We bring you a step by step guide on how the Canada Express Entry program works, how to travel to Canada and secure a job and how to go about your own application for an easy move to Canada without obtaining help or paying agent fees. The steps are clear and well emphasized for you to easily understand and follow. Visit the included links to perform necessary actions which will enable you make an easy application for a Canadian Visa.
According to The World Economic Forum, Canada ranks 3rd in The World Best Places to Live. Do not bother about what rank your country is, your country might never be on the list. If you want peace of mind, comfort for you and your family, Canada is the right place to be.
SAVING UP FOR YOUR TRAVEL
A single applicant will spend close to $1700 for documentation. The POF(Proof of Funds) required by a single applicant is $9392, this is to prove to the Canadian Government that you have enough funds in your account pending when settled down in Canada.
The POF increases as the family size increases. If you ever want to go to Canada, start saving up now.
STEP BY STEP ON GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR CANADA EXPRESS ENTRY APPLICATION
Step 1
Travel to Canada and work by first finding out if you are eligible. You can take the quiz by clicking here to know your eligibility. You will be required to fill in your language test scores (IELTS). The minimum target for the language test is 8777 (Listening – 8, Reading – 7, Speaking – 7, Writing – 8), you can use this values for the test.
You will be required to provide the amount (POF) you have for your family size. Click HERE to know your family size amount.
– Step 2
Calculate your point using the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) Calculator.
The CRS is a points-based system that is used to access and score your profile and rank it in the Express Entry pool.
The CRS ranks eligible candidates for immigration to Canada through Express Entry under the following components:
- Core/human capital
- Spouse or Common-Law partner factor
- Transferability factors
- Additional points (Such as Canadian study experience, a sibling in Canada, or French language ability)
There are a total of 1200 points available under the Comprehensive Ranking System.
For candidates without an accompanying spouse or common law-partner, there are:
- maximum of 500 points available for core human capital factors
- maximum of 100 points available for skill transferability factors
- 600 points available for either a provincial nomination
- up to 200 points available for qualifying offer of arranged employment
- 30 points for Canadian study experience
- Up to 30 additional points for French language ability combined with English Language ability
- 15 points for a sibling in Canada
For candidates with an accompanying spouse or common law-partner, there are:
- maximum of 460 points available for core human capital factors of the Principal applicant
- maximum of 40 points for the core human capital of the spouse or common law-partner
- 600 points available for either a provincial nomination
- up to 200 points available for qualifying offer of arranged employment
- 30 points for Canadian study experience
- Up to 30 additional points for French language ability combined with English Language ability
- 15 points for a sibling in Canada ( 1 sibling of the principal applicant and the accompanying spouse is considered)
Click here to calculate your score.
– Step 3
Find out what your work NOC (National Occupational Classification) is.
The NOC system is used to classify jobs. If you have worked different jobs, you can combine the experiences as long as one of them is at least for one year.
Click here to check your NOC.
– Step 4
Register for your Language test IELTS General Test.
It is advisable to give yourself a minimum of 2 months to prepare for the language test. Everyone applying for the Canadian Express Entry is required to take a language test to show proficiency in either English or French. If you can prove both, you have an added advantage. The cost attached to this test is $187.5.
The IELTS is in 4 parts; Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Your Speaking test may be on a different date from your writing, reading and listening tests. You will be able to pick up your result 15 days after your main test date.
There are 2 major bodies that handles the IELTS exam but we will be focusing on the most popular which is :
- British Council (BC)
Click here to register for IELTS with British Council
Kindly note that for the Express Entry program, you are required to write the IELTS General Test, not the academic test (this is for study purposes).
Here are practice tests British Council practice tests, IELTS Online tests to help you prepare for IELTS. Kindly ensure you take this practice tests serious as it goes a long way to attaining a good result.
– Step 5
Prepare your documents for WES (World Education Services) evaluation.
In order to save time, you can carry out your WES evaluation while you are preparing for IELTS.
