Canada Express Entry Program Details
The express entry program has streamlined the immigration for professionals and made the process more transparent. Key details of the program are:
✅ This program is online, which has no cap om applications, and this program remains open throughout the year.
✅ This program applies only to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class Immigration Program.
✅ You are required to submit an expression and apply as an applicant under any job mentioned in Skill Types 0, A and B.
✅ Once you submit the application it will be evaluated based on the points and will be placed in the applicant pool.
✅ Canadian provinces and employers will access this pool and find talent to meet their needs.
✅ The highest points holders are sent an Invitation to Apply for PR.
✅ The number of ITAs issued is based on the Annual Immigration Level.
Canada Express Entry Program Eligibility
The Canada express entry program is a points-based system for evaluating the applicants. This program is carried out with the objective of identifying who will be having the highest chance of succeeding after they migrate to Canada. The points scale has a maximum score of 1200 and evaluates you and your spouse (if any) on your:
✅ Age
✅ The highest level of education
✅ Online registration CAD: 300 non-refundable (4 weeks)
✅ Language skills
✅ Canadian work experience
✅ Other work experience
✅ Skill transferability
✅ Other factors
Steps To Apply For Express Entry Program
Step 1: Create Your Express Entry Profile
✅ The first and foremost step is to create your profile for Express Entry. Your profile should consist of all the details like age, work experience, education, language skills, etc. Once you fill in the details based on that, you will be given a scorecard.
Step 2: Complete your ECA
✅ If you have done your education outside of Canada, you must get your Educational Credentials Assessment or ECA. This certificate proves that your educational qualifications are equal to those recognized in the Canadian educational system.
Step 3: Complete Your Language Ability Test
✅ The next step in this process is to give an English language proficiency test. You are required to have a minimum score of 6 bands equivalent to CLB 7. our test score should be less than 2 years old at the time of application.
Step 4:: Calculate your CRS score.
✅ If your application reaches the Express Entry pool, it is ranked based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. Criteria for calculating this score is based on factors like age, work experience, adaptability, etc.; based on these factors, you can determine your CRS score.
Step 5: Get your Invitation to Apply (ITA)
✅ If your profile gets selected from the Express Entry pool, you will get an ITA from the Canadian government, after which you can start the documentation for your PR visa.
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Criteria - Express Entry
Summary of maximum points per factor for Express Entry candidates
A. Core / Human Capital Factors
| Factors | Points per factor - With a spouse or common-law partner | Points per factor - Without a spouse or common-law partner |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 100 | 110 |
| Level of Education | 140 | 150 |
| Official languages proficiency | 150 | 160 |
| Canadian work experience | 70 | 80 |
B. Spouse Or Common-Law Partner Factors
| Factors | Points per factor (Maximum 40 points) |
|---|---|
| Level of education | 10 |
| Official language proficiency | 20 |
| Canadian work experience | 10 |
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors = Maximum 500 points (with OR without a spouse or common-law partner)
C. Skill Transferability factors (Maximum 100 points)
| Factors | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
|---|---|
| With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
| With Canadian work experience and a post-secondary degree | 50 |
| Factors | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
|---|---|
| With good/strong official languages proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [CLB] level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience | 50 |
| With Canadian work experience and foreign work experience | 50 |
| Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations) | Points per factor (Maximum 50 points) |
|---|---|
| With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification | 50 |
A. Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner + C. Transferability factors = Maximum 600 points
D. Additional points (Maximum 600 points)
| Factors | Maximum points per factor |
|---|---|
| Post-secondary education in Canada | 30 |
| Arranged employment | 200 |
| PN nomination | 600 |
Core/human capital + B. Spouse or common-law partner factors + C. Transferability factors + D. Additional points = Grand total - Maximum 1,200 points
