Canada

Express Entry – Federal High Skilled

Express Entry is the system that Canada manages applications for skilled workers who want to become permanent residents. Approximately every two weeks, Canada invites the top-ranked immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence. Canada aims to welcome about almost 100,000 Express Entry immigrants per year.

Federal Skilled Worker Program

Age

No age limit

Work Experience

Achieved in the past 10 years, at least ONE year of continuous work experience under skill type 0, A or B in the National Occupation Classification (NOC).

Management jobs (Skill type 0)
Professional jobs (Skill type A)
Technical jobs (Skill type B)

Education

At least high school certificate

Language Ability

Meet the minimum requirement of CLB 7 in English or French

Proof of Funds

Show that you have enough money to support yourself and any dependents once you arrive in Canada. The amount you need depends on the size of your family.

Canada Job Offer or Trade Certificate

No requirement

Scoring

At least 67 points

Canadian Experience Class

Age

No age limit

Work Experience

Achieved in the past 3 years, at least one year of Canadian work experience under skill type 0, A or B in the National Occupation Classification (NOC).

Management jobs (Skill type 0)
Professional jobs (Skill type A)
Technical jobs (Skill type B)

Education

No minimum requirement

Language Ability

Meet the minimum requirement of

CLB 7 (for NOC 0 or A occupation); or
CLB 5 (for NOC B occupation) in English or French

Proof of Funds

No requirement

Canada Job Offer or Trade Certificate

No requirement

Scoring

No scoring requirement

Federal Skilled Trades Program

Age

No age limit

Work Experience

Achieved in the past 5 years, at least TWO years of experience in technical jobs or skilled trades under major groups of National Occupation Classification (NOC) B, e.g. chefs, bakers, carpenters, electrical & construction trades

Education

No minimum requirement

Language Ability

Meet the minimum requirement of

CLB 5 (for Speaking & Listening); and
CLB 4 (for Reading & Writing) in English or French

Proof of Funds

No requirement if you have a valid job offer from Canada

Canada Job Offer or Trade Certificate

A valid job offer (full-time and for at least one year); or
A certificate of qualification in the an trade occupation issued by a Canadian authority.

Scoring

No scoring requirement

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Equivalent Chart

English - ITELTS General

	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
CLB 10	8.5	8	7.5	7.5
CLB 9	8	7	7	7
CLB 8	7.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
CLB 7	6	6	6	6
CLB 6	5.5	5	5.5	5.5
CLB 5	5	4	5	5
CLB 4	4.5	3.5	4	4

English - CELPIP General

	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
CLB 10	10	10	10	10
CLB 9	9	9	9	9
CLB 8	8	8	8	8
CLB 7	7	7	7	7
CLB 6	6	6	6	6
CLB 5	5	5	5	5
CLB 4	4	4	4	4

French - TEF

	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
CLB 10	316-333	263-277	393-415	393-415
CLB 9	298-315	248-262	371-392	371-392
CLB 8	280-297	233-247	349-370	349-370
CLB 7	249-279	207-232	310-348	310-348
CLB 6	217-248	181-206	271-309	271-309
CLB 5	181-216	151-180	226-270	226-270
CLB 4	145-180	121-150	191-225	191-225

French - TCF

	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
CLB 10	549-699	549-699	16-20	16-20
CLB 9	523-548	523-548	14-15	14-15
CLB 8	503-522	499-523	12-13	12-13
CLB 7	458-502	453-498	10-11	10-11
CLB 6	398-457	406-452	7-9	7-9
CLB 5	369-397	375-405	6	6
CLB 4	331-368	342-274	4-5	4-5