Express Entry (EE)

Program Overview:

Express Entry is an online system introduced by the federal government in 2015 that provides a pathway to permanent residence for skilled workers in Canada or overseas. For potential skilled foreign workers, Express Entry will result in fast processing times of six months or less.

Express Entry manages applications for permanent residence under these federal economic immigration programs:

  • the Federal Skilled Worker Program
  • the Federal Skilled Trades Program
  • the Canadian Experience Class

Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from Express Entry through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labor market needs.

Eligible candidates can apply for permanent residence through the following steps:

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Program Benefits:

The system boasts efficient processing times, with 80% of applications processed in 6 months or less. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) usually conducts draws from the Express Entry (EE) selection pool of candidates, usually every 2 weeks but there's no official schedule. Then IRCC will send invitations to apply (ITA) to the highest scoring registrants in the EE pool. Candidates who receives an ITA from IRCC you will have 60 days to submit their application for permanent residence, otherwise their EE profile will be deleted and they will have to create a new EE profile again.