Program eligibility
Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker
The eligibility criteria below are drawn from the governing regulation and IRCC program guidance, each anchored to the verbatim source text so you can read the rule as it is written and follow it to the official page.
Eligibility criteria
The requirements below are drawn directly from the governing regulation and IRCC program guidance for Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker. Each is anchored to the verbatim source text, not a paraphrase, so you can read the rule as it is written and follow it to the official page.
“If you went to school in Canada, you must have a certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian: secondary institution (high school) or post-secondary institution”
“certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a Canadian province or territory (if you have one)”
“Your skilled work experience must: show that you performed: the actions in the lead statement of the NOC job description, and most of the main duties listed”
“Secondary education required.”
“proof of Canadian education or an educational credential assessment report for immigration purposes if: you’re applying through the Federal Skilled Workers Program, or you want to get points for the education you got outside Canada”
“If you have foreign education, you must have: a completed educational credential and an Educational Credential Assessment for immigration purposes”
“proof of Canadian education or an [educational credential assessment report](/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/education-assessment.html) for immigration purposes if: - you’re applying through the Federal Skilled Workers Program”
“Not required, but you can get selection criteria points for having a valid job offer.”
“You must: take approved language tests in English or French”
“language test results”
“Your skilled work experience must: be at least 1 year of continuous work or 1,560 hours total (30 hours per week)”
“Your skilled work experience must: have the same NOC as the job you want to use for your immigration application (called your primary occupation)”
“Your skilled work experience must: be paid work (you must have been paid wages or earned commission—volunteer work or unpaid internships don’t count)”
“a passport or travel document”
“You must show that you have enough money for you and your family to settle in Canada.”
“proof of work experience (such as a reference or experience letter from an employer)”
“Your skilled work experience must: have been obtained within the last 10 years, in Canada or abroad”
“If you score 67 points or higher, you may qualify for the Federal Skilled Worker Program.”
“Your skilled work experience must: be in 1 of these TEER categories: 0, 1, 2, or 3”
“If your passport is still expired after adding 5 years to the printed expiry date, you cannot use it to create a profile or submit an application through Express Entry.”
“1 year continuous within the last 10 years (combination of part-time, full-time or more than 1 job in your [primary occupation](/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#Primary_Occupation:))”
“Work experience in an occupation listed in 1 of these NOC TEER Categories: - TEER 0 - TEER 1 - TEER 2 - TEER 3”
“written job offer from an employer in Canada (if you have one)”
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