Express Entry

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Express Entry is an online system that we use to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers.

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There are 3 economic immigration programs under Express Entry:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program

• Federal Skilled Trades Program

• Canadian Experience Class

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Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from the Express Entry pool through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to meet local labour market needs.

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Eligibility criteria

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Federal Skilled Worker Program

• Language skills: CLB 7

• Type/Level of work experience: Canadian or foreign experience in 1 of NOCs: 0, A, or B

• Amount of work experience: One year continuous within the last 10 years

• Job offer: Not required

• Education: Secondary education required

 

Federal Skilled Trades Program

• Language skills: CLB 5 for speaking and listening, CLB 4 for reading and writing

• Type/Level of work experience: Canadian or foreign experience in a skilled trade under key groups of NOC B

• Amount of work experience: Two years within last 5 years 

• Job offer: Required

• Education: Not required

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Canadian Experience Class

• Language skills: CLB 7 if your NOC is 0 or A, CLB 5 if your NOC is B

• Type/Level of work experience: Canadian experience in 1 of NOCs: 0, A, or B

• Amount of work experience: One year in Canada in the last 3 years

• Job offer: Not required

• Education: Not required

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Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

 

This program is for workers who:

• have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory

• want to live in that province, and

• want to become permanent residents of Canada

 

Each province and territory has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements.

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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

 

Learn how foreign workers, international students, business owners or entrepreneurs from outside of Canada can apply for permanent residence in Ontario, or how Ontario businesses can recruit international talent. 

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For more information, visit the OINP website: HERE

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Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

 

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is a community-driven program, designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in one of the participating communities.

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For more information, visit the RINP website: HERE

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Family sponsorship

 

If you’re eligible, you can sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children; your parents and grandparents; certain relatives, to become permanent residents of Canada.

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Sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children

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You can sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent child if:

• You’re at least 18 years old

• You’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act

  • If you’re a Canadian citizen living outside Canada, you must show that you plan to live in Canada when the persons you want to sponsor become permanent residents.

  • You can’t sponsor someone if you’re a permanent resident living outside Canada.

• You’re able to prove that you’re not receiving social assistance for reasons other than a disability

• you can provide for the basic needs of any persons you want to sponsor

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Sponsor your parents and grandparents

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You can sponsor your own parents and grandparents if:

• you’re at least 18 years old

• you live in Canada

• you’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act

• you have enough money to support the persons you want to sponsor

  • To show that you have enough, you’ll have to provide your proof of income.

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