Arjun · United States

A new possibility for the whole family

US immigration uncertainty despite a successful career; assessing Canada without disrupting his family.

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Arjun: I'm Arjun. I'm a senior information systems manager working in the United States on an H-1B visa. I've built a successful career here, and my children have grown up here. But our immigration future still feels uncertain. I've started considering Canada, but would I qualify for permanent residence? Could I transfer through my employer? And what would it mean for my family?

Narrator: Global Compass helps professionals like Arjun explore Canadian immigration alternatives. It can assess potential permanent residence pathways, employer-supported work permits, and intra-company transfer options based on their circumstances. Arjun can compare eligibility requirements, identify potential obstacles, explore Canadian employment opportunities, and consider the immigration implications for his family. If he needs professional guidance, Greenberg Hameed can review his assessment and help him evaluate the next steps.

Arjun: I don't know yet whether Canada is the right move for us. But now I know where to start.

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The person behind the questions

Meet Arjun

Age: 42, at the story date
Nationality: India
Location: United States
Work: Information systems manager, NOC 20012
Family: Married, with a spouse and two children.
Status: In the US on H-1B status; no Canadian status. US expiry is not supplied.

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Fictional inputs for a scenario dated 2026-10-26. Additional education, work, financial and test details are illustrative assumptions, not facts about a client. Dates remain fixed so the recording and report describe the same moment.

A completed foreign master’s degree, a valid educational credential assessment, and no Canadian education.
At least six years of skilled foreign work. No Canadian experience.
Illustrative IELTS General Training results dated 15 June 2026: CLB 9 listening; CLB 8 reading, writing and speaking. No French test.
Spouse has a bachelor’s degree and no language test; family of four, CAD 55,000 settlement funds.
No confirmed Canadian offer, employer relationship or transfer assignment; those require separate evidence.

All assessment inputs

Hi! What's the main reason you're coming to Canada, or the main thing you need help with in Canada?: Become a permanent resident
Thanks. What status or result are you hoping for in Canada? Pick the one that fits best.: Permanent residence
What is your immigration status in Canada right now, if you have one?: Outside Canada: no current Canadian status
What is your full legal name, exactly as it appears on your passport?: Arjun
What is your date of birth?: 1984-03-15
Which country are you a citizen of? If you have more than one citizenship, pick them all.: India
Which country do you live in right now?: United States of America
What do you do for work right now? Search the list and choose the job that's the closest match.: 20012: Computer and information systems managers
In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job?: Manage information systems teams, budgets and technology delivery for a US employer.
Could you already be a Canadian citizen? Pick anything below that applies to you.: None of these
What's your highest level of education?: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)
What's your current occupation?: Information systems manager
What are 3 main duties of your occupation? A short list is perfect.: Manage information systems teams, budgets and technology delivery.
Within the last 5 years, how much work experience do you have in your current occupation?: 6 years or more
Do you have a job offer in Canada?: No
Have you taken an English or French language test in the past 2 years?: Yes
Which language test did you take?: IELTS (English)
Which exact version of the language test did you take? You'll find it on your results.: IELTS General Training
On what date were your most recent language test results issued?: 2026-06-15
What were your scores for reading, writing, listening and speaking?: Listening 8.0, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 6.5
For this assessment, which language should we treat as your first official language: English or French?: English
Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for listening in your first official language?: 9
Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for reading in your first official language?: 8
Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for writing in your first official language?: 8
Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for speaking in your first official language?: 8
Do you have valid test results in your second official language?: No
If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)?: Yes
On what date was your Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report issued?: 2025-03-01
Did you complete an eligible diploma, degree or certificate in Canada? If so, which kind?: No
In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done in Canada while legally allowed to work?: None
In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done outside Canada, full-time or the same amount part-time?: 3 years or more
Do you have a valid Canadian certificate of qualification in a skilled trade?: No
Do you have a valid nomination certificate from a Canadian province or territory?: No
Where are you with your Express Entry profile?: I do not have a profile
Do you, or your spouse who is coming with you, have a brother or sister aged 18 or older who lives in Canada and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?: No
What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry?: TEER 0
Within the last 10 years, do you have at least 1,560 hours of paid work in your main occupation (your primary NOC), done continuously?: Yes
Did that work include what's in the NOC lead statement (the short job summary) and most of the main duties listed?: Yes
In the last 10 years, how many years of qualifying skilled work experience do you have in total, in Canada or abroad?: 6 years or more
Was at least one year of your eligible skilled work in Canada done during the three years before the date you plan to apply?: I do not have one year of Canadian skilled work
Did your eligible Canadian work add up to at least 1,560 hours, counting no more than 30 hours in any week?: Not applicable
In the last 3 years, have you worked at least 12 months full-time, or the same amount part-time, in one single occupation?: Yes
Which job was that 12 months of work in?: My current job
Is your main occupation in one of the skilled trade groups that Express Entry accepts?: No
Counting you, how many family members must be included for your settlement funds, including any who are not coming with you?: 4
In Canadian dollars, how much settlement money can you prove you have that you could move to Canada and that isn't borrowed or tied to a debt?: 55000
Are you legally allowed to work in Canada right now, and do you have a valid job offer in Canada?: No
If you become a permanent resident, where do you plan to live?: Outside Quebec
Could any issue that affects being allowed into Canada (criminal, security, medical, false information, removal or other) apply to you or a family member coming with you?: No known concern
Have you or any family member (even one not coming with you) ever been charged with or convicted of an offence in any country, including impaired driving?: No
Do you or any family member (even one not coming with you) have a serious or ongoing health condition that needs regular treatment, hospital care or social support services?: No
Has Canada ever found that you or a family member gave false or misleading information or documents in an immigration application?: No
Have you completed at least two school years of qualifying full-time study in Canada?: No
What's your marital status?: Married
Do you or your spouse or common-law partner have any relatives living in Canada who are citizens or permanent residents? Pick all that apply.: No Relative
Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada?: Yes
Your spouse or partner is coming with you. What's the highest level of education they have?: Bachelor's or three-year credential
On your spouse or partner's official English or French test, what's their lowest CLB/NCLC level across the four skills?: No valid test
Have you lost your temporary resident status in Canada, or could you be in the time window to get it restored?: Not applicable, outside Canada
What do you expect the work permit to be based on?: Not sure
Have you ever been refused a visa or permit, refused entry, stayed longer than allowed, or been ordered to leave any country?: No
Does everything you have told us match what you have said in earlier immigration applications?: I have not applied to any immigration authority before
Are any of your documents in a language other than English or French?: No: all of my documents are in English or French

