The Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry Application Management System

The authorities made a technical amendment to section 22 of the Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry Application Management System. They added subsection 22 (5) immediately after subsection 22 (4). These instructions came into effect on January 30, 2015.

The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act – The Ministerial Instructions Pertaining to the Express Entry System

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 10.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions in respect of the Express Entry System.

Ottawa, November 28, 2014

Chris Alexander

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

The Ministerial Instructions Pertaining to the Express Entry System

1. The Definitions
2. The Classes of Foreign Nationals
3. The Electronic System
4. The Expression of Interest The Process of Submission by Other Means
5. The Eligibility Criteria
6. The Express Entry Pool
7. The Disclosure to the Department of Employment and Social Development
8. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Components
9. The Core Human Capital Factors
   1. The Age
   2. The Level of Education
   3. The Official Language Proficiency
      1. Proficiency in the First Official Language
      2. Proficiency in the Second Official Language
   4. The Canadian Work Experience
10. The Accompanying Spouse or Common-Law Partner Factors
    1. The Level of Education
    2. The Official Language Proficiency
    3. The Canadian Work Experience
11. The Skill Transferability Factors
12. The Combination of the Level of Education and Official Language Proficiency
13. The Combination of Level of Education and Canadian Work Experience
14. The Combination of Foreign Work Experience and Official Language Proficiency
15. The Combination of Foreign Work Experience and Canadian Work Experience
16. The Foreign Work Experience
17. The Combination of Certificate of Qualification and Official Language Proficiency
18. The Maximum Points for Each Factor
19. The Points for Provincial Nomination
20. The Points for Offer of Arranged Employment
21. The Maximum Points
22. The Process for Updating Information
23. The 60-Day Validity Period
24. The Notification by Electronic Means
25. The Mandatory Submission of Language Proficiency Results
26. The Coming into Force: These Ministerial Instructions come into effect on January 01, 2015.

Source: Citizenship and Immigration