Express Entry Immigration

What is Express Entry and How Does It Work?

​Today we are discussing Express Entry as a means of immigrating to Canada as many people have heard of it but many do not know what it is exactly and how it works. We hope to clear this up today with this blog post.
 
Refuge Citizenship and Immigration Canada (RCIC) chooses skilled immigrants as Permanent Residents based on their ability to settle in Canada and take part in Canada’s economy. Express Entry is a system to manage how people with skilled work experience apply to immigrate to Canada.
 
In order to utilize the Express Entry system you must qualify under one of three categories. These include the following;

1.  Express Entry as a Federal Skilled Worker,
2. Express Entry as a Federal Skilled Trade or
3. Express Entry having Canadian working Experience.
 
The first step in applying through Express Entry is to find out if you qualify. Each of the three categories of express entry has different qualifying criteria. If you qualify then we can create an Express Entry profile for you as well as a Canadian job bank profile to link you to Canadian employers. In this profile we will provide information about your;
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1. Skills
2. Education
3. Language Ability
4. Work Experience
5. Other details such as age, gender etc.

Once your profile is created then you will be accepted into the pool of candidates. Your profile will remain in the pool of candidates for a maximum of one year from the day that you get in or until you are issued an Invitation to Apply for Permanent Residency (ITA). 
 
In order to apply through the Express Entry System, you must meet the minimum criteria in one of the above three categories to qualify.
 
Once you are entered into the pool of qualified applicants you will be given points based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Points are given based on an applicant’s skills, education, age, English language ability, as well as other criteria such as having a sibling who is a Canadian Permanent Resident or Citizen, having a valid job offer from a Canadian employer or having a nomination from a province or territory.
 
To be chosen from the pool, you need to have one of the highest-ranking scores when Invitations to Apply (ITA’s) are sent out. We can assist you in increasing your score in order to qualify for the ITA through assisting you in obtaining a job offer from a Canadian Employer / through obtaining Provincial nomination from one of Canada’s sponsoring provinces or Territories.
 
There are regular rounds of invitation done to invite top ranked applicants in the pool to apply for Permanent Residency. If you are among the top ranked candidates, then you will be issued an ITA. Cooper’s Canadian Immigration Services can help you rank in the top of the applicant pool to achieve the goal of obtaining your Invitation to Apply. CONTACT US to find out how!
 
Rounds of Invitations are conducted sporadically about every 2 to 3 weeks and those who rank at or above the cut off score are issued an Invitation to apply for Permanent residency and then given 90 days to complete their Permanent Residency applications. Applications usually process within 6 months or less and applicants can apply for an Open Work permit to arrive to Canada and start working while their applications are processing.
 
If you are interested in entering into Canada as a Permanent Resident through the Express Entry immigration system, then CONTACT US to get the process started. We can create an Express Entry Profile for you and assist you in increasing your Comprehensive Ranking Score giving you the best chance possible to obtain an Invitation to Apply and ultimately realize your dream of becoming a Permanent Resident of Canada!
 
In our subsequent blogs we will discuss the requirements for qualifying for each of the 3 categories of the Express Entry System. ​