What the assessment shows

Global Compass · Arjun’s fictional sample

Understand the baseline. Compare the possibilities.

Baseline CRS

304

Calculated from the fictional inputs shown below.

Conditional scenario

375

CLB 9 or higher in all four abilities of your first official language

Conditional scenario

366

French test results at NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities, keeping your English results (French-language rounds also need this)

Scenario: 2026-10-26. Current rule records evaluated for this date. Each comparison changes its named assumption. No invitation or approval is predicted.

US H-1B status does not itself create Canadian immigration eligibility.

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Preliminary assessmentMade-up sample

Arjun, we need more information before we can say where this stands. What we still need to know is below.

You’re aiming for: Permanent residence (become a permanent resident). We checked your answers against 23 requirements for your goal. Here’s what we found: 18 appear to be met, 2 may not be met and 3 need more information.

The short versionWe need more information

18 appear met
3 need more info
2 may not be met

Prepared for: Arjun
Rules checked: October 18, 2026

This is a starting point, not a decision. It’s based on what you told us, before anyone has looked at your documents, and only the Government of Canada can approve an application.

We use Government of Canada and provincial or territorial government pages for immigration requirements and published figures. We calculate your estimates from your answers. Our own guides and Marketplace listings are labelled separately. We never use lawyers’, consultants’, forum or news sites as sources.

Key dates

Worked out from the dates you gave us. Check each one against your own documents.

June 15, 2028Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date)
March 1, 2030Educational credential assessment (ECA) reaches five years old (complete your profile and submit your PR application before this date, or ask the organization that issued it whether it can re-issue it)

What you’re aiming for

You’re aiming for: Permanent residence (become a permanent resident).

Paths worth a look

Here are the paths your answers brought into view, with what supports each one and what still needs attention.

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
We need a bit more info
From what you told us, 10 of 12 requirements checked appear to be met. We still need to confirm: FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors; FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined).

Each path, four questions at a time

Let’s take each path in four parts: can you apply, how are people chosen, what would you need, and what needs human judgment? Meeting one part doesn’t settle the others.

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program

We need a bit more info

Can you applyLooks good

The requirements that decide whether this pathway is open to you.

Your answers suggest 7 of 7 requirements checked appear to be met.

FSW minimum: one year of continuous skilled work in the primary occupation within 10 yearsLooks good
FSW minimum language CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities, and grid language pointsLooks good
FSW minimum education credential and grid education pointsLooks good
Intended residence: outside Quebec (federal programs) or in the nominating province (PNP)Looks good
Educational Credential Assessment: immigration purpose, designated body, under 5 years oldLooks good
Approved language tests and 2-year validityLooks good
NOC 2021 TEER categories; only TEER 0–3 is skilled for Express EntryLooks good

How applicants are chosenNeed more info

Meeting the entry requirements is one step. It is not an invitation or an approval.

Your answers suggest 2 of 4 requirements checked appear to be met; 2 need more information.

Express Entry ranks everyone in the pool. Your estimated ranking score is 304. Here’s how selection works for this path: FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors; FSW grid: work experience points (max 15); FSW grid: age points (max 12); FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined). Meeting the entry rules of a pool or a stream is not an invitation, a nomination or an approval: those are separate decisions.

Your score tables and how your score compares are in their own sections above.

FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factorsNeed more info
FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined)Need more info
FSW grid: work experience points (max 15)Looks good
FSW grid: age points (max 12)Looks good

What it takes in practiceLooks good

Money to show, documents to gather, dates to meet and the steps to file.

Your answers suggest 1 of 1 requirement checked appears to be met.

Settlement funds amount (table updated July 7, 2025) and exemptionLooks good

Dates that apply

June 15, 2028: Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date)
March 1, 2030: Educational credential assessment (ECA) reaches five years old (complete your profile and submit your PR application before this date, or ask the organization that issued it whether it can re-issue it)

What needs human judgmentNothing here to check

An officer decides these, or a lawyer has to weigh them with you. No calculation settles them.

No requirement of this kind came up for this pathway.

Your scores, factor by factor

Our calculation We worked these estimates out from your answers using the points tables published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Your Express Entry ranking score uses the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). IRCC calculates the real score from your profile and documents.

Ranking score (CRS) today

Factor	Points	Most
Age	25	100
Education	126	140
First official language	95	128
Second official language	0	22
Canadian work experience	0	70
Accompanying spouse factors	8	40
Skill-transferability factors	50	100
Additional points identified	0	600
Total	304	1,200

Ranking score (CRS) from November 3, 2026

Factor	Points	Most
Age	25	100
Education	126	140
First official language	95	128
Second official language	0	22
Canadian work or job offer	0	140
Accompanying spouse factors	8	40
Skill-transferability factors	50	100
Additional points identified	0	600
Total	304

From November 3, 2026, Canadian work and high-wage job offers count under a new factor. IRCC then recalculates every profile in the pool, which could take up to two weeks, and pauses invitation rounds until it’s done.

