Tag: CRS

STEM Professionals

Express Entry targeted occupations: How many STEM workers does Canada need?

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs are one of the five categories of occupations that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is choosing to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023. Express Entry category-based draws launched earlier this year. Express Entry selects immigrants with particular qualifications such as education, work experience or language skills to support identified economic needs […]

How many trades workers does Canada need?

Express Entry’s Targeted Occupations: How many trades workers does Canada need?

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Trades are one of five occupational sectors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has chosen to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023. Express Entry category-based draws were introduced earlier in 2023 by the Canadian federal government as a means of leveraging immigration to address labour market gaps in five specific occupational categories*. *2023 Express Entry categories include […]

Targeted Occupations

Express Entry Targeted Occupations: How many healthcare workers does Canada need?

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Healthcare occupations are one of the five categories of occupations chosen by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023. Express Entry category-based draws were announced earlier this year. The program’s goal is to select immigration candidates that have particular qualifications such as education and work experience that can support labour market […]

Express Entry’s targeted occupations

Express Entry’s Targeted Occupations. How many transport workers does Canada need?

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Transport occupations are one of five sectors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has chosen to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023. To better use immigration to address labour market gaps in specific Canadian industries, the federal government in this country began conducting category-based draws – in addition to standard ones* – through the Express Entry application […]

IRCC invites candidates in first ever category

Express Entry’s targeted occupations: how many agricultural and agri-food workers does Canada need?

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

griculture and Agri-Food is one of five occupational sectors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has chosen to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023. In an attempt to aid key employment sectors with some of the largest labour market gaps in this country, IRCC introduced category-based selection draws for Express Entry earlier this year. These draws, the […]

Does my work experience impact CRS Express Entry

Express Entry: Does my work experience impact my CRS score?

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

As a Canadian immigration applicant through one of the three programs contained within the Express Entry system, it is important to know what does and does not impact your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The National Occupation Classification 2021 (NOC 2021) code that corresponds with a candidate’s work experience will not impact their CRS score unless they have arranged employment waiting […]

IRCC invites 5900 candidates

IRCC invites 3,725 candidates in the latest all-program Express Entry draw

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the latest Express Entry draw. IRCC invited 3,725 candidates in an all-program draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 500. This draw follows three consecutive draws in the week of September 25. The first draw on September 26 invited 3,000 candidates with a minimum […]

Upfront medical examination

Upfront medical examination no longer required before submitting an Express Entry application

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

As of October 1st, you no longer need to get an upfront medical examination before you submit your application for permanent residence through Express Entry. An immigrant medical exam (IME) from a panel physician is a requirement for permanent residence. If you have never completed an IME, you may now upload a blank document in the upload field […]

2022 Annual Report Express Entry

2022 Annual Report Express Entry

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an annual report on Express Entry every year, the 2022 version being the latest. Express Entry is the name of the application management system used by the federal government in Canada to attract foreign skilled workers to this country who are seeking permanent residence (PR). Launched in 2015, the Express Entry system contains […]

IRCC invites candidates in first ever category

IRCC invites candidates in first ever category-based Express Entry draw for agriculture and agri-food occupations

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 600 invitations to apply (ITAs) in the first ever category-based Express Entry draw for agriculture and agri-food occupations. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 354. IRCC says focusing on candidates with experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector—including agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors, and retail and wholesale butchers—will help the […]