World Education Services (WES) is designated by immigration, refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to provide Educational Credential Assessment (ECAs) for degrees and diplomas earned outside Canada.
You can decide to evaluate your most recent degree or all your degrees. The IRCC only requires your most recent and highest degree. For example, you have both a Masters and Bachelors, you will only have to upload your Masters degree in your WES profile.
Below is the process to create your WES profile:
- Click here to register an account with WES
- Fill out your profile and provide information about your degree. Endeavor you make sure every detail is correct and please do a cross-check over and over again. Once you insert all your degree details, the WES system will automatically pull up all documents you are required to send to them for verification. What will be required for a Nigerian degree is ( Degree certificate, Academic transcripts, Final Secondary Examination results and WAEC/NECO scratch card)
- Pay the evaluation fee of 220 CAD and courier fee of 85 CAD. You will receive a unique WES number once payment is made.
- Send your required documents to WES. Follow all instructions please!. All transcripts and documents must be sealed and signed and stamped across the seal fold of the envelope and all envelope must have your WES number on it.
- Wait for WES to receive your documents and complete your verification. It takes 20 working days form when they receive all your required document for them to send you an evaluation report. This report is what is needed for your application.
– Step 6
Create an Online Express Entry Profile
Now that you have your language test results and WES evaluation report, you can can now go ahead to create your profile. Click here to create your express entry profile. The profile window will be open for 60 days after which it will be closed so ensure you complete it as soon as you can. Likely questions you will come across is your work history, test scores, degree details etc. All these details will add up to make your CRS. Once your profile has been completed, go ahead and submit.
You have now officially joined the Express Entry Pool.
– Step 7
Wait for ITA (Invitation To Apply)
Once you are in the pool, you are eligible to be issued an ITA. The ITA is an auto-generated correspondence issued to Express Entry candidates through their account. The ITA is issued to candidates who rank the highest in a round of invitations based on their score in the CRS. Every 2 weeks a draw is made from the pool of submitted Express Entry profiles and you are in the pool with several others.
The Cut-Off score is determined by the number of selections the committee plans to choose from that draw. Click here to see the list of cut-off scores.
If you are one of the top candidate with high score, you can receive ITA in the next draw from when your profile was submitted.
Also while waiting for ITA, you can register in the job bank and start searching for jobs in Canada
– Step 8
Apply for a Canadian Permanent Residency (PR)
Now that you have ITA, you can now prepare your application and submit. The cost for the application fee and PR is $705 per adult applicant and $135 per dependent children. You have only 60 days to complete this application!
Below are the documents required:
- IELTS results
- Digital photographs
- WES verification report
- Medicals – Click here to find approved list of panel physicians to carry out medical examination in Nigeria
- Police Certificates – If you have lived in a country for more than 6 months at a stretch, since you turned 18 or within the last 10 years, you will have to include police reports from each of these countries including your home country.
- International Passport bio datapage
- Reference or Work experience letter from all former and current employers listed on your Express Entry profile.
- POF (Proof of Funds) – You must provide a letter from your bank stating you have the required funds needed for your relocation. See the image above to know your required POF
- Other documents including marriage certificates, birth certificates etc. Click here for more details
Once you have all documents, you will be able to fill out your application on the portal and upload scanned copies of your documents.
– Step 9
Wait for bio-metrics
At some point, you will be invited for bio-metrics
– Step 10
Wait Wait and Wait for the Golden Mail.
After submitting the documents and paying all necessary fees, the Canadian immigration officer verifies the documents and information you have provided. This generally takes about 6 months depending on the immigration visa office where your application has been sent for processing.
There are different visa offices that process applications in your country and you do not have control over where your application will be forwarded to.
– Step 11
Once you receive the Golden mail, you are now ready to send in your passports. Your international passport will be sent to the appropriate Visa processing Office. Your PR approval will also come with a deadline when you have to enter into Canada.
– Step 12
Get on board and Travel to Canada.