Federal Skilled Worker selection points

Factor	Points	Most
Language	21	28
Education	23	25
Skilled work experience	15	15
Age	5	12
Arranged employment	0	10
Adaptability	0	10
Total	64	100

The pass mark is 67. Your estimate is 3 below it. These points decide whether you can enter the pool under this program; they don’t rank you.

What you could do next, and what it could change

Your score is a starting point. Let’s look at the changes your answers let us calculate, what each would involve and which decisions are in your hands. Each example holds your other answers and the assessment date fixed. It is not a prediction of your score after time has passed.

CLB 9 or higher in all four abilities of your first official language

CRS estimate: 304 → 375 (+71 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 375 (+71 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 67 (+3 points). This reaches the 67-point pass mark; the program’s other requirements still apply.

You can work on this

You reported listening CLB 9, reading CLB 8, writing CLB 8, speaking CLB 8, tested on 2026-06-15.

Language points can change both your language score and the points you receive when language is considered with education or work experience. The estimate above includes those interactions.

How to take this forward

Put your result sheet beside IRCC’s conversion table. The target in this example is listening CLB 9, reading CLB 9, writing CLB 9, speaking CLB 9. Focus preparation on the abilities below that target.
Try a practice test before paying for a new test. Use the approved test and version listed by IRCC, then enter your actual new results to reassess.

Before you commit. Preparation, a test fee and a new result are needed. A higher result is not assured. If your results have expired, this example includes renewing them; changing the level alone would not restore their validity.

What a qualifying job offer would change

A valid job offer in your occupation (NOC 20012)

CRS estimate: 304 → 304 (no change).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 404 (+100 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 64 (no change). This would still leave 3 points to reach the 67-point pass mark.

A qualifying job offer in a level 2.0 occupation on IRCC's high-wage list

CRS estimate: 304 → 304 (no change).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 404 (+100 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 64 (no change). This would still leave 3 points to reach the 67-point pass mark.

A qualifying job offer in a level 1.5 occupation on IRCC's high-wage list

CRS estimate: 304 → 304 (no change).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 374 (+70 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 64 (no change). This would still leave 3 points to reach the 67-point pass mark.

A qualifying job offer in a level 1.3 occupation on IRCC's high-wage list

CRS estimate: 304 → 304 (no change).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 354 (+50 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 64 (no change). This would still leave 3 points to reach the 67-point pass mark.

Depends on another decision

You reported “No” about a job offer. Your occupation is 20012: Computer and information systems managers.

This is the effect of the qualifying offer described above. An illustration at another occupation level does not mean that work matches your experience or that an employer will offer it.

How to take this forward

Target roles whose actual duties match your experience. Before relying on an offer, check the written duties, hours, duration and employer information against the official conditions.
Confirm the occupation classification and any conditions that apply on the relevant date. Recalculate with the actual offer rather than assuming the highest points level.

Before you commit. An employer must choose to offer the job, and the offer must meet the applicable conditions. A posting, interview or higher salary alone does not establish qualifying points.

French test results at NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities, keeping your English results (French-language rounds also need this)

CRS estimate: 304 → 366 (+62 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 366 (+62 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 68 (+4 points). This reaches the 67-point pass mark; the program’s other requirements still apply.

You can work on this

Your first official language is English. For the second language, you reported “No”.

This example adds French at NCLC 7 or higher in all four abilities while keeping your first-language answers. It shows the effect for your profile, including any points that interact.

How to take this forward

Start with an assessment of your current French level. Compare the gap in each ability with this target before committing to lessons.
Choose a preparation plan you can sustain, check the approved test and its cost, and reassess only after you receive the results.

Before you commit. Starting a language from scratch may take substantial time and money. We have not assessed your learning needs or estimated how long this would take. Your first-language results also need to remain valid.

A provincial or territorial nomination

CRS estimate: 304 → 904 (+600 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 304 → 904 (+600 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 64 → 64 (no change). This would still leave 3 points to reach the 67-point pass mark.

Depends on another decision

You have not confirmed a provincial nomination.

A nomination can change the score substantially, but it is a separate selection process. The gain shown accounts for any additional points already in your estimate.

How to take this forward

Start with the provincial paths in this report and their unresolved requirements. Check the official stream page for whether it is accepting applicants and how it selects them.
Consider only a province where you genuinely intend to live. Check its job, occupation, experience and other conditions before spending money on an application.

Before you commit. You can prepare and apply where the process allows; the province decides whether to nominate you. The size of the points gain says nothing about how attainable a nomination is.

These are separate examples, each starting from the same answers. Do not add the gains together: factors interact and points are capped. Use the “What if” tool to recalculate a combination. A higher score does not guarantee an invitation or approval.

On March 15, 2027 you turn 43, and your age points go from 25 to 15. Age is not something you can change. Keep this date in view when weighing a plan that takes time, alongside the expiry dates of your test results and documents.

How the Labour Market Integration points were worked out

0 points

This factor is an announced change. It applies from November 3, 2026, so it is part of the estimate from that day and not of today’s.

On your answers neither your Canadian work experience nor a job offer gives points under this factor.

The most it can give in your situation is 140 points.

Our guide to CRS points Our guide to the Federal Skilled Worker requirements

How we got there

We checked each requirement against your answers. Here’s what we found, with the government page beside it.

