Canada recently passed Bill C-19, making amendments to the immigration act that will change how the government selects candidates from the Express Entry pool.
CHECK YOUR ELIGIBLE FOR EXPRESS ENTRY
Canada’s recently passed Bill C-19 will amend the Immigration Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), driving big changes to the current Express Entry system.
How would Bill C-19 impact Express Entry?
Under the proposed changes of Bill C-19, candidates can be invited based on ‘groupings’ set out by the minister of immigration. Through this system, the minister can select candidates according to how they rank within their grouping.
The groupings will be established based on an economic goal they seek to support at the time.
The minister will then publish the economic goal of each round as well as the eligibility criteria on the IRCC website.
Limitations Of Express Entry.
The amendment of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) is a measure to make the Express Entry system more responsive to the immediate and crucial labor market requirements of Canada. Currently, the Express Entry program is a point-based, straightforward system that blindly issues Invitation to Apply (ITAs) to eligible Federal Skilled Workers with a CRS score above the minimum cut-off.
However, this competitively high CRS requirement made the Express Entry system out of reach of many skilled workers who would have been capable of beneficially contributing to the Canadian economy.
