Good news! Canada’s Federal Express Entry is back! Today, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that IRCC plans to reopen Express Entry invitations for all categories on July 6! Canada’s employer-less high-skilled immigration program is finally coming back this summer!
Today, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said in an exclusive interview with CIC NEWS: The Immigration Department will officially resume the Canadian Federal Express Entry (ExPRess Entry, hereinafter referred to as EE) on July 6, 2022. Lottery, including Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)!
For those who have been paying attention to Canadian immigration projects, the federal Express Entry EE immigration project is no stranger. No employer sponsorship is required! No job offer required! As long as the score reaches the minimum invitation score! The whole process can be completed within six months of Maple Leaf Card being approved!
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Federal Express Entry EE immigration project
EE Express Entry is an immigration project directly under the federal government. It does not go through the provincial nomination process. There are three main categories: Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Federal Skilled Worker Human (FST). The
FSW category does not require an offer from an employer. It only depends on the applicant's own score. Applicants win with high scores and are more suitable for applicants outside Canada; the
CEC category is suitable for international students with a Canadian education background and those holding a temporary work visa in Canada. Applicants, because this category requires applicants to have one year of Canadian work experience;
FST is suitable for skilled workers with Canadian technician qualifications and needs an offer from a local Canadian employer.
Therefore, for domestic applicants, the only thing they can apply for is the FSW category. Applicants can rely on their own scoring advantages to directly get a visa application invitation and quickly get PR. Because this category does not require an employer offer, applicants do not need to land in advance with a work permit. They can wait for PR in China, which is what many applicants are eager for.
Previously, affected by the epidemic and the backlog of cases in the Ministry of Immigration, Express Entry has stopped issuing invitations to international students (CEC) since September last year, and foreign skilled immigrants (FSW) have stopped inviting invitations since the end of 2020! After was suspended for a period of time, the Federal Express Entry EE is finally confirmed to be restarted on July 6!
The federal fast-track new policy is about to be released.
In addition to the resumption of invitations for CEC and FSW, the federal fast-track EE-related C-19 bill is also about to be released. !
C-19 bill link (copy the address and open it in the browser to view):
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-19/third-reading
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New Deal Changes
Since For the first time since the introduction of the federal Express Entry Express Entry immigration program in January 2015, the Canadian government will carry out its largest reform. In the past, Canada’s Federal Express Entry EE issued invitations to candidates based on their CRS scores. The new deal will allow the immigration minister to invite specific candidates based on financial need. For example, candidates with special language skills and specific occupations will be given priority to meet the needs of the Canadian labor market as quickly as possible.
The new bill will allow the Minister of Immigration to establish a sub-category under the federal Express Entry EE. The qualifications to apply for a certain sub-category will be determined by the Minister of Immigration. may be based on factors such as work experience, educational background, language skills (such as French) .
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People who will directly benefit
According to the current information and the current shortage of occupations in the Canadian labor market, After the introduction of the new policy, the following types of applicants will directly benefit:
, Applicants with good French proficiency
C-19 The bill shows that Canada welcomes more French-speaking applicants, and is likely to open a small category specifically for French-speaking applicants under the EE Express Pass. As for the threshold of this category, it is currently impossible to estimate.
2. Applicants for specific occupations
Specific occupations are definitely occupations that are in short supply in the Canadian labor market. At present, the official list of shortage occupations has not been given. According to speculation, the following types of occupations are more likely:
Medical and nursing occupations If nothing else, it should become a designated occupation;
IT-related occupations;
Occupations recognized by the public as being in short supply, such as early childhood education-related occupations;
More common A-type occupations, such as civil, mechanical, electrical and other engineering occupations. According to the employment needs of various provinces during the epidemic, common occupations such as human resources, finance, and accounting are also possible.
Separate invitations to specific professions are actually opening a small window for people in these professions. Since these occupations are in short supply, a certain proportion of quotas will be allocated to applicants for these occupations. In this case, compared with the previous invitations for all occupations together, the invitation points for specific occupations to be invited individually will be relatively lower. However, due to the huge number of applicants, including many with good qualifications, the invitation score will not be too low.
