Manuals: Express Entry

Mar 4, 2015 – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada frequently publishes immigration policy manuals for its personnel to provide guidance in the exercise of their functions. Below we include annotated summaries of Canada immigration policy manuals.

• Express Entry Overview
  • Language Test Scores for Persons with Disabilities
• Electronic Application for Permanent Residence
• Express Entry – Assessing an e-Application on A11.2
  • The Change in Circumstance Declared in the e-Application
  • Appendix A – The Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry Application Management System
  • Appendix B – A40
  • Appendix C – Express Entry: The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)
  • Appendix D – Express Entry: Creating an Express Entry Profile and the Requirements for Entering the Pool
• Federal Skilled Trades (FST)  Express Entry Overview
  • Federal Skilled Trades (FST)  Language Test Scores for Persons with Disabilities
  • Federal Skilled Trades (FST) – Electronic Application for Permanent Residence
  • Federal Skilled Trades (FST) Express Entry – Assessing an e-Application on A11.2
• Federal Skilled Workers – Assessing Against Minimum Requirements
  1. The Minimum Work Experience Requirement
  2. The Minimum Language Proficiency Requirement (for Applications Received on or after May 04, 2013)
  3. The Minimum Education Requirement (for Applications Received on or after May 04, 2013)
  4. The Minimum Requirements and Ministerial Instructions (MI)
  5. Appendix A –The Terms and Definitions Related to Permanent Residence
  6. Appendix B – Language Requirements – Federal Skilled Workers
  7. Appendix C – Federal Skilled Workers Selection Criteria: Education
     1. The Process for Awarding Points for Applications Received prior to May 04, 2013
        
     2. The Process for Awarding Points for Applications Received on or after May 04, 2013
     3. The Designated Assessment Organisations
  8. Appendix D – Federal Skilled Workers – Assessing Against the Selection Criteria
• Federal Skilled Workers – Assessing Against the Selection Criteria
  • Federal Skilled Workers Selection Criteria – Work Experience
  • Federal Skilled Workers Selection Criteria – Age
  • Federal Skilled Workers Selection Criteria – Arranged Employment
  • Federal Skilled Workers Selection Criteria – Adaptability
• Federal Skilled Workers – Making the Selection Decision 
  • The Selection Decision
  • The Settlement Funds
  • The Substituted Evaluation
  • Appendix A– The Process for Determining Admissibility
  • Appendix B- Federal Skilled Workers Selection Criteria – Arranged Employment
  • Appendix C- Proof of Funds for Skilled Immigrants (Express Entry)
  • Appendix D- Interviews and Interpreters
  • Appendix E- Additional Procedures Specific to Citizenship Hearings
  • Appendix F- Re-testing
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
  • Appendix A – The Lock-in Date for a Dependent Child
  • Appendix B – Section 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)
  • Appendix C – The Terms and Definitions Related to Permanent Residence
  • Appendix D – Foreign Workers: Provincial Nominees or Permanent Residence Applicants
  • Appendix E – Language Requirements for Provincial Nominees
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC) – Assessing Against the Selection Criteria
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Selection Criteria – Temporary Resident Status
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Selection Criteria – The Official Language Proficiency
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Selection Criteria – The Qualifying Work Experience
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Selection Criteria – Education Requirement for Post-Graduation Stream
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC): Admissibility and Making a Final Decision
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) – Determining Membership in the Class
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC) – Express Entry Overview
  • Language Test Scores for Persons with Disabilities
    
  • Processing Canadian Experience Class (CEC) e-Applications Received On or After January 01, 2015
    
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) – Electronic Application for Permanent Residence 
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Express Entry – Assessing an e-Application on A11.2
  • Canadian Experience Class (CEC) – Assessing Against the Selection Criteria
• The Federal Skilled Trades Class (FST) – Assessing the Application Against Selection Criteria
  • The Terms and Definitions Related to Permanent Residence
  • Language Requirements for Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
  • The Occupational Structure by Skill Type
    
  • Definition of Skilled Trade Occupation
  • The Provincial and Territorial Contacts
  • The Assessment of Employment Offered (R203)
  • The International Agreements (R204)
  • No Work Permit Required Federal Skilled Worker
  • Proof of Funds for Federal Skilled Trades Class
  • Offer of Employment – Skilled Immigrants
  • Program Delivery Instructions
• Federal Skilled Trades Class – The Economic Class Requirements and Process at the Centralised Intake Office
  • Federal Skilled Trades Class (FST) – Determining Membership in the Class
  • Federal Skilled Trades Class – Admissibility and the Final Decision
  • Federal Skilled Trades (FST) – The Completeness Check
• Canada Start-Up Business Class
  • Start-Up Business Class – Determining Membership in the Class
  • Start-Up Business Class – Peer Reviews
  • Assessing Canada Start-Up Business Class’ Application
  • Canada Start-Up Business Class – Admissibility and the Final Decision
    

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)