Express Entry: How Applicants Can Improve Their CRS Score

The Canadian Government uses Express Entry System (EE), an online system, to manage applications for Permanent residence to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and certain Provincial Nominee programs.

The above online system is very dynamic in other words, the applicant’s Comprehensive Ranking System score is not fixed, but it can be always improved if the applicant puts effort, when needed.

How Can The Applicant Perfect Their Express Entry Profile?

The applicant must accurately represent themselves, this is extremely significant. This would fetch the applicant’s extra Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. Similarly, if the applicant misrepresents himself/herself serious penalties would be levied.

One must always remember that the credentials required to enter the Express Entry pool need not be the same as those which would maximize the applicant’s CRS points.

There exist two major pathways; one can improve their CRS Score

      1.  First Method

By making your perfect profile

·         Language

·         Education

·         Spouse/partner

·         Work Experience

      2.   Second Method

·         Proactively the applicant must prepare for ITA or provincial nomination

Language

Language is one area, which can be always improved because the levels needed to enter the Express Entry pool are significantly lesser than those that award the maximum CRS point.

Language is a significant factor because it counts for points in varied sections of the CRS. They include within the additional factors, skill-transferability, combinations and human capital factors.

Education

Education is another area, where you can improve your Canada CRS points by obtaining additional credentials such as completing another degree or by attaining additional Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs) for existing degrees.

Spouse/Partner

 Your spouse or common-law partner can be a better Principal Applicant

Sometimes it has been observed, the main applicant’s CRS score might be lower than the accompanying partner. In those cases, the best thing to do is, let the common-law partner or spouse be the principal applicant.

Work Experience

Attaining additional work Experience or better documenting current work experience might both help increase a candidate’s CRS score.

PNPs-Express Entry

These programs are extremely popular because they are extremely valuable to Express Entry Candidates.

Some of them operate on first come and first serve basis and their intake quotas might reach on the same day of their opening, hence proactive preparation is essential to succeed.

Ontario Human Capital Priorities Stream

This is another PNP wherein proactive candidates get rewarded, this is popular EE program of Ontario and it is linked with Human Capital Priorities Stream.

The EE applicants who got an invite through the Human Capital Priorities Stream should submit their application before completion of 45 days. Within the stringent deadline, they must collect all the essential documents.

Varied Other Express Entry Linked PNPs

The Prince Edward Island and provinces of Manitoba have introduced streams, wherein eligible Express Entry applicants can proactively submit their profiles to their provinces, which later rank the applicants within their own pools as well as ranking systems.

The common factor among these varied PNPs is that, they tend to reward proactive as well as informed candidates. Hence, one must always keep an eye on varied PNPs and must be always ready with essential documents.

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Know the latest updates for Canada Express Entry Plans 2018

There are numerous immigration programs in the world and the most popular one is Express Entry. The reason as to why the above program is very popular is because it offers the applicants, the chance to move permanently to Canada. This nation had solid economic growth of nearing to 3.1% in the year 2017.

As Canada is considering to increase its immigration, 2018 would be definitely busy year and the immigration department would be rolling out new changes as well as updates regularly to attain its immigration target.

Below you can find the changes which have been already made and might affect both applicants throughout this year and present applicants.

When Compared To Previous Year, The CRS Scores Trend Is Lower

As the prioritization of Express Entry as the main pathway to Canadian permanent Residence and with the increased immigration quotas, the minimum CRS score needed dropped to record low of 413 points in the year 2017. This trend of dropping the score low would most likely to continue in 2018 as well.

Immigration Targets Has Been Increased

The maple leaf nation has made the announcement that there has been an increase in the immigration target from 300,000 to 310,000 for 2018. And during 2018 and 2020, this nation would accept nearing to one million new immigrants.

By The End of 2018, Maximum Live In Caregiver Permanent Resident Applications to Be Processed

IRCC has made an announcement that by the end of 2018, they would process nearing to 80% of backlogged PR applications submitted by those individuals who came to the maple leaf nation through the former Live-in Caregiver Program.

For Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Lottery Intake System

In the year 2018, under this program, about 10,000 applications would be accepted. Even though there exist criticisms, the randomized lottery system implemented for the above program during the last year would continue.

Shorter Work Permit Processing Times

The Two-year Pilot program was launched in Canada as the Global Skills Strategy, to enable the highly skilled workers who are eligible to attain Canadian Work permits within two weeks.

The below changes has not yet been implemented or still ongoing. One needs to keep an eye regularly for updates as to how these might affect the Canadian immigration Programs in 2018.

Provincial Nominee Programs Ongoing Updates

Each province independently operated Canada Provincial Nominee Program. Some of the provinces have made announcements or have already implemented, changes to PNPs eligibility criteria and intake system. Provinces such as Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island are all implementing changes to the above program throughout this year.

Canada Job Market is Strong

We find, there exist more jobs available in Canada when compared to the previous decade under the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and there are not enough Canadians to fill those vacancies. Hence employers are looking towards foreign workers so that with their help, they can meet their labor needs. This is definitely very good news to all who aspire to work in other nations.

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP)

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) has released steadily increasing target quotas for the next three years, following a successful first year of operation. The above program pairs, skilled workers with Canadian employers to fasten the permanent residency process.

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The 2018 amendments in SASKATCHEWAN PNP (Provincial Nominee Program): Expression of Interest System

The Saskatchewan province declared a chief amendment to its Saskatchewan PNP

Recently, as a supplementary to the existing first-come, first -served model, the two popular streams of Saskatchewan introduced an Expression of Interest (EOI) system to organize its new applications. All these amendments have already started to reflect from July 16^th, 2018.

The adjustments made to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) will impact the most popular Saskatchewan Express Entry and Saskatchewan Occupation In-Demand streams. At present, these two initiatives employ a first-come, first-served model for welcoming the Saskatchewan PNP latest applications. 

First-come, first-served model:  Most of the programs belonging to this model have already been out-of-the-way. Sometimes, Saskatchewan will open a single or both of the programs to accept a limited number of Saskatchewan PNP applications. The programs will happen to close again after going to the threshold limit. The intake periods hardly last longer than 24 hours. On the other hand, both of the Saskatchewan PNP programs will be shifting to an Expression of Interest model for organizing applications.

Expression of Interest model: Federal Express Entry System is the key idea behind the introduction of the Expression of Interest (EOI) Model. It is basically a two-step procedure wherein the prospective candidates submit the Expression of Interest first and then classified depending on the information contained within the EOI. Once this is completed, the shortlisted candidates who get the maximum score receive the invitation to submit the application to the Saskatchewan PNP.

Saskatchewan has declared that the potential candidates will be ranked/shortlisted from one another based on the points assigned by the Saskatchewan PNP Points Assessment Grid. However, the candidates should have experience in one of Saskatchewan’s In-Demand Occupations to be part of these two programs.

The growing popularity of Expression of Interest Model:

Ever since the Expression of Interest model became a part of the federal Express Entry in the year 2015, it has been gaining significant prominence in managing the Saskatchewan PNP applications. Immigration authorities are also using EOI model to select the most extremely skilled immigrants from the pool of candidates who applied for Canadian PR. Saskatchewan also joined its hands with the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba as they use EOIs in their immigration systems.  Recently, the province of Quebec has declared that it introduces an EOI system in the coming months.

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