Lifting up is a nuce idea and you have donr well with this article. Thank you.
thanx
En fait je veux travaille comme chiffeur de poid lord
J’ai de l’expérience dans ce domaine et aussi ke sais reparer les telephones and pc
I am a young Tunisian man, I want to marry a Canadian girl … and open to foreign cultures … and I have a certificate for installing aircraft structures, and I want to find a job in Canada. Phone number (00216) 40730372
Love
South Sudan
je suis menuisier ébéniste de 44 ans .plus de 15 ans d’expérience.marie 02 enfants.maitrisant tres bien le francais.
I am student ande worker
I have lots off talents i need to see canada’s opporchhunity.
My name is chukwudi obi from Nigeria but living in Libya am an Auto engineer I will love to live and work in Canada.
Good works you are doing here. I appreciate.
Good, like the country,canda
Hello, I need to work in Canada
I want visa Canada
Because i live in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is not live is very good
But thi time is commence war
Other thing no have
I want visa Canada
Hey
I am somali man named maxamed shuriye siyad and graduated secondary school in Somali there fore I worked local NGO’S in Somalia as assistance program after I stopped a job for a security problem that is why I preferred to go to the Canada as refugees if it is possible thanks
I have no work please help me?
God bless you for this
Seeking help from anyone to travel to Canada
I like Canada and want to go Canada because i want get Visa
Thanks good work
Moi chaf cuizen thay
ça va bien
[…] best before making a move. And if you have decided to Move to Canada, then read this article on how to Travel to Canada through Express Entry Application. Click HERE to read […]
I mechanic heavy duty
Je veux mais continuer mon étude pour la pas je titulaire bac pro professionnel au serie mécanique automobile
I appreciates you!
Thanks.
haaa
Visa canada plz upahnay
Cv
Slm cv khoia ana prix lhijra lia kanada
Slm
J suis intéressé…
Mais la somme que vous demandez…wao
Aidez nous svp
I want to visa to Canada
I went to learn and work in Canada
كندا مرحبا
Otmanebaqach
Travaillés
Otmanebaqach
Visa to Canada
Visa to Canada
سلام
Thanks good work
Je suis intéressé.
J âme canada
Fellodilley
Hey
Hey
En français si possible
انا مسلم لااتقن قرأت اللغه الانجليزيه
Kindly I need to go Canada for a working and also study
Slm
what is clear to me
J’aimerais bien aller vivre aux Canada
Salut
I wanna immigration to canada can you help me
I want to immigret in Canada
Work 💼 and live in Canada 🇨🇦
Pour étudier la
I like 2 live ni Canada and walking
je suis un jeune camerounais,fier de l’être , je suis chaudronnier , je suis à la recherche d’un emploi dans votre pays, le Canada et je réponds au +237 656976281
I want study in Canada
I want study in Canada
Visit
How I can get Visa
Je suis guinéen je vais aller au Canada pour étudié je suis a l’Université
Je suis intéressé de venir dans votre pays avec ma famille pour vivre au Canada
J’aimerais travailler ; Etudier et vivre au Canada
J’aimerai continuer mes études au canada
Yas
I’m interested in the fruit picking job in Canada
Salut
I’m interested to study at Canada
Am so interested to work with you in Canada
Am so interested to work with you in Canada
I love to travel to Canada. Can any welwisher help me .
J’aimerais continuer mes études au Canada
Kool
I will like to come to Canada to live n get a job doing.
Je suis réfugié centrafricain au Tchad mais je veux immigrer au Canada ça m’intéresse si ça vous convient.
Je cherche un travail au Canada je suis intéressé
Travail
Entreprises
Je cherche un travail au Canada je suis intéressé
I LOVE CANADA
Je suis orphelins de père et mère c’est pour cela je suis intéressé par votre publication si vous pouvez m’aider
Hey I’m highly interested could you please let me know what steps I need to walk to meet your requirements?