In the CRS scoring system, language scores are very important. Generally speaking, young, highly educated, and good language applicants have greater chances. If the applicant’s own score is close to 400 points, he or she can also apply for an LMIA with an additional 50 points. In this way There is greater hope for targeted occupations (of course, not all occupations are suitable for applying for the LMIA plus 50 points approach).
What needs to be noted is that applicants with French proficiency, as well as applicants whose occupations may appear on the targeted occupation list, should get their IELTS scores as soon as possible and prepare academic qualification certification in advance. After the new policy is introduced, they will be issued as soon as possible. When entering the pool, there is a high possibility of being invited with a low score when there are relatively few applicants. Once there are more applicants, the invitation score will definitely increase.
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The impact of the new policy on regular invitations
After the federal Express Entry EE establishes the small category of on-demand invitations, the regular Express Entry quota will be reduced accordingly. Therefore, the introduction of the new policy is not good news for regular Express Entry EE applicants. , which means that the invitation score is maintained at a high level. For the Federal Skilled Worker Category (FSW), the invitation score in 2020 has generally been above 470 points. Next, for the invitation of regular occupations, the score will be in CRS A score of 475 or above is even close to CRS 480.
However, CRS 475 points are already the score ceiling for domestic applicants (29 years old, single/unaccompanied by spouse, master's degree, IELTS listening, speaking, reading and writing are 8 7.5 8 7 respectively, more than 3 years of work experience related to the nominated occupation, CRS score 475 points), unless the applicant also has good French proficiency or a higher academic degree, it will be difficult to achieve a higher score.
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The impact of the new policy on international students
Although it is not good news for regular applicants, For international students who have local jobs in Canada and academic qualifications, being able to apply for Express Entry EE is definitely a good thing!
Federal Express Entry EE score in the past year:
Previously, many international graduates were unable to take the Federal Express Entry EE and saw that their valuable graduation work permits were about to expire. They could only change their status to visitors and had to temporarily stop working. . Some international students have even been forced to leave the country and return home because their legal residence status has expired.
Now, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has finally given the exact restart time: all categories of fast-track invitations will be reopened on July 6, which is very important for Canada’s study abroad and immigration groups!
International student fast track EE application requirements:
. Meet the basic requirements
The applicant plans to live in a province other than Quebec and has at least one year of full-time employment or an equivalent part-time job in the three years before submitting the application. NOC 0,A, Category B work experience.
Full-time refers to working 30 hours per week. If it exceeds 30 hours, it will be counted as 30 hours (so it is impossible to meet the requirement earlier than one year). If it is less than 30 hours, it will be counted as actual working hours. The total can exceed 1,560 hours;
work experience does not require continuous work experience, discontinuous work experience can also receive corresponding points in the scoring system;
work experience must be obtained after graduation, and have legal status in Canada during the work period.
2. Meet the language requirements
work experience belongs to NOC 0, Category A: CLB level 7 is required, equivalent to IELTS G category 4 and 6.0;
work experience belongs to NOC Category B: CLB level 5 is required, equivalent to IELTS G category reading 4.0+ 3 out of 5.0.
*The admission requirements for international students applying for Express Entry EE are specifically based on the actual policies and requirements of the relevant institutions at the time of application.. After meeting the basic conditions, you can enter the pool. The Immigration Bureau will invite immigrants based on the scores!
Of course, the federal Express Entry EE immigration program has never been the main battlefield for Chinese applicants. After all, the language requirements are too high. For applicants who cannot meet the federal Express Entry EE requirements, other provincial nomination programs can be selected.
As an old immigration country, Canada will continue to open its arms to welcome new immigrants in 2022, and the benefits of immigration will come one after another! Friends who intend to immigrate to Canada can seize the opportunity! Welcome to contact Bang Overseas professional consultants to customize a suitable application plan according to your actual situation and start the first step of successful immigration