Express Entry: occupation-based category rounds

Occupation-based category rounds: 12 months in one listed occupation within 3 yearsNot met
None of the jobs you told us about gives you 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in the last 3 years in one occupation on IRCC's current lists for the healthcare and social services, STEM, trade, education, transport, physician, senior manager or researcher categories (for the physician, senior manager and researcher categories, the work must be in Canada), so those category rounds may not be open to you. General and program-specific rounds can still invite you if you qualify for them. If you worked 12 months in the last 3 years in a different occupation that is on these lists, those category rounds could still apply.
Your answers: What do you do for work right now? Search the list and choose the job that's the closest match.: 20012: Computer and information systems managers · In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job: Manage information systems teams, budgets and technology delivery for a US employer. · What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 0 · and 4 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Category-based selection Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Trades Program

FST: occupation must be an eligible skilled trade groupNot met
Your current occupation is not in a skilled trade group that the Federal Skilled Trades Program accepts (NOC 2021 Major Groups 72 except 726, 73, 82, 83, 92 and 93 except 932, Minor Group 6320 or Unit Group 62200), so this program may not be open to you unless you have at least 2 years of qualifying work in one of those trades in the last 5 years.
Your answers: Is your main occupation in one of the skilled trade groups that Express Entry accepts: No · What do you do for work right now? Search the list and choose the job that's the closest match.: 20012: Computer and information systems managers · In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job: Manage information systems teams, budgets and technology delivery for a US employer. · and 1 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System

CRS spouse or common-law partner factors (max 40) and when a spouse countsNeed more info
We need to know whether your spouse or partner will come to Canada, whether they are a Canadian citizen or PR, and their education, language level and Canadian work.
Your answers: What's your marital status: Married · Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada: Yes · Your spouse or partner is coming with you. What's the highest level of education they have: Bachelor's or three-year credential · and 1 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria Our plain-language guide
CRS core: age pointsLooks good
Based on your date of birth, you appear to earn CRS age points; the most are given from age 20 to 29, falling each year to none at 45.
Your answers: What is your date of birth: 1984-03-15 · What's your marital status: Married · Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada: Yes
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria Our plain-language guide
CRS core: level of education pointsLooks good
Your education appears to earn CRS points, through a Canadian credential or a foreign credential with a valid Educational Credential Assessment.
Your answers: What's your highest level of education: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) · If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes · Did you complete an eligible diploma, degree or certificate in Canada? If so, which kind: No · and 3 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria Our plain-language guide
CRS core: first and second official language pointsLooks good
Your approved first-language test results appear to earn CRS points; higher CLB/NCLC levels in each ability earn considerably more.
Your answers: For this assessment, which language should we treat as your first official language: English or French: English · Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for listening in your first official language: 9 · Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for reading in your first official language: 8 · and 6 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria Our plain-language guide
CRS skill transferability (max 50 per group, 100 total)Looks good
You appear to earn CRS skill-transferability points by combining education or foreign work with strong language or Canadian work, or a trade certificate with language.
Your answers: What's your highest level of education: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) · If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes · Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for listening in your first official language: 9 · and 10 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program

FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factorsNeed more info
We need to confirm your age, education and ECA, four language levels from an approved test, skilled work years, job offer details and adaptability factors (Canadian work or study, relatives, spouse) to estimate your FSW score.
Your answers: What is your date of birth: 1984-03-15 · What's your highest level of education: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) · If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes · and 19 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program Our plain-language guide
FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined)Need more info
We need to confirm your Canadian work or study, close relatives in Canada, any job offer, and your accompanying spouse's language, Canadian study and work to count FSW adaptability points.
Your answers: What's your marital status: Married · Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada: Yes · On your spouse or partner's official English or French test, what's their lowest CLB/NCLC level across the four skills: No valid test · and 4 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide
FSW minimum: one year of continuous skilled work in the primary occupation within 10 yearsLooks good
You appear to have at least one year (1,560 hours) of continuous paid work in your primary TEER 0 to 3 occupation within the last 10 years, with matching duties.
Your answers: What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 0 · Within the last 10 years, do you have at least 1,560 hours of paid work in your main occupation (your primary NOC), done continuously: Yes · Did that work include what's in the NOC lead statement (the short job summary) and most of the main duties listed: Yes · and 8 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program Our plain-language guide
FSW minimum language CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities, and grid language pointsLooks good
You appear to have approved test results under two years old showing at least CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities, the Federal Skilled Worker minimum.
Your answers: Have you taken an English or French language test in the past 2 years: Yes · Which language test did you take: IELTS (English) · What were your scores for reading, writing, listening and speaking: Listening 8.0, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 6.5 · and 8 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program Our plain-language guide
FSW minimum education credential and grid education pointsLooks good
You appear to have a Canadian credential or a foreign credential with a valid Educational Credential Assessment, as the Federal Skilled Worker Program requires.
Your answers: What's your highest level of education: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) · If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes · Did you complete an eligible diploma, degree or certificate in Canada? If so, which kind: No · and 3 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide
FSW grid: work experience points (max 15)Looks good
You appear to earn FSW work-experience points: 9 for one year, 11 for 2 to 3 years, 13 for 4 to 5 years, 15 for six or more.
Your answers: In the last 10 years, how many years of qualifying skilled work experience do you have in total, in Canada or abroad: 6 years or more · What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 0 · In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done outside Canada, full-time or the same amount part-time: 3 years or more · and 1 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide
FSW grid: age points (max 12)Looks good
Based on your date of birth, you appear to earn FSW age points (12 from age 18 to 35, then one fewer each year to 1 point at 46), counted on your application date.
Your answers: What is your date of birth: 1984-03-15
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide

