Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has proposed significant changes to the Canada Express Entry system that will allow occupation-based invitations have been outlined in amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The amendments, proposed under Bill C-19, flesh out some of the detail first reported by immigration.ca in November 2021, giving the immigration minister more flexibility on who can be invited from the Express Entry pool.
It gives the minister power to identify a specific economic goal and invite candidates who would help meet that goal, based on factors such as work experience, education or language skills.
This would make it possible to conduct draws targeting specific National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes.
These latest proposed changes mean the system could look very different when draws do finally resume this summer.
The amendments, proposed under Bill C-19, flesh out some of the detail first reported by immigration.ca in November 2021, giving the immigration minister more flexibility on who can be invited from the Express Entry pool. It gives the minister power to identify a specific economic goal and invite candidates who would help meet that goal, based on factors such as work experience, education or language skills.This would make it possible to conduct draws targeting specific National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes.
These latest proposed changes mean the system could look very different when draws do finally resume this summer.