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Economic Classes and Express Entry

Canada has long encouraged people with good English or French language abilities, a good education, and great job skills to settle in this country. Most such applicants nowadays are selected through the "Express Entry" system.

Permanent resident status is actually not granted by the Express Entry system. Instead, it is granted through one of several underlying categories, such as:

  • Canadian Experience Class
  • Federal Skilled Trades
  • Federal Skilled Worker, or
  • Provincial Nominee Programs

The Express Entry system gives a selected applicant the right to apply for permanent residence under one of the above four categories. The Express Entry system therefore has more than doubled the work needed and complexity of an application for permanent residence.

Contact us to arrange an appointment if you would like to be one of the tens of thousands of people who successfully apply for permanent residence each year.

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Robert W. Young Certified Immigration Specialist Robert W. Young offers a full range of Canadian immigration law services extending from company transfers to Immigration hearings.

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Recent News

Immigration Law in Canada is constantly changing. Stay up to date with the most recent news pertaining to Citizenship and Immigration Canada laws and regulations.

Jun 6, 2023
Major change to Express Entry system – Invitations To Apply based on occupation

At the end of May IRCC announced that they were going to add an occupation based category to the Express Entry system. It is not clear wheth...

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Jun 1, 2023
Open work permits for spouses and common-law partners (and their dependents) during the sponsorship process

On May 26, 2023 the Minister of Immigration made an announcement expanding the class of people who can apply for open work permits if they are within ...

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Mar 23, 2023
Update on Special Rules for Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine

On March 22, 2023 the federal government extended the temporary measures available to Ukrainians. For full details, please refer to IRCC's web site. J...

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