The Canadian government is actively preparing to launch a more modern immigration application system, which is the “Express Entry” that has been hotly debated recently. The system will be officially implemented in January next year.

This is a new immigrant application platform and not a new immigration project. The main purpose is to speed up the application and processing process. This platform has changed the way in which passive applications are received, and is now a model for screening applicants and prioritizing the invitation and processing of the best candidates. That is, from the original first-come-first-served, waiting in line for processing, and becoming a priority for outstanding talents. The “Express Entry” system is divided into two steps:

The first step is to complete the electronic file upload. This step is mandatory. Any applicant who applies for immigration under any of the FSWP, FSTP, and CEC project conditions must complete the upload of the applicant’s electronic file under the new system. Each province has the power to choose an additional “import entry” system to nominate additional immigrant applicants if the nomination limit has been exceeded. Through the registration of the electronic platform, applicants need to express their immigration willingness, reflect their competitive advantage, and then participate in the competition ranking of immigration applications based on the uploaded electronic files. The top applicants will have the most Opportunity to obtain immigration application eligibility. In other words, applicants who meet the requirements of any of the FSWP, FSTP, and CEC projects are no longer directly eligible to apply for immigration. Instead, they need to register electronically through the EE platform and enter the “application library” to participate in the competition. Eligibility for application.

In the second step, the Immigration Bureau selects and invites immigrants. CIC will select the most suitable immigration candidate according to the applicant’s conditions and invite them to submit the immigration application. The most suitable immigration candidate does not mean that a Canadian employer must issue a Job Offer. If there is no employer hired, but the top ranks and the occupations are in short supply, there is still a chance to get an immigration invitation from the Immigration Bureau. As for how to select, how to determine the applicant’s ranking and other details will be announced on the official website later in the second half of this year.

But it is conceivable that this ranking mechanism is likely to be done by a scoring system like FSW. Then, what factors will be taken into account, and the proportion of each factor will be the key to determining the ranking. The factors we may predict include: language level, educational background, type of work experience and length of time, shortage, Canadian work experience, Canadian study experience, other expertise or skills, spouse status, successful integration into Canadian society after landing, etc. Wait. The scoring weight of these factors will influence the ranking of applicants. For example, if the Canadian government pays more attention to the candidate’s previous work experience, applicants with rich work experience in China may have an advantage; if the Canadian government is more Given the future viability of candidates in Canada, applicants who have already obtained Job Offer from Canadian employers will have an advantage when participating in the rankings; if Canadian study or work experience is valued, then overseas students will get certain after graduation. Work experience will highlight the advantages.

Therefore, this brand-new system does not necessarily ruin the immigrant dream of foreign students, as some institutions predict, nor does it find that only employers can apply for immigration, as some have estimated. We believe that the new system is not a nightmare, but a new opportunity, and everything will be finalized after the details of the scoring standards are published. Applicants need to be familiar with the new screening criteria and be fully prepared for the electronic file application, and don’t forget to strive to provide English proficiency so that they can stand out in the fierce competition.