Economic permanent residence: admissibility

Medical inadmissibility, including excessive demand (2026 threshold)Looks good
No health condition is reported for you or your family members that would raise a medical inadmissibility concern; the immigration medical exam is still required.
Your answers: Could any issue that affects being allowed into Canada (criminal, security, medical, false information, removal or other) apply to you or a family member coming with you: No known concern · What's your marital status: Married · Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada: Yes · and 1 more answers
Official source: Medical inadmissibility Our plain-language guide
Criminality and serious criminalityLooks good
No charge or conviction is reported for you or your family members, so criminality does not appear to be a concern; police certificates are still required.
Your answers: Could any issue that affects being allowed into Canada (criminal, security, medical, false information, removal or other) apply to you or a family member coming with you: No known concern · Have you or any family member (even one not coming with you) ever been charged with or convicted of an offence in any country, including impaired driving: No
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)Our plain-language guide
Misrepresentation: inadmissibility and 5-year barLooks good
No previous misrepresentation finding is reported for you or a family member; every answer and document must stay accurate and consistent with past applications.
Your answers: Could any issue that affects being allowed into Canada (criminal, security, medical, false information, removal or other) apply to you or a family member coming with you: No known concern · Have you ever been refused a visa or permit, refused entry, stayed longer than allowed, or been ordered to leave any country: No · Has Canada ever found that you or a family member gave false or misleading information or documents in an immigration application: No
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)Our plain-language guide
Inadmissible family member (accompanying and certain non-accompanying)Looks good
No criminal, health, misrepresentation or other admissibility concern is reported for your family members, including any not coming to Canada.
Your answers: What's your marital status: Married · Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada: Yes · Could any issue that affects being allowed into Canada (criminal, security, medical, false information, removal or other) apply to you or a family member coming with you: No known concern · and 4 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: all programs

Educational Credential Assessment: immigration purpose, designated body, under 5 years oldLooks good
You appear to have an immigration Educational Credential Assessment for your foreign credential; it must be under five years old when you apply.
Your answers: If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes · What's your highest level of education: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.) · Your spouse or partner is coming with you. What's the highest level of education they have: Bachelor's or three-year credential · and 2 more answers
Official source: Educational credential assessment Our plain-language guide
Approved language tests and 2-year validityLooks good
Your results appear to be from an approved test (CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training, PTE Core, TEF Canada or TCF Canada) and less than two years old.
Your answers: Have you taken an English or French language test in the past 2 years: Yes · Which language test did you take: IELTS (English) · What were your scores for reading, writing, listening and speaking: Listening 8.0, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 6.5 · and 2 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Language test results Our plain-language guide
NOC 2021 TEER categories; only TEER 0–3 is skilled for Express EntryLooks good
Your primary occupation appears to be TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3, the levels Express Entry programs accept. Confirm your NOC by matching your actual duties to the NOC lead statement and main duties, not your job title; a lawyer can check this with you in a consultation.
Your answers: What do you do for work right now? Search the list and choose the job that's the closest match.: 20012: Computer and information systems managers · In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job: Manage information systems teams, budgets and technology delivery for a US employer. · What's your current occupation: Information systems manager · and 2 more answers
Official source: Find your National Occupational Classification (NOC)Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: FSW, CEC and FST; Provincial Nominee Program

Intended residence: outside Quebec (federal programs) or in the nominating province (PNP)Looks good
You appear to intend to live outside Quebec or, as a nominee, in the province or territory that nominated you, as these programs require.
Your answers: If you become a permanent resident, where do you plan to live: Outside Quebec · Do you have a valid nomination certificate from a Canadian province or territory: No · Tell us a little about your background and what you hope to do in Canada.: Skipped
Official source: Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs

Settlement funds amount (table updated July 7, 2025) and exemptionLooks good
Your settlement funds appear to meet IRCC's amount for your family size, or you appear exempt as someone authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer. Applicants invited under the Canadian Experience Class don't need proof of funds either.
Your answers: Counting you, how many family members must be included for your settlement funds, including any who are not coming with you: 4 · In Canadian dollars, how much settlement money can you prove you have that you could move to Canada and that isn't borrowed or tied to a debt: 55000 · Are you legally allowed to work in Canada right now, and do you have a valid job offer in Canada: No · and 4 more answers
Official source: Documents for Express Entry: Proof of funds Our plain-language guide

Documents to gather

Based on your answers, these are the documents the government requirements ask you to gather. We’ve grouped them by program so you can work through them.

Economic permanent residence: admissibility

Immigration medical exam for applicant and all family membersTo gather
You and all family members, including anyone not coming to Canada, need an immigration medical exam by an IRCC panel physician; Express Entry applicants get it after being invited and before applying. If you live in Canada and had an exam in the last 5 years showing low or no risk, you may be able to reuse it.
Official source: Medical examination for permanent residence applicants
Police certificates for Express Entry applicants and family membersTo gather
You and family members aged 18 or older need police certificates for each country, other than Canada, where you lived six months or more in a row since age 18 in the last 10 years.
Official source: Express Entry: Police certificates

Express Entry: system and pool

Employment evidence, and the occupation code your duties have to supportTo gather
Work experience is read against what the occupation's description says, not against your job title: IRCC looks for the lead statement and a substantial number of the main duties, including every essential one. For Canadian work it asks for employer reference letters covering each period you claim, with your work permit and your T4 slips or Notice of Assessment, or other records that substantiate the work, such as a letter of employment, contracts and pay stubs. Time while you were a full-time student does not count. Check that each letter states your duties, your dates, your hours and your pay, and that the duties in it are the duties you actually performed.
Official source: Canadian experience class (CEC): Qualifying work experience
Points and eligibility have to be supported by documents that are still validTo gather
Every figure in your estimate rests on a document, and the document has to still be valid on the day you submit. If your score is recalculated below the lowest score in the round you were invited in, IRCC says to decline the invitation; applying anyway can mean a refusal and no refund of the application fee. An expired language result, a lower retest, a job offer that has ended or a nomination that has been withdrawn all lower a score. Check the date on each language result, each credential assessment and each bank letter against the date you expect to submit, and ask for a replacement early where one will be needed.
Official source: Apply for permanent residence through Express Entry

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs

Acceptable settlement funds and proofTo gather
Unless you are exempt, your settlement funds must be your own and available, not borrowed or tied up in property, shown by letters from each bank listing balances, six-month averages and debts. You don't need proof of funds if you're invited under the Canadian Experience Class, or if you're authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer; IRCC's system still asks everyone for a proof of funds document, so in that case you upload a letter explaining why. Keep your funds up to date in your profile, since you may not know ahead of time which program you'll be invited under.
Official source: Documents for Express Entry: Proof of funds

What your records will have to show

Your answers flagged these points to check in your records. We haven’t seen the documents yet; each item tells you what would settle it.

