Chinedu · Toronto, Ontario

A plan before my permit expires

Employer-specific work permit expires in eight months; no PR invitation and uncertain alternatives.

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Chinedu: I'm Chinedu. I've been working in Toronto for three years. I have a good job, friends, and a life here. But my work permit expires in eight months, and I still haven't received an invitation for permanent residence. My Express Entry score isn't high enough. Should I change jobs? Improve my language scores? Look at another province? I'm running out of time, and I don't know what to do.

Narrator: Global Compass helps Chinedu understand where he stands. It can assess potential permanent residence pathways, identify relevant provincial programs, and explain what may be preventing him from qualifying. It can also help him explore improvement strategies and identify work permit considerations that may require professional advice. Instead of focusing on one immigration program, Chinedu can evaluate potential alternatives and plan his next steps.

Chinedu: I've worked hard to build my life in Canada. I want to understand every realistic option before my permit expires.

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The person behind the questions

Meet Chinedu

Age: 32, at the story date
Nationality: Nigeria
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Work: Software developer, NOC 21232
Family: Single; applying alone.
Status: Employer-specific work permit. Has not received a PR invitation.
Permit expiry: 2027-06-26

See the fictional inputs and assumptions

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.

Three years of qualifying Canadian employment and one year of foreign skilled work.
Two post-secondary credentials, including one lasting at least three years; valid ECA; no Canadian education.
Illustrative IELTS General Training on 10 February 2026: CLB 9 listening, 7 reading, 7 writing and 8 speaking.
Permit expires 26 June 2027, eight months after the story date. An assessment does not extend it.

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?: Worker
What is your full legal name, exactly as it appears on your passport?: Chinedu
What is your date of birth?: 1994-03-14
Which country are you a citizen of? If you have more than one citizenship, pick them all.: Nigeria
Which country do you live in right now?: Canada
Which province or territory are you in right now?: Ontario
What do you do for work right now? Search the list and choose the job that's the closest match.: 21232: Software developers and programmers
In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job?: I design, build and test web and mobile applications for a Toronto software company.
Could you already be a Canadian citizen? Pick anything below that applies to you.: None of these
What's your highest level of education?: Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years
What's your current occupation?: Software developer
What are 3 main duties of your occupation? A short list is perfect.: Write and test code for web and mobile apps; review other developers’ code; work with designers on new features.
Within the last 5 years, how much work experience do you have in your current occupation?: 4 years
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?: 2026-02-10
What were your scores for reading, writing, listening and speaking?: Listening 8.0, Reading 6.0, Writing 6.0, 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?: 7
Based on your test results, what's your CLB or NCLC level for writing in your first official language?: 7
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?: 2024-11-05
Did you complete an eligible diploma, degree or certificate in Canada? If so, which kind?: No
For your Canadian program, did you study full-time for at least 8 months while physically in Canada, with no more than half of the program online or in English or French language classes?: No
In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done in Canada while legally allowed to work?: 3 years
Was that Canadian work done while you were legally allowed to work and physically in Canada, and not mainly as self-employment or during full-time study?: Yes
Which job was your main skilled job in Canada? Search the list and choose the closest match.: 21232: Software developers and programmers
In the last 10 years, how much of your skilled work in Canada was in that job?: At least 12 months (1,560 hours)
Did you also do skilled work in Canada in a different job in the last 10 years?: No
How much of the business you did that Canadian work for did you own?: None: I did not own any part of it
Did you have management control of that business: could you decide how it was run?: No: other people decided how the business was run
Who supervised that work: your hours, your rate of pay and the work you took on?: Someone at the business who did not report to me
Who carried the financial risk of that work: who stood to gain or to lose if the business did well or badly?: The business or its other owners, not me
How were you engaged for that work?: As an employee on the payroll (T4 slip and deductions)
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?: 1 year
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 1
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?: 4 to 5 years
Was at least one year of your eligible skilled work in Canada done during the three years before the date you plan to apply?: Yes
Did your eligible Canadian work add up to at least 1,560 hours, counting no more than 30 hours in any week?: Yes
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?: 1
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?: 18000
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?: Never 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
If you have a Canadian work permit right now, when does it expire?: 2027-06-26
If you're in Canada now, what document lets you stay here, and when does it expire?: Employer-specific work permit, valid until 26 June 2027.
Have you lost your temporary resident status in Canada, or could you be in the time window to get it restored?: No
Have you applied to extend or change your status before your current document expired, and are you relying on maintained status now?: Not applicable
Which program did you use to apply for permanent residence?: I have not applied yet
What do you expect the work permit to be based on?: Positive LMIA
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
Is there anything else you would like us to understand about your goals or your situation?: My employer-specific permit expires on 26 June 2027. I have not received a PR invitation.

