Canada intends to significantly alter its Express Entry immigration process.

The Canadian government will be able to welcome applicants who meet current labour standards thanks to a significant revamp being planned for the country's points-based Express Entry system.

The new Express Entry system will, according to the proposed legislation, let invitations be based on standards such as certain academic credentials and industry-related jobs.

Sean Fraser, the minister of immigration, said that in various conversations with stakeholders or in open forums, the Express Entry program as it currently exists is being examined along these lines.

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Currently, the Express Entry system uses characteristics including age, education, work experience, job offer, and language proficiency to rank individuals from a generic pool (including in French). Those who achieve the required Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) cutoff are invited to apply for Canadian permanent residency.

Express Entry categorizes immigration to Canada into three classifications.

• Canadian Experience Class (those who have lived in Canada for at least a year)
• Federal Skilled Workers (work experience and qualification are a must)
• Federal Skilled Traders (those having work experience)

Canada estimates the waiting period for new applications to be 6 months, as it was before the pandemic when it resumes its Express Entry draws for all three classes in early July.

In the second half of 2021, Canada stopped doing Express Entry draws for the CEC category, and starting December 2022, it has stopped holding draws for FSWP candidates as well.

Additionally, the nation has announced new advantages for international students.

International students studying in Canada who hold a post-graduation work permit that expires between January and December 2022 will be eligible for an additional open work permit with a maximum validity of 18 months beginning in the summer of 2022. As per the IRCC, "We are investigating a smoothed out, facilitated process for this, and particulars will be made accessible in the weeks to come."

Up to 50,000 PGWP holders could take advantage of this new open work permit since approximately 95,000 PGWPs will expire in 2022.

Indians continue to benefit most from both student visas and permanent residency permits. Indian nationals received 50,841 invitations to use the "Express Entry" process to apply for permanent residence in Canada in 2020. Nearly 100,000 Indians obtained permanent residency in Canada in 2021, the year that saw the nation admit a record-breaking 405,000 new immigrants.

As of December 31, 2021, there were over 622,000 international students studying in Canada, including 217,410 Indians.

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