Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has amended the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) for its Express Entry immigration selection system. The changes, which had been expected for some time, will have a major effect on candidates for immigration to Canada through the three federal programs managed through Express Entry, namely the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class, and the Canadian Experience Class.
The new instructions on Express Entry, which were published in the government of Canada's official Gazette, come into force on November 19, 2016.
The major changes to job offers are:
- If your job offer fall under a Major Group 00 of the National Occupational Classification (senior managerial level position), your job offer now worth 200 points. Examples are:
- 0011 Legislators
- 0012 Senior government managers and officials
- 0013 Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
- 0014 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- 0015 Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services not elsewhere classified.
- 0016 Senior managers - Construction, transportation, production and utilities
- A qualifying job offer is now worth 50 points if the offer is any other qualifying offer of arranged employment.
Previously, qualifying job offers supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment were worth 600 points under the CRS. As of November 19, candidates with qualifying job offers will be awarded either 200 or 5o points, depending on the position. Moreover, certain work permit holders may be awarded points for their job offer even if they have not obtained a LMIA (note: LMIA holders will also continue to be awarded points for a job offer).
In addition to LMIA holders, the new regulations also allow the following individuals to be awarded points for a qualifying job offer:
- Individuals with a work permit issued under an international agreement, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- Individuals with a work permit issued under the significant benefits to Canada' criteria, such as Intra- Company Transfers.
In both above cases, the worker must have been working in Canada for at least one year and the job offer must be made by the same employer named on the work permit.
Under Credential
0 points is given if foreign national has a Canadian secondary school education.
15 points is given to foreign national that has an eligible credential from a one-year or two-year post-seconday program; in Canada and
30 points, is given to foreign national that has Canadian study experience either:
- an eligible credential from a post-secondary program of three years or more,
- an eligible credential from a university-level program at the master's level or at the level of an entry-to-practice professional degree for an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification matrix at Skill Level A for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or
- an eligible credential from a university-level program at the doctoral level.
Invitations to Apply
Candidates who receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence will have additional time to submit a complete application to immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). whereas previously an ITA was valid for 60 days, candidates will now have 90 days to submit an application after they receive an ITA.
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