On April 16, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the 11th Express Entry invitation round of 2020. In round #144, Canada issued 3,782 Invitations to Apply to Canadian Experience Class candidates with a score of 455 or more in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The tie-breaking rule for this round was set on January 20, 2020, at 17:37:33 UTC. This draw follows another program-specific draw from the day before, April 15, aimed at provincial nomine

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the transferability points assigned by Express Entry to candidates with a provincial or territorial Certificate of Qualification in a trade occupation. Reader’s question I have a potential permanent residence client who is looking to upload an Express Entry profile as someone who qualifies under th

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This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with whether work experience gained during a period of a professional training following graduation will be considered professional experience for the purpose of a permanent residence application. Reader’s question I have a question regarding foreign skilled worker experience as a d

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with Owner Operator LMIAs and whether having this type of LMIA provides additional points for “Arranged Employment” under Express Entry. Reader’s question An investor with no English bought a company, successfully applied for an Owner/Operator LMIA and is currently working in Canada

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with arranged employment for the purposes of Express Entry. In particular, our reader wants to know which LMIAs and LMIA supported work permits can be used to claim points for arranged employment? Reader’s question Can a valid Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) in the high-wage

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the acceptable French test for immigration under the federal economic programs, more specifically which version of TEF is accepted by Canadian immigration authorities. Reader’s question We recently had a client write the TEF and his test results look different than the results

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the eligibility of work experience under different occupations for the purpose of meeting the minimum eligibility requirements under the Canadian Experience Class. Reader’s question To qualify for the Canadian Experience Class, one needs 12 months of full-time (or equivalent pa

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with foreign work experience completed during full-time studies and whether it has an impact on a candidate’s Express Entry score. Reader’s question I have a client who has extensive periods of study over the last 10 years, including a part-time Master’s degree and currently full-ti

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1111379240993&ca=4f46fb3f-a9c2-490a-9066-773c76eda8d0 Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the additional points awarded under Express Entry for Canadian education. Reader's questions I have two questions about the additional points for Canadian education awarded und