What the assessment shows

Global Compass · Chinedu’s fictional sample

Understand the baseline. Compare the possibilities.

Baseline CRS

462

Calculated from the fictional inputs shown below.

Conditional scenario

510

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

Conditional scenario

474

Valid first-language results at benchmark 8 or higher in every ability

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

An assessment does not extend your status. Moving provinces does not automatically create eligibility.

Read Chinedu’s complete sample assessment

Preliminary assessmentMade-up sample

Chinedu, your answers suggest directions worth investigating. Here’s why, and what to do next.

You’re aiming for: Permanent residence (become a permanent resident). We checked your answers against 28 requirements for your goal. Here’s what we found: 23 appear to be met, 3 may not be met, 1 needs more information and 1 needs a lawyer to look closer.

The short versionPaths worth investigating

23 appear met
1 needs more info
1 for a lawyer to look at
3 may not be met

Prepared for: Chinedu
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 26, 2027Work permit expires: to keep your status, IRCC must receive any application to extend it, or for a bridging open work permit, before it expires (online, before midnight UTC on this date)
February 10, 2028Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date)
November 5, 2029Educational 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: Canadian Experience Class
Worth exploring
From what you told us, 7 of 7 requirements checked appear to be met.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program
Worth exploring
From what you told us, 12 of 12 requirements checked appear to be met.
Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75
We need a bit more info
From what you told us, 0 of 1 requirement checked appear to be met. We still need to confirm: BOWP: in Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stage.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream
Something important is missing
From what you told us, 0 of 1 requirement checked appear to be met. Here’s what may not be met: Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician).

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: Canadian Experience Class

Worth exploring

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.

CEC: one year of skilled Canadian work in the 3 years before applyingLooks good
CEC: work that does not countLooks good
CEC language minimum depends on the TEER of the Canadian occupationLooks 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 chosen

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

No requirement here sets a score or a quota of its own. How applicants are chosen is below.

Express Entry ranks everyone in the pool. Your estimated ranking score is 462, and 502 under the rules announced for November 3, 2026. 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.

What it takes in practice

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

No money, document or process requirement came up for this pathway, but the dates below apply to it.

Dates that apply

February 10, 2028: Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date)
November 5, 2029: 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.

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program

Worth exploring

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 chosenLooks good

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

Your answers suggest 4 of 4 requirements checked appear to be met.

Express Entry ranks everyone in the pool. Your estimated ranking score is 462, and 502 under the rules announced for November 3, 2026. 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 factorsLooks good
FSW grid: work experience points (max 15)Looks good
FSW grid: age points (max 12)Looks good
FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined)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

February 10, 2028: Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date)
November 5, 2029: 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.

Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75

We need a bit more info

Can you applyNeed more info

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

Your answers suggest 0 of 1 requirement checked appear to be met; 1 needs more information.

BOWP: in Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stageNeed more info

How applicants are chosenNothing here to check

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

The rules we hold don’t give us a score or quota to compare you against here. The decision-maker can still choose among people who meet the entry requirements.

What it takes in practiceNothing here to check

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

No requirement of this kind came up for this pathway.

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.

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream

Something important is missing

Can you applySomething is not met

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

Your answers suggest 0 of 1 requirement checked appear to be met; 1 may not be met.

Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician)Not met

How applicants are chosenNothing here to check

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

The rules we hold don’t give us a score or quota to compare you against here. The decision-maker can still choose among people who meet the entry requirements.

What it takes in practiceNothing here to check

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

No requirement of this kind came up for this pathway.

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.

The paths side by side

Put the same questions beside each path to see what differs for you.

Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class

Worth exploring

Can you apply: Looks good
Conditions met: CEC: one year of skilled Canadian work in the 3 years before applying
CEC: work that does not count
CEC language minimum depends on the TEER of the Canadian occupation
Intended residence: outside Quebec (federal programs) or in the nominating province (PNP)
and 3 more
Missing or unknown: Nothing outstanding
How you would be chosen: Express Entry ranks everyone in the pool. Your estimated ranking score is 462, and 502 under the rules announced for November 3, 2026. Meeting the entry rules of a pool or a stream is not an invitation, a nomination or an approval: those are separate decisions.
Dates: February 10, 2028: Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date); November 5, 2029: 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)

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program

Worth exploring

Can you apply: Looks good
Conditions met: FSW minimum: one year of continuous skilled work in the primary occupation within 10 years
FSW minimum language CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities, and grid language points
FSW minimum education credential and grid education points
FSW 67-point pass mark on the six selection factors
and 8 more
Missing or unknown: Nothing outstanding
How you would be chosen: Express Entry ranks everyone in the pool. Your estimated ranking score is 462, and 502 under the rules announced for November 3, 2026. 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.
Dates: February 10, 2028: Language test results reach two years old (submit your PR application before this date); November 5, 2029: 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)

Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75

We need a bit more info

Can you apply: Need more info
Conditions met: None yet
Missing or unknown: BOWP: in Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stage
How you would be chosen: No requirement we hold sets a score or a quota here. Selection is still a separate decision.
Dates: No date from your answers

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream

Something important is missing

Can you apply: Something is not met
Conditions met: None yet
Missing or unknown: Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician)
How you would be chosen: No requirement we hold sets a score or a quota here. Selection is still a separate decision.
Dates: No date from your answers

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	94	110
Education	128	150
First official language	88	136
Second official language	0	24
Canadian work experience	64	80
Accompanying spouse factors	0	n/a
Skill-transferability factors	88	100
Additional points identified	0	600
Total	462	1,200

Ranking score (CRS) from November 3, 2026

Factor	Points	Most
Age	94	110
Education	128	150
First official language	88	136
Second official language	0	24
Canadian work or job offer	104	150
Accompanying spouse factors	0	n/a
Skill-transferability factors	88	100
Additional points identified	0	600
Total	502

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	19	28
Education	22	25
Skilled work experience	13	15
Age	12	12
Arranged employment	0	10
Adaptability	10	10
Total	76	100

The pass mark is 67. Your estimate is at or above 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: 462 → 510 (+48 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 502 → 550 (+48 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 76 → 81 (+5 points). You would remain at or above the 67-point pass mark; the program’s other requirements still apply.

You can work on this

You reported listening CLB 9, reading CLB 7, writing CLB 7, speaking CLB 8, tested on 2026-02-10.

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.

Valid first-language results at benchmark 8 or higher in every ability

CRS estimate: 462 → 474 (+12 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 502 → 514 (+12 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 76 → 78 (+2 points). You would remain at or above the 67-point pass mark; the program’s other requirements still apply.

You can work on this

You reported listening CLB 9, reading CLB 7, writing CLB 7, speaking CLB 8, tested on 2026-02-10.

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 8, writing CLB 8, speaking CLB 8. 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.

One more year of skilled work in Canada

CRS estimate: 462 → 470 (+8 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 502 → 510 (+8 points).

You can work on this

You reported 3 years of Canadian work. This example uses 4 years.

Additional qualifying experience can affect more than one part of your score. This calculation keeps your other answers, your age and the assessment date fixed.

How to take this forward

List the dates, hours, duties and work authorisation for the experience you intend to count. Check which periods actually qualify before working toward the next threshold.
Check that you can continue working lawfully, keep the records as you go, and reassess when you reach the required experience.

Before you commit. This takes real qualifying work and time. The total is not a forecast for next year: your birthday, expiring documents and rule changes may offset a gain. Your total-work answer is a range, so we have not calculated a new Federal Skilled Worker selection total for this example.

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

CRS estimate: 462 → 524 (+62 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 502 → 564 (+62 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 76 → 80 (+4 points). You would remain at or above 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: 462 → 1062 (+600 points).

Under the rules from November 3, 2026: 502 → 1102 (+600 points).

Federal Skilled Worker selection points: 76 → 76 (no change). You would remain at or above the 67-point pass mark; the program’s other requirements still apply.

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 14, 2027 you turn 33, and your age points go from 94 to 88. 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

104 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.

