Canadian Immigration Podcast

                               CIC’sExpressEntry ProgramcomingJanuary 1, 2015 CrucialFactsfor CanadianEmployers and Prospective Immigrants        Fact Sheet:  Produced by the CBA's National Immigration Section   1. The Express Entry program is not simply a case management system. It imposes a new layer of requirements before prospective applicants are “invited” to make an economic class application for Permanent Resident (PR) status. These requirements apply to all applicants in the Federal Skill Worker (FSW), Canada Experience Class (CEC) and Federal Skilled Trade (FST) Worker classes. 2.  CIC language leads one to believe that prospective immigrants simply need a job offer to rank highly under the Express Entry program. This means not just any job offer. To rank highest in the pool of potential immigrants and compete for an Invitation to Apply (ITA), an applicant will need a job offer that has been approved by a federal Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or supported by provincial government nominat