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Cost

C$ 1525 for single person

Processing Time

6 – 8 months

With this visa you can

Live, work, and study in Canada
Include dependent children, aged 22 and under, in your visa application.
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Number of invitations issued:
1036
Rank required to be invited to apply:
1036th or above
Date and time of round:
January 19, 2022 at 14:39:22 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited:
745

Canada Express Entry - Free CRS Points Calculator

Express Entry is the fastest pathway towards applying for Canada permanent residence (PR) visa. If you are a skilled worker and want to immigrate to Canada, you first need to submit your application to the express entry pool. The applicant will be placed in the express entry pool; the applicant will be ranked based on age, qualification, work experience, adaptability, etc. This ranking system is known as the CRS (comprehensive ranking system).

Please note that an Express Entry is not a PR application but an indication of your interest in being considered to apply for the PR visa. Therefore, if you submit your profile in the Express Entry pool, you will not be invited to apply for a PR visa.

Applicant’s selection in the Express Entry pool is based on the CRS score; having the highest CRS score in the Express Entry pool will have higher/more chances of getting an Invitation to apply for PRApplicant’s selection in the Express Entry pool is based on the CRS score; having the highest CRS score in the Express Entry pool will have higher/more chances of getting an Invitation to apply for PR.

Citizenship Immigration Canada invites the highest-ranking candidates from the Express Entry pool. These invitations to rounds conducted by CIC per fortnight are known as the Express Entry draw.

Canada Express entry Benefits:

Express entry will allow provinces, territories, and employers to recruit skilled foreign workers directly from the Express Entry pool.
Express entry will allow more recruitment possibilities for prospective foreign skilled migrants before their arrival in Canada.
In 80% of cases, they usually get PR visas within six months.
Express Entry Canada can help you get a Canada PR visa faster.

Do you wish to settle in Canada permanently? Apply for your express entry now!

Canada Express Entry Facts

Do you know? Approximately 1, 90,937 candidates were in the Express entry pool as of December 16.
Canada aims to welcome 411,000 new permanent residents in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.
80 % of applications are being processed within six months through Express entry.
Express Entry, the most recent draw or rounds of invitations held on December 10, 2021 and the lowest CRS 698 number of candidate invited 1032 under the PNP Program.

Express Entry Eligibility:

To become eligible for Canada express entry, an applicant needs to meet any program requirements such as the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trade Program, or Canadian Experience Class Program Federal Skilled Worker Program:

To be eligible under the Canada FSW program, you need to satisfy the following requirements.

Age:
The applicant must be aged 18 or above but below 49 years.

Qualification:
The applicant must have a Canadian or equivalent to Canada standard qualification from a recognised university/ institution. Qualification specialisation requirements may vary as per the NOC code.

Work Experience:
An Applicant must have at least 12-months of full-time, paid, continuous relevant work experience in the NOC skills set O, A & B in the past ten years before submitting the Permanent Residency application.
Please note that some occupations require specific education or licenses so, please check here before applying for your Express Entry application.

Language Ability:
All applicants who intend to apply for Canada Express entry must prove their English language ability. They can write any of the English language exams to demonstrate their English language skills.
IELTS
CELPIP

To apply for Canada Express entry, you must have six bands in your IELTS. If you have fewer than six bands, you are ineligible to apply for Canada Express Entry; in this case, you can apply for another program, such as Canada PNP; contact our immigration expert for more information.

Settlement Funds:
The settlement fund is also mandatory to apply for Canada express entry; please note you must maintain the settlement funds throughout the process.
The amount of money you need to support your family depends on the size of your family. To calculate the size of your family, you must include
     Yourself
     Your spouse or partner
     Your dependent children include them even if they’re permanent residents or Canadian citizens not coming to Canada with you.

Health Requirements:
To apply for Canada express entry, the applicant needs to go through a health examination to ensure there is no danger or threat to the people of Canada.

Police clearance requirements:
To apply for Canada Express entry, you & your family must be of good character, so you need to provide a Police Clearance Certificate from your local police station or the regional passport office where you stayed for six months or more in a row, from 18 years or above.

