The Government of Canada has released further details of its
much anticipated Express Entry immigration
system. Express Entry is an electronic
immigration management system that aims to cut processing times by
creating a pool of eligible economic immigrants who will be awarded
points based on various factors. Eligible immigrants, instead of
being processed on a "first-come, first-served" basis,
will be ranked against each other, and employers will be able to
access the pool in order to select candidates to fill job vacancies
in Canada.
The system is set to launch on January 1, 2015. Participation in
the pool will be mandatory for all economic immigrants under the
Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades, and Canadian
Experience Class programs and optional for economic immigrants
under the Provincial Nominee Program.