Let’s look at what your records need to show. We’re working from your answers and haven’t seen the documents. Each item explains what may follow if it stays unresolved, and what would settle it. None of it is a prediction about your application, and none of it is scored.

Missing documents and other requirements

That the settlement funds a program requires are shown by the recordsNote for your records
You gave the settlement funds available to you as 55000, for a family of 4.
Where a program requires settlement funds, the amount is established by the documents filed rather than by the figure given here, and the figure has to be met on the day it is assessed. Funds the records do not establish, or that are not available to be used, cannot support the requirement.
What settles it: Official letters from every bank or financial institution holding your money, on their letterhead, with their contact details, your name, your outstanding debts, and for each account its number, the date it was opened, the current balance and the average balance over the past 6 months, together with an account of any money that is not yours to use.

What’s working for you, and what’s in the way

Here’s what the rules say, based on your answers.

Working for you

You appear to have at least one year (1,560 hours) of continuous paid work in your primary TEER 0 to 3 occupation within the last 10 years, with matching duties.
You appear to have approved test results under two years old showing at least CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities, the Federal Skilled Worker minimum.
You appear to have a Canadian credential or a foreign credential with a valid Educational Credential Assessment, as the Federal Skilled Worker Program requires.
You appear to earn FSW work-experience points: 9 for one year, 11 for 2 to 3 years, 13 for 4 to 5 years, 15 for six or more.
Based on your date of birth, you appear to earn FSW age points (12 from age 18 to 35, then one fewer each year to 1 point at 46), counted on your application date.
No health condition is reported for you or your family members that would raise a medical inadmissibility concern; the immigration medical exam is still required.
No charge or conviction is reported for you or your family members, so criminality does not appear to be a concern; police certificates are still required.
No previous misrepresentation finding is reported for you or a family member; every answer and document must stay accurate and consistent with past applications.
No criminal, health, misrepresentation or other admissibility concern is reported for your family members, including any not coming to Canada.
Based on your date of birth, you appear to earn CRS age points; the most are given from age 20 to 29, falling each year to none at 45.
Your education appears to earn CRS points, through a Canadian credential or a foreign credential with a valid Educational Credential Assessment.
Your approved first-language test results appear to earn CRS points; higher CLB/NCLC levels in each ability earn considerably more.
You appear to earn CRS skill-transferability points by combining education or foreign work with strong language or Canadian work, or a trade certificate with language.
You appear to have an immigration Educational Credential Assessment for your foreign credential; it must be under five years old when you apply.
You appear to intend to live outside Quebec or, as a nominee, in the province or territory that nominated you, as these programs require.
Your settlement funds appear to meet IRCC's amount for your family size, or you appear exempt as someone authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer. Applicants invited under the Canadian Experience Class don't need proof of funds either.
Your results appear to be from an approved test (CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training, PTE Core, TEF Canada or TCF Canada) and less than two years old.
Your primary occupation appears to be TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3, the levels Express Entry programs accept. Confirm your NOC by matching your actual duties to the NOC lead statement and main duties, not your job title; a lawyer can check this with you in a consultation.

In the way

None of the jobs you told us about gives you 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in the last 3 years in one occupation on IRCC's current lists for the healthcare and social services, STEM, trade, education, transport, physician, senior manager or researcher categories (for the physician, senior manager and researcher categories, the work must be in Canada), so those category rounds may not be open to you. General and program-specific rounds can still invite you if you qualify for them. If you worked 12 months in the last 3 years in a different occupation that is on these lists, those category rounds could still apply.
Your current occupation is not in a skilled trade group that the Federal Skilled Trades Program accepts (NOC 2021 Major Groups 72 except 726, 73, 82, 83, 92 and 93 except 932, Minor Group 6320 or Unit Group 62200), so this program may not be open to you unless you have at least 2 years of qualifying work in one of those trades in the last 5 years.

Still need to know

We need to confirm your age, education and ECA, four language levels from an approved test, skilled work years, job offer details and adaptability factors (Canadian work or study, relatives, spouse) to estimate your FSW score.
We need to confirm your Canadian work or study, close relatives in Canada, any job offer, and your accompanying spouse's language, Canadian study and work to count FSW adaptability points.
We need to know whether your spouse or partner will come to Canada, whether they are a Canadian citizen or PR, and their education, language level and Canadian work.

