Creating an Express Entry profile is an early step in the process. It helps to understand what comes next before treating the profile as a permanent residence application.

Understand the system

Express Entry manages applications under the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program. Meeting a program’s requirements and ranking in the pool are separate questions.

From profile to application

Eligible candidates enter the pool through a profile. IRCC holds invitation rounds. If invited, a candidate then submits the permanent residence application for IRCC to review. A profile does not guarantee an invitation, and an invitation does not guarantee approval.

Prepare information you can support

Check your language-test details, education and work history against the evidence. Keep the records organized for a possible later application. A past invitation round or a score calculation cannot promise a future result. If your circumstances change, review the current instructions and make sure the information you are relying on remains accurate.

Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) — Express Entry.

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