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Latest Express Entry draw

S.no	Date	Immigration program	Invitations issued	CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
1	May 11, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	545	753
2	April 27, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	829	772
3	April 13, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	787	782
4	March 30, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	919	785
5	March 16, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	924	754
6	March 02, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1047	761
7	February 16, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1082	710
8	February 02, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1070	674
9	January 19, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1036	745
10	January 05, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	392	808

View More Express Entry Draw

Express Entry Process

Express entry is a pathway towards Canadian immigration. If you are a skilled worker and wish to move to Canada, express entry is the fastest and the most convenient way. To become eligible for the express entry pool, an applicant needs to meet specific requirements, and once they do so, they are qualified to submit their profile into the pool. Express entry is the fastest way to get a PR visa in Canada because, in this stream, an applicant can receive their invitation in 15-20 days, and within six months, they could be granted a Permanent Residence.

Below mentioned is the express entry process:-

Step 1: Find out your eligibility.
The first step is to find out the applicant's eligibility. To become eligible for the express entry pool, an applicant needs to meet specific requirements and score a minimum of 67/100 points based on the applicant's age, qualification, work experience, English proficiency, adaptability, etc.

Step 2: Get your documentation ready.
While applying for the express entry pool, certain documents must be submitted. Once an applicant receives their ITA, they need to submit the required documents within 60 days. Once the applicant's documents are verified, the application is processed ahead.

Step 3: Submit your profile into the pool.
Once all the documentations are ready, be prepared for filling your application into the pool; once the application is submitted, wait for the ITA. Usually, the ITA is received within the express entry pool within 15-20 days after filling it up.

Step 4: Receive an invitation and apply for a permanent residence visa.
Once an applicant receives invitations they must, submit all the required documents, send a passport for stamping and get ready to fly to Canada within the given entry date.

CRS calculator

Once an applicant submits their express entry application, Citizenship immigration Canada ranks candidates in the pool using a points-based system called CRS or Comprehensive Ranking System.

This Comprehensive Ranking System is based on its parameters

Core Human Factor - 500 CRS points
Skills Transferability - 100 CRS points
Additional factors - 600 CRS points

Core Human Factor:
This factor is about the credentials of the primary applicant, such as Age, Qualification, English language proficiency, French language, and job offer letter. Here you can get a maximum of 500 CRS.

Skills Transferability:
Skills transferability means transferable skills; it includes education, work experience and english language proficiency. Under this factor, you can claim a 100 CRS score.

Additional Factors:
This is the most critical factor in boosting your CRS score; it includes
     Nomination from a province or territory
     LIMA approved valid job offer
     Sibling in Canada either PR holder or Citizen
     Competent French language skills
     Canadian qualification

So total = Core Human Factor (500) CRS+ Skills Transferability (100) CRS + Additional Factor (600) CRS = your total score 1200 CRS score

To calculate your CRS score,
Click on our Canada Comprehensive Ranking System tool.

1) What is your marital status?

2) i. Is your spouse or common-law partner a citizen or permanent resident of Canada?

2) ii. Will your spouse or common-law partner come with you to Canada?

3) How old are you?

Choose the best answer:

If you’ve been invited to apply, enter your age on the date you were invited.
OR
If you plan to complete an Express Entry profile, enter your current age.

4) What is your level of education?

Enter the highest level of education for which you:

earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate or
had an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) if you did your study outside Canada. (ECAs must be from an approved agency, in the last five years)

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.

4b) Have you earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate?

Note: to answer yes:

English or French as a Second Language must not have made up more than half your study
you must not have studied under an award that required you to return to your home country after graduation to apply your skills and knowledge
you must have studied at a school within Canada (foreign campuses don’t count)
you had to be enrolled full time for at least eight months, and have been physically present in Canada for at least eight months

4c) Choose the best answer to describe this level of education.

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.

i. Are your test results less than two years old?

ii. Which language test did you take for your first official language?

Enter your test scores:

Speaking: Listening: Reading: Writing:

iii. Do you have other language results?

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:

Speaking: Listening: Reading: Writing:

6) Work Experience

i. In the last ten years, how many years of skilled work experience in Canada do you have?

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:

managerial jobs (NOC Skill Level 0)
professional jobs (NOC Skill Type A)
technical jobs and skilled trades/manual work (NOC Skill Type B)

If you aren’t sure of the NOC level for this job, you can find your NOC.

ii. In the last 10 years, how many total years of foreign skilled work experience do you have?

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).

7) Do you have a certificate of qualification from a Canadian province, territory or federal body?

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

8) Do you have a valid job offer supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (if needed)?