Your action plan

Essential
You and all family members, including anyone not coming to Canada, need an immigration medical exam by an IRCC panel physician; Express Entry applicants get it after being invited and before applying. If you live in Canada and had an exam in the last 5 years showing low or no risk, you may be able to reuse it.
Essential
You and family members aged 18 or older need police certificates for each country, other than Canada, where you lived six months or more in a row since age 18 in the last 10 years.
Essential
Work experience is read against what the occupation's description says, not against your job title: IRCC looks for the lead statement and a substantial number of the main duties, including every essential one. For Canadian work it asks for employer reference letters covering each period you claim, with your work permit and your T4 slips or Notice of Assessment, or other records that substantiate the work, such as a letter of employment, contracts and pay stubs. Time while you were a full-time student does not count. Check that each letter states your duties, your dates, your hours and your pay, and that the duties in it are the duties you actually performed.
Essential
Every figure in your estimate rests on a document, and the document has to still be valid on the day you submit. If your score is recalculated below the lowest score in the round you were invited in, IRCC says to decline the invitation; applying anyway can mean a refusal and no refund of the application fee. An expired language result, a lower retest, a job offer that has ended or a nomination that has been withdrawn all lower a score. Check the date on each language result, each credential assessment and each bank letter against the date you expect to submit, and ask for a replacement early where one will be needed.
Essential
Unless you are exempt, your settlement funds must be your own and available, not borrowed or tied up in property, shown by letters from each bank listing balances, six-month averages and debts. You don't need proof of funds if you're invited under the Canadian Experience Class, or if you're authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer; IRCC's system still asks everyone for a proof of funds document, so in that case you upload a letter explaining why. Keep your funds up to date in your profile, since you may not know ahead of time which program you'll be invited under.
To confirm
Please confirm: FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors.
To confirm
Please confirm: FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined).
To confirm
Please confirm: CRS spouse or common-law partner factors (max 40) and when a spouse counts.

Working through what you can change

Let’s take the open requirements one at a time: what your answers tell us, what you can work on, and what to check before spending time or money. Missing information comes first; it may need confirming rather than fixing.

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program

Education
FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors (until November 2, 2026)
We need to confirm your age, education and ECA, four language levels from an approved test, skilled work years, job offer details and adaptability factors (Canadian work or study, relatives, spouse) to estimate your FSW score.
Confirm this first
The answers behind this finding: What is your date of birth: 1984-03-15; What's your highest level of education: Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.); If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes.
For Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program, this is an unanswered question, not a confirmed shortfall. Settle it before spending time or money trying to fix it.
How to take this forward
1. Confirm the missing detail in the finding above from your records, then update your answers. If you already meet the requirement, you may need evidence rather than a change in circumstances.
2. Check the credential and any assessment report you already hold against this requirement, including the equivalency and validity dates.
3. Before paying for more study, establish whether the issue is missing evidence, an assessment, or a qualification you do not yet have. Compare the time and cost of the actual gap.
Before you commit. A course or assessment costs money and takes time. An institution or assessment body decides its outcome; enrolment alone does not establish a completed qualification.
- Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
Work experience
FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined) (until November 2, 2026)
We need to confirm your Canadian work or study, close relatives in Canada, any job offer, and your accompanying spouse's language, Canadian study and work to count FSW adaptability points.
Confirm this first
The answers behind this finding: What's your marital status: Married; Will your spouse or common-law partner be coming with you to Canada: Yes; On your spouse or partner's official English or French test, what's their lowest CLB/NCLC level across the four skills: No valid test.
For Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program, this is an unanswered question, not a confirmed shortfall. Settle it before spending time or money trying to fix it.
How to take this forward
1. Confirm the missing detail in the finding above from your records, then update your answers. If you already meet the requirement, you may need evidence rather than a change in circumstances.
2. Make a dated work history with duties, hours and supporting records. Identify which periods meet the requirement above and which need clarification.
3. If you need more qualifying experience, establish the next experience threshold and whether you can lawfully do that work. Keep the evidence as you go.
Before you commit. Past experience cannot be changed. Additional experience takes time, and the work must qualify; a job title alone does not settle that.
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)

Doing any of these does not mean a path would open. Each one changes a single requirement; the others still apply, and a lawyer can tell you which are worth the effort in your case.

Your next steps

Right now
Put the key dates above in your calendar. Read back your answers and correct anything that isn’t right. Start gathering the documents on your checklist.
Next
Fill in what we still need to know above, so we can check those requirements.
With a lawyer
Before you apply, go over your options and timing with a lawyer.

Good to know

Until November 2, 2026, job offers earn no CRS points. From November 3, 2026, a job offer that is valid under Express Entry and is in an occupation on IRCC's high-wage list earns 50, 70 or 100 CRS points, depending on the occupation's level, and it no longer needs an LMIA; you get these points or your Canadian work experience points, whichever is higher, not both. Even if its occupation is not on the high-wage list, a valid offer can still help with FSW arranged-employment points, the proof-of-funds exemption, FST eligibility and some provincial streams.
Express Entry starts with an online profile; you enter the pool only if you meet FSW, CEC or FST, invitations follow CRS rank, and a profile expires after 12 months without an invitation.
If invited, you have 60 days to apply, with police certificates and medical exams for you and your family (a recent exam may be reusable if you live in Canada); your language results and ECA must still be valid when you submit, or the application is refused.
If a province or territory nominates you, an Express Entry-linked (enhanced) nomination adds 600 CRS points, while a base nomination leads to a separate PR application outside Express Entry.
Rules, programs and how people are selected can change, sometimes quickly.
Meeting the minimum requirements doesn’t guarantee an invitation or an approval.

What we assumed

What this assessment took as given. If any of it is wrong, change your answer and we’ll prepare a fresh one.

We checked your answers as they stood on October 26, 2026, against the rules in force then. A change announced after that day isn’t included here.
You answered "not sure" or "not decided" to one question, so we treated it as not yet known rather than as a "no": What do you expect the work permit to be based on.
You skipped 2 questions, so nothing here relies on them: Tell us a little about your background and what you hope to do in Canada.; Is there anything else you would like us to understand about your goals or your situation.
If we couldn’t tell whether a requirement applies to you, we kept it in view. That means one requirement here may turn out not to concern you.
We took your educational credential assessment and your language test results as valid on the day you apply. Key dates above says when each stops counting; after that date the result changes.
2 answers you wrote in your own words were not read by the rules: they only read the questions with set answers. A lawyer reads what you wrote.
We used the family size you gave (4) for every amount of money a rule asks you to show.

