‼️🔴🇨🇦Express Entry FAQ #5 🇨🇦‼️🔴
🔴How does a Provincial Nominee Program affect my Express Entry profile?
Receiving a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program could increase your Express Entry CRS score by 600 points. These additional points essentially guarantee an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence.
🔴Provincial Nominee Programs that use the Express Entry system
Several Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), referred to as ‘Enhanced’ PNPs, utilize the Express Entry system. Being nominated for permanent residence through an Enhanced PNP allows you to apply through the Express Entry system. Some Provincial Nominee Programs that follow this approach include:
• Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry
• Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities
• Ontario Human Capital stream
• PEI PNP Express Entry
• Saskatchewan Express Entry
• Yukon Express Entry
• Alberta Express Entry
• British Columbia Skills Immigration
• Manitoba Express Entry Pathway
• New Brunswick Express Entry Labour Market Stream
• Newfoundland and Labrador Express Entry Skilled Worker Category
• Northwest Territories Express Entry
🔴Will Express Entry close?
Unlike some programs, which open and close application intake throughout the year, Express Entry remains open for candidates to submit an Express Entry profile year-round.
🔴What is an Express Entry draw?
Approximately every two weeks, Canada issues a round of invitations to candidates with a profile in the Express Entry pool that meet a specified CRS cut-off. Candidates that receive an invitation in an Express Entry draw may apply for Canadian permanent residence status.
🔴 When are Express Entry draws?
While there is no set schedule for Express Entry draws, they are typically held every two weeks, usually on a Wednesday or Tuesday.
🔴What type of draws are usually held?
There are a few different types of Express Entry draws that usually take place. Typically there is a mix of either all-program draws, program-specific draws, or category-based draws. Currently, there is no set number for each type of draw nor a set frequency for each type of draw.
• All program draws: General rounds of invitations invite the top-ranking candidates in the Express Entry pool who are eligible for 1 of the 3 Express Entry Programs. The 3 programs include the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
• Program-specific rounds of invitations: Program-specific rounds invite the top-ranking candidates who are eligible for a specific Express Entry program. For example, the IRCC often has draws specifically for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), where only candidates who are eligible for a PNP are invited.
• Category-based rounds of invitations: The Minister of Immigration will establish specific categories to meet specific economic goals across Canada. Once the categories are established, the top-ranking candidates in the pool who are eligible for this category will receive an invitation.
🔴What is the Express Entry tie-breaking rule?
The tie-breaking rule is a date used by IRCC to determine which candidates with the same CRS score receive an ITA. IRCC uses the tie-breaking rule if there are multiple profiles with the same score as the CRS cut-off. This helps to control the number of ITAs issued in each draw. If a candidate’s score is the same as the CRS cut-off, they will only receive an ITA if they submitted a profile before the tie-breaking rule.
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