Express Entry System

Information for Skilled Foreign Workers

• Express Entry provides a pathway to permanent residence for skilled workers in Canada or overseas.
• For potential skilled foreign workers, Express Entry will result in fast processing times of six months or less.
• Express Entry manages applications for permanent residence under these federal economic immigration programs:
  • the Federal Skilled Worker Program
  • the Federal Skilled Trades Program
  • the Canadian Experience Class
• Provinces and territories can also recruit candidates from Express Entry through their Provincial Nominee Programs to meet local labour market needs.

How Express Entry works