It gives 104 points, from your Canadian work experience (its length, with the high-wage addition where your occupation is on IRCC’s list). The factor counts whichever of the two gives more, never both added together.

The most it can give in your situation is 150 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.: 21232: Software developers and programmers · In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job: I design, build and test web and mobile applications for a Toronto software company. · What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 1 · 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.: 21232: Software developers and programmers · In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job: I design, build and test web and mobile applications for a Toronto software company. · and 1 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream

Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician)Not met
You may not qualify for Ontario’s nominee program right now: since June 25, 2026 its only open stream, Ontario Workforce Priority, needs a full-time, permanent job offer from an Ontario employer (eligible self-employed physicians are the exception).
Your answers: Do you have a job offer in Canada: No · Do you have a valid nomination certificate from a Canadian province or territory: No
Official source: Ontario Workforce Priority stream | ontario.ca Our plain-language guide

Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75

BOWP: in Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stageNeed more info
We need your permanent residence acknowledgement of receipt (or approval in principle), the program you applied under, and confirmation you hold valid, maintained or restorable worker status in Canada.
Your answers: What is your immigration status in Canada right now, if you have one: Worker · If you have a Canadian work permit right now, when does it expire: 2027-06-26 · Have you applied to extend or change your status before your current document expired, and are you relying on maintained status now: Not applicable · and 6 more answers
Official source: Bridging open work permit for permanent residence applicants Our plain-language guide

Keeping your status in Canada while you wait for permanent residence

Permit ends within about 12 months, or status may have ended: plan how to keep status until permanent residenceA lawyer will look closer
Your work or study permit ends within about 12 months, or your status may already have ended, so a lawyer will review how you can keep your status, and keep working if you are allowed to, until you become a permanent resident. If you hold a work permit, a bridging open work permit through Express Entry is only possible once you are invited to apply and, as the principal applicant, submit a complete permanent residence application that passes IRCC's completeness check; an Express Entry profile is not an application. A post-graduation work permit can be extended only if it was issued for a shorter time because your passport was expiring. In most cases, a study permit stops being valid 90 days after you complete your studies, even if a later date is printed on it. Don't work in Canada without status: it can make you ineligible for Express Entry.
Your answers: What is your immigration status in Canada right now, if you have one: Worker · Which country do you live in right now: Canada · If you have a Canadian work permit right now, when does it expire: 2027-06-26 · and 2 more answers
Official source: Bridging open work permit for permanent residence applicants 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: Never Married · 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
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

Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class

CEC: one year of skilled Canadian work in the 3 years before applyingLooks good
You appear to have one year (1,560 hours) of authorized, paid TEER 0 to 3 work in Canada within the last three years, as CEC requires.
Your answers: In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done in Canada while legally allowed to work: 3 years · Was that Canadian work done while you were legally allowed to work and physically in Canada, and not mainly as self-employment or during full-time study: Yes · Was at least one year of your eligible skilled work in Canada done during the three years before the date you plan to apply: Yes · and 6 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class Our plain-language guide
CEC: work that does not countLooks good
Your Canadian work was authorized, done while in Canada, and not self-employment or during full-time study, so it may count for CEC. That is what you told us, in one answer covering all four of those conditions, and nothing here tests it. Where your report also shows whether that Canadian work was employment or self-employment as a requirement for a lawyer, it is their decision that settles the self-employment part, not this one.
Your answers: Was that Canadian work done while you were legally allowed to work and physically in Canada, and not mainly as self-employment or during full-time study: Yes · What is your immigration status in Canada right now, if you have one: Worker · In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done in Canada while legally allowed to work: 3 years
Official source: Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class Our plain-language guide
CEC language minimum depends on the TEER of the Canadian occupationLooks good
Your approved test results appear to meet the CEC language minimum for your occupation: CLB/NCLC 7 for TEER 0 or 1, or CLB/NCLC 5 for TEER 2 or 3.
Your answers: What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 1 · Have you taken an English or French language test in the past 2 years: Yes · Which language test did you take: IELTS (English) · and 9 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Language test results Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System

