If you are invited to apply under the Federal Skilled program, you have to provide all supporting documentation that leads to prove that you get a minimum of 67 points out of 100 in the Federal Skilled program criteria.

The minimum pre-requisites or minimum requirements to qualify under this program are as follows:

1. You should have completed a minimum of one year paid, continuous full-time or equivalent part-time in the same job within the last 10 years in a skill type O, A or B of the latest National Occupational Classification (NOC).
2. Must have received a language test score card with a minimum language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 in speaking, listening, reading and writing from agency approved by Refugee, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (RCIC). Your test results must not be more than two years old at the time you apply for PR.
3. You must have completed a Canadian secondary school education or post-secondary certificate or diploma or degree. If you have completed education outside of Canada, you must get a report called the ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) report from an agency approved by RCIC. This report must prove that your foreign education is equivalent to a completed Canadian secondary education or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree.

If you meet all the minimum requirements as stated above, your application will be assessed based on six selection factors in the Federal Skilled Worker program point’s grid.

Applicants get 600 bonus points in their profile and make a candidate rank high enough to be invited to apply at the next draw if:

• They get nominated by a Province of Canada or Territory. The Provincial Express Entry programs may have their own selection criteria and/or may be based on the score you get in the Federal Express entry program profile

In the above situation, the applicant gets 50 bonus points in their profile, which may make a candidate rank high enough to be invited to apply at the next draw if:

• They get a job offer from a Canadian employer that is supported by the Labour Market Impact (LMIA) and approved by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
  • Note: Applicants must register with ESDC’s Job Bank to help with connecting and matching Express Entry candidates with possible Canadian employers.

Applicants can get 200 bonus points in their profile and might make a candidate rank high enough to be invited to apply at the next draw if:

• They get approved for LMIA exempt work permit in certain programs (for example, Clergy). However, these bonus points will be received only after they get an extension of work permit after one year.

Applicants can get 15 bonus points in their profile if they have completed a 1 to 2 year diploma, degree and/or certificate from a designated learning institute in Canada. Applicants can get 30 bonus points if they have completed a minimum of a 3 year diploma, degree, and/or certificate from a designated institute in Canada.

The government makes frequent draws from this pool and only the candidates with the highest scores in the pool are issued an Invitation to Apply in the programs in which they are eligible. Those who are invited have 60 days to submit their permanent resident application for Canada.