29/08/2025
Thinking about Express Entry to Canada? Here’s a little-known fact that could change your strategy! 🇨🇦
Many people believe a Canadian job offer is the golden ticket to a high CRS score. But in a significant shift, that's no longer the case!
As of March 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) removed job offer points from the Express Entry system.
So, what does this mean for you?
Instead of focusing on job offers, Canada's immigration system is now heavily focused on "category-based selection" draws. This means they are inviting candidates with specific skills that are in high demand across the country regardless of whether they have a job offer or not.
The new "golden ticket" is having skills in these priority sectors:
Healthcare
Trades
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
French language proficiency
If you have experience in one of these fields, your profile could be selected with a much lower CRS score than a general draw!
Don't wait for a job offer to get your profile in the pool! The new strategy makes your skills, education, and language ability more important than ever.
Ready to see if your skills are in demand? Get started on your Express Entry profile today!