How this was checked

Rules used: Government of Canada and provincial or territorial government sources, checked October 18, 2026
Rules version: 36 requirements, 36 with a recorded version, prepared by rules-engine 2026-10-25.2. The appendix lists every one.
Review: Fictional illustrative assessment using the inputs and assumptions shown on this page. Outcomes depend on individual circumstances.
If things change: Change any answer and we’ll prepare a fresh assessment.

Rules used

Every requirement behind this report, as it stood the day we prepared it.

Open the list (36 requirements)

Scroll the table sideways for the dates and the official source.

Requirement	Version	Applies	Checked	Official source
Immigration medical exam for applicant and all family membersEconomic permanent residence: admissibility · PR-ADM-001	2	No start or end date	October 18, 2026	Medical examination for permanent residence applicants
Medical inadmissibility, including excessive demand (2026 threshold)Economic permanent residence: admissibility · PR-ADM-002	3	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Medical inadmissibility
Criminality and serious criminalityEconomic permanent residence: admissibility · PR-ADM-003	2	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)
Police certificates for Express Entry applicants and family membersEconomic permanent residence: admissibility · PR-ADM-004	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Police certificates
Misrepresentation: inadmissibility and 5-year barEconomic permanent residence: admissibility · PR-ADM-005	2	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)
Inadmissible family member (accompanying and certain non-accompanying)Economic permanent residence: admissibility · PR-ADM-006	1	No start or end date	October 18, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27)
Educational Credential Assessment: immigration purpose, designated body, under 5 years oldExpress Entry: all programs · PR-ECA-001	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Educational credential assessment
Approved language tests and 2-year validityExpress Entry: all programs · PR-LANG-001	3	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Language test results
NOC 2021 TEER categories; only TEER 0–3 is skilled for Express EntryExpress Entry: all programs · PR-NOC-001	2	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Find your National Occupational Classification (NOC)
CRS core: age pointsExpress Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-001	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria
CRS core: level of education pointsExpress Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-002	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria
CRS core: first and second official language pointsExpress Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-003	2	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria
CRS spouse or common-law partner factors (max 40) and when a spouse countsExpress Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-005	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria
CRS skill transferability (max 50 per group, 100 total)Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-006	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria
CRS: job offers earn no points (March 25, 2025 to November 2, 2026)Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-008	4	until November 2, 2026	October 22, 2026	Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2025-1
FST: occupation must be an eligible skilled trade groupExpress Entry: Federal Skilled Trades Program · PR-FST-001	2	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)
Settlement funds amount (table updated July 7, 2025) and exemption (until November 2, 2026)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · PR-FUNDS-001	3	until November 2, 2026	October 22, 2026	Documents for Express Entry: Proof of funds
Acceptable settlement funds and proof (until November 2, 2026)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · PR-FUNDS-002	3	until November 2, 2026	October 22, 2026	Documents for Express Entry: Proof of funds
Settlement funds amount and exemption, from November 3, 2026 (a job offer no longer needs an LMIA)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · PR-FUNDS-003 · announced change, from November 3, 2026	3	from November 3, 2026	October 20, 2026	Documents for Express Entry: Proof of funds
Acceptable settlement funds and proof, from November 3, 2026Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · PR-FUNDS-004 · announced change, from November 3, 2026	3	from November 3, 2026	October 20, 2026	Documents for Express Entry: Proof of funds
FSW minimum: one year of continuous skilled work in the primary occupation within 10 yearsExpress Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-001	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
FSW minimum language CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities, and grid language pointsExpress Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-002	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
FSW minimum education credential and grid education pointsExpress Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-003	2	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)
FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors (until November 2, 2026)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-004	3	until November 2, 2026	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
FSW grid: work experience points (max 15)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-005	1	No start or end date	October 18, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)
FSW grid: age points (max 12)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-006	1	No start or end date	October 18, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)
FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined) (until November 2, 2026)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-008	2	until November 2, 2026	October 18, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)
FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors, from November 3, 2026Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-010 · announced change, from November 3, 2026	2	from November 3, 2026	October 20, 2026	Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
FSW grid from November 3, 2026: adaptability points (max 10 combined)Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · PR-FSW-011 · announced change, from November 3, 2026	2	from November 3, 2026	October 20, 2026	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)
Intended residence: outside Quebec (federal programs) or in the nominating province (PNP)Express Entry: FSW, CEC and FST; Provincial Nominee Program · PR-EE-003	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
Occupation-based category rounds: 12 months in one listed occupation within 3 yearsExpress Entry: occupation-based category rounds · PR-CAT-001	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Category-based selection
Express Entry profile, pool, ranking and program orderExpress Entry: system and pool · PR-EE-001	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Create your profile and enter the pool
Invitation to apply: 60-day deadline; documents must be valid at submissionExpress Entry: system and pool · PR-EE-002	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Apply for permanent residence through Express Entry
Employment evidence, and the occupation code your duties have to supportExpress Entry: system and pool · PR-EVID-001	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Canadian experience class (CEC): Qualifying work experience
Points and eligibility have to be supported by documents that are still validExpress Entry: system and pool · PR-EVID-002	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Apply for permanent residence through Express Entry
Base (non-Express Entry) vs enhanced (Express Entry-linked) nominationProvincial Nominee Program: federal requirements · PR-PNP-003	1	No start or end date	October 18, 2026	Immigrate as a provincial nominee

36 requirements, each as it stood on the day this assessment was prepared, by rules-engine 2026-10-25.2. A rule can change after that; the dates above say what applied.

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