Immigration
Express Entry
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Find out if you meet basic requirements
Create your online Express Entry Profile
You will need:
• Passport;
• National Occupation Classification (NOC);
• Education credential assessment report: assessment is valid for 5 years;
• Recent language tests: language test results are valid for 2 years
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS);
• Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP); and/or
• Test d'Evaluation de Français (TEF)
Additionally, if available:
• Canadian job offer; and/or
• Provincial Nomination
Receive a CRS score (Comprehensive Ranking System)
Get an ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Permanent Residence if your score meets the CRS cut-off
Upload supporting documents and pay applicable processing fees within 60 days
Provide Police Certificates
Provide Proof of Funds to support yourself and your family in Canada
Undergo Medical Examination with the certified health practitioner
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This system is used to assign candidates a score out of a maximum of 1200 according to four main factors.
Human capital
• Age
• Education
• Language ability
• Canadian work experience
Spouse or common-law partner
• Education
• Language ability
• Canadian work experience
Skill transferability
• Education
• Language ability
• Canadian work experience
• Foreign work experience
Additional factors
• Siblings living in Canada
• Canadian post-secondary education
• Arranged employment
• Provincial nomination
You do not need to score 1200. The lowest cut-off score is set and changes every time. Candidates that meet the lowest cut-off score are invited to apply for Permanent Residence.
Those who did not meet the CRS cut-off remain in the pool of candidates for one year. They have a chance to work on improving their CRS score and update their profile up until they are issued an Invitation to Apply.
Federal Skilled Workers
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Education:
Secondary education (If you have Canadian or foreign education, it will increase your score)
Work Experience: Canadian or Foreign
NOC 0, A, B
1 year (30 hours per week) continuous work within the last 10 years
Full time, a combination of part-time, or more than one job
Self-employed work experience supported by sufficient evidence
Job offer:
Not required (you can get higher points if you have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer)
Language: English or French
CLB 7
Have sufficient settlement funds
How much money you need to have to settle in Canada Depends on the number of your family members
Federal Skilled Trades
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Education:
Not required (if you have Canadian or Foreign education, it will increase your score)
Work Experience: Canadian or foreign
NOC B
2 years within last 5 years
Full time or part-time
Language ability:
English or French skills
CLB 5 for speaking and listening
CLB 4 for reading and writing
Job offer:
A full-time job offer is required from a Canadian employer for a full 1 year
Or
a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority
Settlement funds:
You will be required to show sufficient funds for supporting yourself and your family in Canada, but -
if you are currently legally working in Canada or have a valid job offer - then it is not required
Canadian Experience Class
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Education
Not required (but if you have completed post-secondary education in Canada, it will increase your score)
Work Experience: Canadian
NOCs: 0, A, B
Have 1-year work experience within the last 3 years
Combination of full time (minimum 30 hours per week) or part-time work
Language ability:
English or French skills
CLB 7 if your NOC is 0 or A
CLB 5 if your NOC is B
Job Offer: not required (you can get higher points if you have a valid job offer from a Canadian employer)
Settlement funds: not required