On January 1, 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada introduced a new form of express processing for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class program, with a six-month turn around time for most of the applications.

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At Vibe Immigration, we have extensive experience with the Express Entry system and can assist you in preparing your Express Entry profiles and permanent residence applications.

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The Express Entry program is based on a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) which assigns scores to each candidate in the Express Entry pool and then ranks candidates against each other in the pool. Candidates with the highest scores and who meets the eligibility requirements of one of the programs, are then selected from the pool and issued an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residence. Applicants who do not receive an ITA within 12 months or whose language test results expire (valid for 2 years only) will be removed from the pool and need to create a new profile.

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At Vibe Immigration, we can help to ensure that you are receiving all the points to which you are entitled, and can suggest ways in which you can improve your competitiveness in the pool.

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Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements of one of the federal immigration programs to be accepted into the pool of candidates. Those programs include:

• the Canadian Experience Class,

• the Federal Skilled Worker class and 

• the Federal Skilled Trades class

 

Express Entry applications are ranked based on many factors including:

• Age

• Education

• Years of work experience

• Official language proficiency

• A qualifying job offer

• A nomination from a province in the Express Entry streams

• Relatives in Canada

 

Based on the set criteria, the highest ranking candidates will be then be Invited to Apply for Permanent Residence through bi-weekly draws as conducted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

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As soon as a candidate is invited to apply through an ITA, they will have 60 days to submit an online application for permanent residence, along with the required documents and evidence.

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If any mistakes were made in the Express Entry profile that resulted in more points than a candidate should have received, then the application could be denied even if all other criteria for immigration are met. It is very important to complete your profile accurately.

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Please note, Quebec has a separate processing system for applications and the Express entry system will not affect its processes for immigration.