لا اجيد قرأة اللغة الانجليزية برجاء ارسال بالعربية
good morning
honestly i need a job and Canada is my dream country, i look forward for futher discuss with you; and am ready to work really hard to reach my goal, and i accept all the work
thank you
I am very intersted to work and live in canada when you give me a chance.i am happey .waw i like canada.
Hi sir i do no the procedures tell me please all sequences.when i joine canada easiely.
Bonjour Mr moi je suis au Mali et je travaille mais il faut que je trouve cela me fait plaisir
I like canada
Salut tout le monde Jésus la pour relation sérieuse mon numéro de téléphone watshapp +224629690270 je suis nationalité Guinée conakry
12,12,2020
ادم عبد الرحمن
Bonjour je cherche de travaille au poste magasinier Cariste Preparateur des commandes au l’entrepot Conducteur tous les tipes des chariots elevateurs et chariot asiss j ai plus de 3 ans de l’experience dans ce poste de travaille
Merci
Routier on grand distance
Entreprises
Je veut un travail
Security guards (maritime )
i am interested in security guard
i am interested in security guard
parceque je suis neé d,une famille pauvre donc je veux installe ma vie la bas sil vous plait aide moi
Parceque JSS née une famille très pauvre donc j veux vivre la l’as s il vous plaît aide moiha
Salut je suis vraiment interessé par cette offre. Mon contact: +212696962360
I want vise to canada
Thanks for information may God bless you
Je suis orphelin de pére et j’aime votre publication je veux que vous m’aide.
Live and work in Canada please help me free Visa Canada insha Allah
I mechanic heavy duty
I am mécanique heavy duty CAT I’m working in Liberia I want to go Canada to leave the end walk there my nationality ivorian I’m living in Monrovia my WhatsApp number is+225 45994417 can you help me I have my passport and my CV and my driving lesson and my working certificates
Brother Canada l want to helping this chance l.want Visa Canada an life
I won’t too canada
Je veux juste aller au Canada pour bien travailler et soutenir ma pauvre famille
Je viens au pres de vous pour une demande de visa au canada.
Esperqnt une souhé favorable a ma demande veillez recevoir mes salutations les plus favorable
Good
Thank you immigration Canada my name is Lawrence kiiru from East Africa Kenya we recognise you people please I’m interested
Thank you immigration Canada my name is Lawrence kiiru from East Africa Kenya we recognise you people please I’m interested +254721414022
Je suis bien intéressé de votre articles , mais je Crois pas que ça facile pour
Moi.bien sur parceque j’ai pas d’argent.
I am a zimbabwean but i am intrested to come to canada
One love Canada Business
Thank you dear!!
I like to work in Canada
Just
I want to Canada
C’est parceque je une famille très pauvre ce pour celle là je besoin d’aller au Canada pour edde le Canada et ma famille
I am Djibouti je suis nee famille tres pauvre donc je veux insalle ma vie la bas s ils vous plait aide moi voila mon number 77598988
I want to work in canada
moi djelloul 44ans marie
I am Man morocco 34
I want Canada’s visa
I am from Ethiopia.
B/c, I need job.
66204761
30 years I am looking for a job in Canada and marry a Canadian
I will be greatly hopefull
Bonjour je suis Adjouba Keita je suis très intéressée pour travailler au Canada. Pour des raisons très valables. Donc je tout le temps disponible.
I like it
J’aimerais travailler au Canada
Travail
05366983601
+905366983601
I want to have a joke free education
jaimerai jouer au Football,je suis un jeune footballeur talentueux
Plz canada 212690160903
i like this country
I love to leave there and also play football over there
Wow very good
Wow very good
أريد أعيش في مندا
Je veut immigrer avec ma propré famille à canada et de passer le reste de ma vie .j’espere bien vouloir m’aider
How we can get visa
Please tell to us
Je suis intéressé pour mon fils
Je suis intéressé
اريد الهجرة الى كندا مع العائلة للعمل بمجال الزراعة
ممكن مساعده إلى السفر
Ok
[…] how to get through with Express Entry Application to Canada and how much you should be budgeting. Click Here to read […]