- Starting January 2015: Express Entry
The New Two-Step Application Process
How Express Entry Will Work
Moving from the old system…
- Recruitment of global talent at employer time and expense
- Difficult to navigate the immigration system due to multiple players
- First applicant in, first to be processed
- Average of 12-14 months to process an application
… to Express Entry
- Government of Canada, provinces and territories (P/Ts) and Employers will have a direct role in economic immigration
- New and improved Job Bank will connect Canadian employers with a comprehensive pool of candidates if they can't find Canadians or permanent residents to do the job
- Express Entry candidates with a valid job offer or P/T nomination will quickly be invited to apply for permanent residence
- CIC will be able to select candidates that are most likely to succeed in Canada, rather than the first in line
- Express Entry candidates will benefit from processing times of six months or less 2
Step 1: Express Entry profile
- Potential candidates will submit an online Express Entry profile.
- They will be assessed according to a skills based ranking system that looks at:
- Language proficiency
- Education
- Canadian work experience
- Other factors that lead to success in Canada
- At this stage, skills will be self-declared based on appropriate test results.
- Candidates who meet the criteria of one of the federal economic immigration programs subject to Express Entry will be placed in the Express Entry pool.
- Candidates will need to promote themselves:
- Registration with Job Bank will be required
- They will be encouraged to signal their presence in the Express Entry pool to recruiters, on private sector job boards etc.
Step 2: Invitation to Apply (ITA)
When an employer offers a job to a candidate:
- They will quickly be offered an ITA for permanent residence (PR);
- Express Entry candidates will benefit from processing times of six months or less2.
- Candidates with an ITA will have 60 days to apply for permanent residence through one of four existing economic immigration programs:
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)3
- Applicants will need to meet the criteria set out in the immigration program which applies to them
Provinces and Territories = Key Partners
- Provincial and territorial (P/T) nominations will continue and grow under the new system.
- P/Ts will be able to nominate candidates who meet their unique regional labour market needs.
- When an Express Entry candidate is identified through a PNP, they can be handpicked and quickly invited to apply for permanent residence.
- CIC will process applications in six months or less.2
Summary
- The changes to economic immigration will benefit employers by:
- Making it easier to find the candidates they need to fill available positions
- Linking LMIA and Job Bank will simplify employer's LMIA advertising requirements
- Allowing for greater flexibility
- Eliminating backlogs and introducing 6-month processing times2
Next Steps:
- The modernized Job Bank will be launched in late 2014 for Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
- The Express Entry system will be launched in January 2015.
- At that time, the modernized Job Bank will be accessible to Express Entry candidates.
- CIC will continue to engage employers after launch to get feedback on the system and work on continuous improvements.
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