The Express Entry System is an online application process for selecting skilled workers from overseas who are applying through one of the federal economic programs for immigration purposes. Express Entry empowers employers to find skilled foreign workers through assessing their skills and experiences through a point-based system called a Profile and Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). To be accepted for Canadian citizenship, applicants must meet physical residency requirements, please use the calculator below to find out if you meet the criteria for residency requirements.
Choose the best answer:
Enter the highest level of education for which you:
Note: a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate must either have been earned at an accredited Canadian university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute in Canada. Distance learning counts for education points, but not for bonus points in your profile or application.
Note: to answer yes:
5) Official languages: Canada's official languages are English and French.
You need to submit language test results that are less than two years old for all programs under Express Entry, even if English or French is your first language.
Enter your test scores:
If so, which language test did you take for your second official language?
Test results must be less than two years old.
Enter your test scores for:
6) Work Experience
It must have been paid and full-time (or an equal amount in part-time).
Note: In Canada, the National Occupational Classification (NOC) is the official list of all the jobs in the Canadian labour market. It describes each job according to skill type, group and level.
"Skilled work" in the NOC is:
If you aren’t sure of the NOC level for this job, you can find your NOC.
It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation (NOC skill type 0, A or B).
Note: A certificate of qualification lets people work in some skilled trades in Canada. Only the provinces, territories and a federal body can issue these certificates. To get one, a person must have them assess their training, trade experience and skills to and then pass a certification exam.
People usually have to go to the province or territory to be assessed. They may also need experience and training from an employer in Canada.
This isn’t the same as a nomination from a province or territory.
Additional Points
A valid job offer must be
A job offer isn’t valid if your employer is:
Whether an offer is valid or not also depends on different factors, depending on your case. See a full list of criteria for valid job offers.
You can use our online tool to find out if you don’t know.
Note: to answer yes, the brother or sister must be:
A brother or sister is related to you by:
To get the correct number of points, make sure you choose the answer that best reflects your case. For example:
If you have TWO Bachelor’s degrees, or one Bachelor’s AND a two year college diploma, choose – “Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years.”
It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in one or more NOC 0, A or B jobs.
ii) Enter the test scores for:
All Express Entry candidates get a score out of 1,200, based on the four parts of the Comprehensive Ranking System formula.
We invite the highest-ranking candidates from the pool to apply as a permanent resident through regular “rounds of invitations.” See what minimum scores have been in the past.