Express Entry Immigration System

It is important to note that Express Entry is not an immigration program itself. However, it is an online system that is created to manage Canada’s immigration application intakes and provide a clear pathway to permanent residency. An eligible EE prospective candidate has a right to register an EE Profile (subject to meeting the program requirements). This EE profile is eligible for 12 months, which provides an opportunity for a candidate to obtain an Invitation to Apply for the Canadian Federal Government or Letter of Invitation from an interested Canadian province. Upon the receipt of the Invitation to Apply (ITA), a candidate is welcomed to submit an ePR for the processing.

The Express Entry covers the following programs: 

1. Federal Skilled Worker Program 

2. Canadian Experience Class

3. Federal Skilled Trades Program 

Application Process

Even though the system itself might look very straight-forward, the application process, inclusive of the EE profile registration and ePR submission should be treated very seriously in order to avoid PR refusal, misrepresentation argumentation and CRS score recalculation. There are a few steps we should take before we even consider this PR pathway for our clients:

1. Find out if an applicant is eligible and meets the requirement of any above-noted programs.

2. Get the required documents ready to make sure that the information, which will be used for the purposes of CRS score determination, can be proved. Otherwise, the applicant’s ePR application will be refused.

3. Register the applicant’s EE profile and make sure that the appropriate CRS score is granted. Once applicants submit their profile, the system will generate a Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) based on the details that they have input in their profile. Once profile is created and submitted; they are valid for 1 year. 

4. Receive an Invitation to Apply. IRCC conducts draws on a monthly basis with the CRS cut-off score. Invitations are issued to those who meet the score. Once the Invitation to Apply is accepted, applicants have 60 days to submit their application for Permanent Residence with all required documents. 

5. Gather evidence, documentation and the verification of the applicant’s eligibility to prove a proper allocation of the CRS score for the purposes of the actual ePR application.

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