of 1200, based on Comprehensive Ranking

System formula:

1. Skills and experience

2. Spouse or common-law partner factors

3. Skills transferability

4. Additional points for provincial

nomination or valid LMIA job offer

(worth 600 points alone!)

The Ranking System

A. Single candidates

B. Candidates spouses or

common-law partners that will

come with them to Canada

(The maximum number of points

is the same no matter the

person’s marital status.)

1. Skills and experience factors

(maximum 500)

+

1. Skills and experience factors

(maximum 460)

+

2. N/A

+

2. Spouse or common-law partner

factors (maximum 40)

+

3. Skill transferability factors

(maximum 100)

+

3. Skill transferability factors

(maximum 100)

+

4. Additional points (maximum

600)

4. Additional points (maximum

600)

Grand total (maximum

1,200)

Grand total (maximum

1,200)

1. Skills and experience 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

1. educationPost-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

1. Language•Official languages proficiency - first

official language

Maximum points for each ability

(reading, writing, speaking and

listening):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 partnerMaximum 136 points

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

1. Second official language

Official languages proficiency -

second official language

Maximum points for each ability

(reading, writing, speaking and

listening):

•6 with a spouse or common-

law partner (up to a combined

maximum of 22 points)

•6 without a spouse or

common-law partner

With a spouse or common-

law partnerMaximum 22

points

Without a spouse or

common-law

partnerMaximum 24 points

CLB 4 or less 0 0

CLB 5 or 6 1 1

CLB 7 or 8 3 3

CLB 9 or more 6 6

1. Canadian Work Experience

Canadian work

experience

With a spouse or

common-law

partnerMaximum 70

points

Without a spouse

or common-law

partnerMaximum 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

The Ranking System

A. Single candidates

B. Candidates spouses or

common-law partners that will

come with them to Canada

(The maximum number of points

is the same no matter the

person’s marital status.)

1. Skills and experience factors

(maximum 500)

+

1. Skills and experience factors

(maximum 460)

+

2. N/A

+

2. Spouse or common-law partner

factors (maximum 40)

+

3. Skill transferability factors

(maximum 100)

+

3. Skill transferability factors

(maximum 100)

+

4. Additional points (maximum

600)

4. Additional points (maximum

600)

Grand total (maximum

1,200)

Grand total (maximum

1,200)

Skill Transferability factors

Maximum 100 points for this section

Education Maximum 50

With good official language proficiency

and a post-secondary degree Maximum

50 points

The Ranking System

A. Single candidates

B. Candidates spouses or

common-law partners that will

come with them to Canada

(The maximum number of points

is the same no matter the

person’s marital status.)

1. Skills and experience factors

(maximum 500)

+

1. Skills and experience factors

(maximum 460)

+

2. N/A

+

2. Spouse or common-law partner

factors (maximum 40)

+

3. Skill transferability factors

(maximum 100)

+

3. Skill transferability factors

(maximum 100)

+

4. Additional points (maximum

600)

4. Additional points (maximum

600)

Grand total (maximum

1,200)

Grand total (maximum

1,200)

Additional points

Maximum 600 points

1) Arranged employment 600

2) Provincial or territorial nomination

600

Important Notes

Applicants are responsible for any and all

information provided to CIC

Keep all information true and accurate.

Changes to situation must be promptly updated

on your profile. Ie marriage, new career, new

baby, etc.

Misrepresentation (provided false or misleading

information or omitted important details) can

lead to a refusal; or a finding that the applicant

cannot come to Canada and cannot re-apply for

5 years.

Submit your profile

If you are eligible, fill out your Express Entry profile online.

You will need to create a MyCIC account to do this. It will ask you about your:

◦ language test scores,

◦ education and educational credential assessment (if you need one)

◦ work experience, and

◦ other information needed in order to assess you.

◦ There is no cost to complete and submit an Express Entry profile.

Invitations to apply – Skilled

immigrants (Express Entry) If you are invited to apply, you will get a

message in your MyCIC account telling

you:

◦ which program you are invited under, and

◦ what to do next.

If you are not invited to apply

You can only stay in the Express Entry

pool for one year from the date you were

accepted into it. You can see this date in

your MyCIC account.

Your Express Entry profile will expire if

you are not invited to apply in those 12

months. If it expires, you will get a

message in your MyCIC telling you so.

Questions?