The results of the new draw, and 16 occupations that will be eligible for Express Entry in November, are available.
Canada invited 932 express Entry candidates for permanent residence applications on June 8.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates to the new draw. This resulted in a minimum score of 796 required to be invited into this draw. This score was relatively high as PNP candidates receive an automatic 600 Comprehensive Rating System (CRS) points in addition to their base score.
This is the most prominent invitation round since Canada invited 1,047 PNP candidates on March 2. The previous Express Entry draw saw 589 candidates from PNP with scores of at least 741.
What is Express Entry?
Express Entry is Canada’s application management system for Canada’s three most popular immigration programs, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Worker Program. PNP applicants in Express Entry have already been granted admission to at least one of these programs.
Express Entry uses the Comprehensive Rating System (CRS) to rank applicants’ profiles, and it is a points-based system. The Invitation To Apply is given to the top-scoring candidates, who can then apply for permanent residence.
An IRCC officer reviews each candidate’s application and then makes a decision. The officer may ask for biometrics, request additional documents, or set up an interview.
Once the application has been approved, IRCC will issue a Confirmation Of Permanent Residence (COPR). Approved permanent residents can complete the landing process, and they can also access prearrival services from countries outside Canada to assist them in the first steps of settle-in Canada.
Who was invited?
Here’s an example of someone who might have been invited to the Express Entry draw.
Eve, 39, has a bachelor’s degree and has been a construction manager for six years. Eve speaks fluent English and has never lived or worked in Canada. With a score of 386 on the CRS, Eve entered Express Entry. She was recently nominated for a provincial office through Alberta’s Express Entry stream. Her 986 CRS score would have been enough to get her an ITA in the Express Entry draw.
Express Entry is now available to 16 new occupations.
National Occupational Classification 2021 will be in effect from November, allowing the following 16 occupations to become eligible at Express Entry.
- Payroll administrators
- Dental laboratory assistants and dental assistants
- Orderlies, nurse aides, and patient service associates are all available.
- Assistants in pharmacy technique and assistants in pharmacy
- Assistants to elementary and secondary school teachers;
- Bailiffs and sheriffs
- Correctional service officers
- Enforcement of by-laws and other regulatory officers
- Estheticians, Electrologists, and Related Occupations;
- Servicers and installers for residential and commercial properties;
- Fumigators and pest controllers
- Servicers and repairers who are not listed here.
- Drivers of transport trucks
- Bus drivers, subway and other transit operators
- Operators of heavy equipment;
- Aerial assemblers and inspectors of aircraft assemblies.
Three occupations will also be ineligible:
- Other performers
- Program leaders and instructors in recreation and sport; and
- Dressmakers, tailors, furriers, and milliners.
These occupations could still be eligible to apply for Canadian immigration programs.
Express Entry is currently only available to occupations within the NOC skill levels 0, B, or A. The new system defines the Education, Training, Experience, and Responsibilities required to be eligible for Express Entry. It will replace the existing four-category “skill-level” design with a six-category system. This recategorization makes 16 occupations suitable.
Statistics Canada states that the new TEER system has replaced the skill type model for two reasons. The TEER system is designed to help people understand the requirements for a job and the education required, and the skill-type model artificially categorizes low- and high-skilled occupations. Implementing TEER will give stakeholders a better understanding of the skills needed for each work.
The Statistics Canada tool lets you see how your NOC matches NOC 2021.
