Express Entry

A new mobile application is available to help test takers prepare for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) standardized exam.

Strategy calls for active recruitment of nurses from countries with similar professional standards

The province of New Brunswick has temporarily reopened its Express Entry Labour Market Stream to Expressions of Interest from eligible skilled workers with professional experience in 14 priority occupations, including seven tech-related positions. In an update published May 1, the New Brunswick nomination program (NBPNP) reported that its Express Entry Labour Market Stream is opening to those with work experience in one of these 14 priority occupations:

New Brunswick is now accepting Expressions of Interest to its Express Entry-linked immigration stream. 

The province of British Columbia has launched its new Entrepreneur program for interested business immigrants who aim to establish a business in this beautiful province from all over the world. This new program will accept applications online.

Ottawa, June 3, 2013 - Citizenship applicants who fail their first citizenship test will now have the opportunity to rewrite the test rather than wait for an appointment with a citizenship judge, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

Minimum score drops to 433 for Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates.

Entrepreneur and Corporate streams differ from old Investor category

The latest draw for Saskatchewan's Entrepreneur stream, an important component of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), has resulted in 98 international entrepreneurs being invited to apply to the program.

The cut-off score in the August 12 draw was 466‎

Canada has now invited 75,300 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent Residence in 2019.

The Government of Canada invited 500 Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores as low as 357 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held October 16.

A new draw from the federal Express Entry pool on December 11 produced 3,200 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Canada has invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held April 17th.
The cut-off score in today’s draw was 451.

Canada held a new invitation round through the Express Entry system on March 4.

The Government of Canada has invited 2,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a draw that took place January 24. The CRS cut-off score for this draw was 444, a reduction of two points from the previous Express Entry draw on January 10, which had a CRS cut-off score of 446.

Alberta is set to launch an Express Entry Stream in January, 2018, allowing the province to use a portion of its allocation for the (AINP) to nominate candidates in Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC’s) Express Entry pool.

The Atlantic Canada province of Prince Edward Island has issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories. A total of 75 invitations were issued to candidates in the Express Entry and labor impact categories and 50 invitations were issued through the business Impact Category in the latest invitation round, which was held on July 19.

New statistics released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveal that Express Entry candidates without a Canadian job offer have been the big beneficiaries of targeted improvements to the way candidates are ranked. According to IRCC, 90 percent of Express Entry candidates who received an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residence in the first half of 2017 did not have a Canadian job offer.

January 24, 2019—Ottawa, ON— The Government of Canada is committed to supporting immigration strategies that will enable smaller communities to enhance their economic, social and demographic vitality.