A valid job offer must be

full-time
in a skilled job listed as Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B in the 2011 National Occupational Classification
supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or exempt from needing one
for one year from the time you become a permanent resident

A job offer isn’t valid if your employer is:

an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada or
on the list of ineligible employers.

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.

8a) Which NOC skill type or level is the job offer?

You can use our online tool to find out if you don’t know.

9) Do you have a nomination certificate from a province or territory?

10) Do you or your spouse or common law partner (if they will come with you to Canada) have at least one brother or sister living in Canada who is a citizen or permanent resident?

Note: to answer yes, the brother or sister must be:

18 years old or older
related to you or your partner by blood, marriage, common-law partnership or adoption
have a parent in common with you or your partner

A brother or sister is related to you by:

blood (biological)
adoption
marriage (step-brother or step-sister)

11) What is the highest level of education for which your spouse or common-law partner's has:

earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate; or
had an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)? (ECAs must be from an approved agency, in the last five years)

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.”

12) In the last ten years, how many years of skilled work experience in Canada does your spouse/common-law partner have?

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.

13) i) Did your spouse or common-law partner take a language test? If so, which one?

Test results must be less than two years old.

ii) Enter the test scores for:

Speaking: Listening: Reading: Writing:

Your results

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.

Canada CRS calculation Table in Detail

S.No.	Factors	With spouse	Without spouse
1	Core Human Factor
	Age	100	110
	Level of education	140	150
	Canadian Work Experience	70	80
	Communication Skills	150	190
2	Spouse or common-law partner factors
	Level of education	10	00
	Official language proficiency	20	00
	Canadian Work Experience	10	00
3	Skill Transferability factors (Maximum 100 points)
	Education	Max. 50 points	Max. 50 points
	With good/strong official languages proficiency and a post-secondary degree.	50	50
	Foreign work experience	Max. 50 points	Max. 50 points
	With good/strong official languages proficiency (Canadian Language Benchmark [CLB] level 7 or higher) and foreign work experience	50	50
	Certificate of qualification (for people in trade occupations)	Max. 50 points	Max. 50 points
	With good/strong official languages proficiency and a certificate of qualification	50	50
Additional Factor – Max – 600
	Brother or sister living in Canada (citizen or permanent resident)	15	15
	French language skills	30	30
	Post-secondary education in Canada	30	30
	Arranged employment	200/50	200/50
	PNP Nomination.	600	600

Express Entry Process

Below mentioned is the express entry process:-

Step 1: Find out your eligibility.
The first step is to find out the applicant's eligibility. To become eligible for the express entry pool, an applicant needs to meet specific requirements and score a minimum of 67/100 points based on the applicant's age, qualification, work experience, English proficiency, adaptability, etc.

Step 2: Get your documentation ready.
While applying for the express entry pool, certain documents must be submitted. Once an applicant receives their ITA, they need to submit the required documents within 60 days. Once the applicant's documents are verified, the application is processed ahead.

Step 3: Submit your profile into the pool.
Once all the documentations are ready, be prepared for filling your application into the pool; once the application is submitted, wait for the ITA. Usually, the ITA is received within the express entry pool within 15-20 days after filling into the pool.

Step 4: Receive an invitation and apply for a permanent residence visa.
Once an applicant receives invitations, submit all the required documents, send a passport for stamping and get ready to fly to Canada within the given entry date.

Latest Express Entry draw

S.no	Date	Immigration program	Invitations issued	CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
1	May 11, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	545	753
2	April 27, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	829	772
3	April 13, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	787	782
4	March 30, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	919	785
5	March 16, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	924	754
6	March 02, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1047	761
7	February 16, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1082	710
8	February 02, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1070	674
9	January 19, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1036	745
10	January 05, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	392	808

View More Express Entry Draw

Minimum IELTS score for Canada express entry

You must demonstrate that you meet the minimum IELTS score for Express entry pool Canada announced by the CIC Canada by providing proof of your language proficiency exam. The minimum IELTS score required for Canada Express entry is IELTS 6 bands in each module (Reading, writing, speaking & listening)

Please Note:- Language test results are valid for two years only. So it is the applicant's sole responsibility to provide a valid IELTS scorecard throughout the process.

