Determining Eligibility

To apply to Express Entry, you must satisfy certain criteria. You should be eligible under one of the Economic Immigration programs:

1. Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSW]

   • Most pursued category.

   • Need to score at least 67 points out of a total of 100 to be eligible.

   • You can calculate your points based on the criteria outlined on the CIC webpage. (Check the Useful Links section in the Goodies tab of the app).

2. Federal Skilled Trades [FST]

3. Canadian Experience Class [CEC].

The basic eligibility criteria are as follows:

1. You need to have your language test results ready (English or French). You must get at least CLB 7 in each of the four sections for the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) or Canadian Experience Class (CEC) streams but getting CLB 10 gives you maximum points for language. How does CLB match back to the language tests?

Language test equivalency charts

1. You need to have an ECA report for your academic degrees/diplomas if they were not obtained from Canada.

   1. Get your qualifications assessed by doing an Educational Credential Assessment.

   2. Details found here:

Educational credential assessment (ECA) for Express Entry: What it is

1. You need to have at least one year of continuous, full-time (at least 30 hours per week/1560 hours per year) or equivalent part-time experience in an occupation that is categorized under NOC 0, A or B in the past 10 years. Determine the code that best applies to you on the National Occupation Classification (NOC) list:

Find your National Occupation Classification (NOC)

1. You need to have unfettered access to sufficient funds (that are unencumbered) depending on your family size. For the case in point here, “dependents” include your spouse and your dependent children. This money may not be borrowed from another person.

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You can check how much funds you need using the link below:

Proof of funds – Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)