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: 1994-03-14 · What's your marital status: Never Married
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: Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years · 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 2 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: 7 · and 6 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria Our plain-language guide
CRS core: Canadian work experience pointsLooks good
You appear to earn CRS points for at least one year of authorized, paid skilled (TEER 0 to 3) work in Canada within the last 10 years.
Your answers: In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done in Canada while legally allowed to work: 3 years · Was that Canadian work done while you were legally allowed to work and physically in Canada, and not mainly as self-employment or during full-time study: Yes · What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 1 · and 1 more answers
Official source: Ministerial Instructions respecting the Express Entry system - current 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: Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years · 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 11 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) criteria 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: Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years · What do you do for work right now? Search the list and choose the job that's the closest match.: 21232: Software developers and programmers · and 1 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 6.0, Writing 6.0, 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.: 21232: Software developers and programmers · In a few words, what are your main duties in your current job: I design, build and test web and mobile applications for a Toronto software company. · What's your current occupation: Software developer · 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 · Which province or territory are you in right now: Ontario · and 1 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program Our plain-language guide

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program

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 1 · 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 6.0, Writing 6.0, 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: Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years · 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 67-point pass mark on the six selection factorsLooks good
Your estimated Federal Skilled Worker selection score is 67 or more out of 100, the pass mark. The estimate is only as accurate as your answers, so check each factor against your documents; a lawyer can review them with you in a consultation.
Your answers: What is your date of birth: 1994-03-14 · What's your highest level of education: Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years · If you earned your highest diploma, degree or certificate outside Canada, do you have a valid Educational Credential Assessment (ECA): Yes · and 18 more answers
Official source: Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program 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: 4 to 5 years · What TEER category is the NOC code for the main occupation you plan to use in Express Entry: TEER 1 · 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: 1 year · 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: 1994-03-14
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)Our plain-language guide
FSW grid: adaptability points (max 10 combined)Looks good
You appear to earn FSW adaptability points (up to 10) from Canadian work or study, a close relative in Canada, a qualifying job offer, or your accompanying spouse's factors.
Your answers: What's your marital status: Never Married · Have you completed at least two school years of qualifying full-time study in Canada: No · In the last 10 years, how many years of paid, skilled work have you done in Canada while legally allowed to work: 3 years · and 3 more answers
Official source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)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: 1 · 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: 18000 · 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 18000, for a family of 1.
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 one year (1,560 hours) of authorized, paid TEER 0 to 3 work in Canada within the last three years, as CEC requires.
Your Canadian work was authorized, done while in Canada, and not self-employment or during full-time study, so it may count for CEC. That is what you told us, in one answer covering all four of those conditions, and nothing here tests it. Where your report also shows whether that Canadian work was employment or self-employment as a requirement for a lawyer, it is their decision that settles the self-employment part, not this one.
Your approved test results appear to meet the CEC language minimum for your occupation: CLB/NCLC 7 for TEER 0 or 1, or CLB/NCLC 5 for TEER 2 or 3.
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.
Your estimated Federal Skilled Worker selection score is 67 or more out of 100, the pass mark. The estimate is only as accurate as your answers, so check each factor against your documents; a lawyer can review them with you in a consultation.
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.
You appear to earn FSW adaptability points (up to 10) from Canadian work or study, a close relative in Canada, a qualifying job offer, or your accompanying spouse's factors.
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.
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 points for at least one year of authorized, paid skilled (TEER 0 to 3) work in Canada within the last 10 years.
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

You may not qualify for Ontario’s nominee program right now: since June 25, 2026 its only open stream, Ontario Workforce Priority, needs a full-time, permanent job offer from an Ontario employer (eligible self-employed physicians are the exception).
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 your permanent residence acknowledgement of receipt (or approval in principle), the program you applied under, and confirmation you hold valid, maintained or restorable worker status in Canada.

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, for Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75: In Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stage.
With a lawyer
Go through this with a lawyer, for Keeping your status in Canada while you wait for permanent residence: Permit ends within about 12 months, or status may have ended: plan how to keep status until permanent residence.
Good to have
If you want to explore Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream instead, start here: Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician).

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.

Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75

Where you settle
BOWP: in Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stage
We need your permanent residence acknowledgement of receipt (or approval in principle), the program you applied under, and confirmation you hold valid, maintained or restorable worker status in Canada.
Confirm this first
The answers behind this finding: What is your immigration status in Canada right now, if you have one: Worker; If you have a Canadian work permit right now, when does it expire: 2027-06-26; Have you applied to extend or change your status before your current document expired, and are you relying on maintained status now: Not applicable.
For Bridging open work permit (BOWP): A75, 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. Compare this location requirement with where you actually want and are able to live. Consider work, housing and family commitments before changing your plan.
3. If another location is genuinely workable, update that preference and compare the full set of requirements for it.
Before you commit. A location preference is a real life decision. Changing a selection in the form does not establish residence, a local connection or an intention you do not have.
- Bridging open work permit for permanent residence applicants

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream

A job offer
Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician)
You may not qualify for Ontario’s nominee program right now: since June 25, 2026 its only open stream, Ontario Workforce Priority, needs a full-time, permanent job offer from an Ontario employer (eligible self-employed physicians are the exception).
Depends on another decision
The answers behind this finding: Do you have a job offer in Canada: No; Do you have a valid nomination certificate from a Canadian province or territory: No.
This finding affects Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Addressing it would improve this part of the assessment; the other requirements and any selection process would still apply.
How to take this forward
1. Compare the written offer, duties, hours and employer details with this requirement. Separate information the employer can confirm from conditions that still need to be met.
2. If you are still looking, use this requirement to screen relevant roles and to prepare specific questions for a potential employer. Reassess using the actual offer.
Before you commit. An employer decides whether to offer work and support any required process. A job posting or a conversation with a recruiter is not a qualifying offer.
- Ontario Workforce Priority stream | ontario.ca

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.

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Good to know

From November 3, 2026, at least 12 months of qualifying Canadian work in occupations on IRCC's high-wage list adds 20, 40 or 70 CRS points on top of the points for how long you worked in Canada, up to 150 in total (140 with an accompanying spouse or partner).
For Ontario’s nominee program, an Ontario employer first submits your job offer in its Employer Portal. You then have 30 calendar days to register an expression of interest and, if invited, 17 calendar days from the invitation to apply and pay (only after your employer applies). Since October 5, 2026, Canadian earnings of $80,000 or more in one year in the last 5 years, shown on a Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment, earn 10 points, the most for earnings.
Ontario’s new Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) round, running to the end of 2027, sets aside nomination spaces for partner communities including Greater Sudbury, Kenora, Nipissing, Rainy River, Renfrew and Thunder Bay. There is no separate application: you apply through Ontario’s nominee program and must meet its requirements.
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 skipped one question, so nothing here relies on it: Tell us a little about your background and what you hope to do in Canada..
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.
3 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 (1) 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: 44 requirements, 44 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 (44 requirements)

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

Requirement	Version	Applies	Checked	Official source
BOWP: in Canada, valid/maintained/restorable worker status, PR application at the required stageBridging open work permit (BOWP): A75 · WORK-BOWP-001	4	No start or end date	October 20, 2026	Bridging open work permit for permanent residence applicants
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)
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)
CEC: one year of skilled Canadian work in the 3 years before applyingExpress Entry: Canadian Experience Class · PR-CEC-001	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class
CEC: work that does not countExpress Entry: Canadian Experience Class · PR-CEC-002	4	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class
CEC language minimum depends on the TEER of the Canadian occupationExpress Entry: Canadian Experience Class · PR-CEC-003	2	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Express Entry: Language test results
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 core: Canadian work experience pointsExpress Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-004	5	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Ministerial Instructions respecting the Express Entry system - current
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
CRS from November 3, 2026: extra points for Canadian work in a high-wage occupationExpress Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · PR-CRS-013 · announced change, from November 3, 2026	5	from November 3, 2026	October 22, 2026	2026 changes to points for Canadian work experience and job offers
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
Permit ends within about 12 months, or status may have ended: plan how to keep status until permanent residenceKeeping your status in Canada while you wait for permanent residence · PR-STAT-001	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Bridging open work permit for permanent residence applicants
Ontario Workforce Priority stream: a full-time, permanent Ontario job offer (or self-employed physician)Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · PR-ON-001	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Ontario Workforce Priority stream \| ontario.ca
Ontario Workforce Priority stream: how to apply and the deadlinesOntario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · PR-ON-005	1	No start or end date	October 22, 2026	Ontario Workforce Priority stream \| ontario.ca
Ontario REDI round to the end of 2027: Greater Sudbury, Kenora, Nipissing, Rainy River, Renfrew and Thunder BayOntario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · PR-ON-006	1	until December 31, 2027	October 18, 2026	2026 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Updates \| ontario.ca
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

44 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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