Language tests accepted by CIC for Express entry visa:

You may write /take any of these approved language tests:

English Language Proficiency:
To prove your English language proficiency, you can write any one of the Exam
     International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – General Training: -
     You need to write IELTS – GT and score a minimum of six bands in every module.
     CELPIP: Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program:-
     You must take the CELPIP-General test; CIC doesn't accept the General-LS test for Express Entry, and you need to score CELPIP level

French:
To prove your French language proficiency, you can write any of the Exams.
TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de français,
TCF Canada: Test de connaissance du français.

Convert IELTS to CLB level:

CLB level	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Listening
10	10	7.5	7.5	8.5
09	7	7	7	8
08	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
07	6	6	6	6

Convert TEL to CLB level:

CLB level	Oral expression	Listening comprehension	Reading Comprehension	Written expression
CLB 7	310 - 348	249 - 279	207 - 232	310 - 348
CLB 8	349 - 370	280 - 297	233 - 247	349 - 370
CLB9	371+	298+	248+	371+

CELPIP to CLB calculator:

CLB level	CELPIP G - Oral expression	TEF- Listening comprehension	CELPIP G - Reading Comprehension	CELPIP G - Written expression
CLB 7	7	7	7	7
CLB 8	8	8	8	8
CLB9	9	9	9	9

What to do if you’re not invited to apply?

Suppose you’re not invited from the Canada Express Entry pool. In that case, your EOI will automatically expire within 12 months from the submission date, and your Express Entry profile will be removed from the system.

You can always create a new profile. However, if your profile is about to expire, you need to remember that you will be losing 5-7 points every year because increasing your Age may reduce your chances for selection.

So better try to as soon as possible you can apply.

How to increase/ Improve comprehensive ranking score/system CRS

Migrating to Canada is an exciting opportunity but also a challenge. Simply being eligible for Canada Express entry is not enough for you to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA). In addition, getting into the Express Entry pool does not mean that applicant will receive an invitation to apply for a Canada PR visa.

Higher the CRS score, the better the chances of receiving an invitation. Here are some quick tips that could help you to increase CRS Score

If your CRS score is unfavorable and if you wish to improve your score, then Aptech visa suggests you consider the following steps-

Short term options to Increase CRS score:

Improving your English and French:
Canada is a bilingual country with two official languages: English and French. For English, you can write IELTS or CELPIP, and your English contributes a CRS score of 260/ 600. So, improving your language proficiency will not only increase your CRS score but also assist you in getting better jobs/ opportunities in Canada.
Try to score CLB 9 bands in IELTS – General module; CLB 9 means you must have 7 in Reading, writing, speaking, and eight bands in the listening module.
Having competency in French will boost your CRS score; now, you can claim a 50 CRS score if you have a good score in French; for the French language, you Can write the TEF exam.

Change primary applicant:
If you are married and planning to migrate to Canada with your spouse, check which one has more chances to get a higher CRS score. If a spouse is younger than you and has skilled experience post qualification, make your spouse a primary applicant because Age contributes 110 CRS scores.
So, every couple should carefully review who should be the principal applicant

Siblings in Canada:
You can claim 15 points if you have a sibling in Canada based on a PR or citizenship.

Improve your partner's first language:
Did you know that a spouse's language ability is worth up to 20 CRS points in total if she can write an English language proficiency test, and You can add up to 20 points to your CRS through your partner's first language scores?

Spouse qualification ECA:
You can take points to advantage up to 10 points by getting ECA done for your spouse's qualification if you plan on moving to Canada together with your spouse/common-law.

Long Term option to Increase CRS score:

PNP nomination:
PNP is also a Fast-Track option to boost your CRS score up to 600; PNP nomination increases your CRS score and speeds up your procedure.

Valid Job offer Letter:
If you have a valid job offer, you can get additional points. Securing a job offer from outside Canada seems challenging but not impossible; obtaining a job offer letter supported by LMIA boosts your CRS score up to 200 scores and will be life changing.

What changes have recently been made to Express Entry?

Citizenship Immigration Canada has announced the following changes in the Express entry system

Points for French:
Now you can get additional 50 CRS score if you write French exam and get appropriate score
25 additional CRS score if you scored CLB 4
50 additional CRS score if you scored CLB 5

Points for siblings in Canada:
You can now earn 15 additional CRS score in the express entry pool, if you/ your spouse has a brother or sister who is:
Living in Canada and
Canadian Citizen or Canada PR holder

Job Bank registration voluntary:
If you meet the minimum entry criteria for Express Entry, you will be automatically be
placed into the pool
eligible for invitation rounds right away

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