Express Entry

Immigration to Canada remains on the rise at both the provincial and federal level, despite a move this week by the province of Quebec to reduce the number of newcomers it will welcome next year.  

Halifax business owner put in limbo by permanent residency application delay.

Proposed regulatory changes announced today to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), which  will allow Canada to better select skilled workers who can “hit the ground running” upon arrival.

As of 08 May 2012, the maximum number of 10,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications has been reached. This cap on applications has been put in place for individuals applying under one of the 29 eligible occupations being targeted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Unless new Ministerial instructions are received, the cap will re-open on 1 July 2012. This limit does not apply to all applicants to the Federal Skilled Worker program. Those with an offer of arranged employment are still welcome to apply. Individuals who are pursuing or have completed a PhD program in Canada may still apply as well. The cap for PhD applicants is 1000, and currently 657 applications to this stream have been received.

The Federal Skilled Worker Program will be closing at the end of this year. Therefore, if you wish to apply as a skilled worker you must act quickly.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) In January 2015, will launch a new electronic system called "Express Entry" Which will be replaced by today's known Federal Skilled Worker and some others. With this fast and efficient system, Canada would fulfill current and future labour market needs, and leads Canada to certain economic growth and long-term prosperity.

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

Fifteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on August 21st 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1523Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 456CRS points.

This article has been prepared in conjunction with PrepCan, a Canadian government-funded organization that provides free online pre-arrival employment services to Permanent Resident (PR) visa holders prior to coming to Canada.

Starting December 1st 2015, new rules will be implemented by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. These rules have defined strict penalties for employees who violate and abuse TFW program rules.

The first quarter of 2019 has officially surpassed the first quarter of 2018 with 21,200 invitations to apply for permanent residence issued to candidates in Canada’s Express Entry system.
This is a 3,700 increase from 2018’s first quarter that ended at 17,500 invitations issued.

Canada has invited 2,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw that took place January 10, 2018.

The first Express entry draw of the new year, and the 24th since the Canadian immigration selection system came was launched last year, took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. A total of 1,463 invitation to apply ( ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with 461 or more (CRS) points.

Canada’s first Express Entry draw of 2020 has issued 3,400 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, and Ottawa all made the list due to large immigrant populations.

Foreign Graduates who have completed their studies in Canada and wish to apply for a post Graduation work permit can now submit their application online if their country of residence is not Canada.

Over the past year the Canadian Government has quietly stepped up efforts to strip permanent resident status from former refugees who returned to their homeland.

Fourteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on August 7th 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1402 Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 471 CRS points.

Previous draw had been the fourth draw in sequence in which the number of CRS points required has been lowered. Against the increase of required CRS points on the fourteenth draw, candidates without a qualifying job offer or a provincial nomination certificate.

Express Entry quick facts, from January 1 to August 8

•  Start date: January 1
•  First draw: January 31
•  Latest draw: August 7
•  Minimum CRS points required: 451 (July 17)
•  Largest number of invitations sent: 1,637 (March 27 draw)
•  Fewest invitations sent: 715
•  Largest decrease in CRS points between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22 to June 12 draws)
•  Smallest decrease in CRS points between two consecutive draws: 6 (from June 27 to July 10 draws)
•  Largest increase in CRS points between two consecutive draws: 302 (from April 17 to May 22 draws)
•  Longest gap between two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17 to May 22 draws)
•  Shortest gap between two consecutive draws: 7 days (on four occasions)
•  Total number of issued invitations: 17427

If you want to determine your eligbility, fill in our online assessment form.

Canada’s Express Entry system manages the applications for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). You can be eligible for both at the same time, but you cannot choose which one you get invited to apply for.

International students and graduates are widely recognized as among the most desirable future immigrants.