STEM Professionals

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

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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 […]

Targeted Occupations

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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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 […]

eligible work experience for immigration

What counts as eligible work experience for immigration through Express Entry?

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The definition of eligible work experience in the context of Express Entry depends on exactly which program an immigration candidate is applying under. In other words, what is considered eligible skilled work experience varies depending on whether a particular candidate is applying to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). The following […]