Express Entry in Canada – There are problems

In April 10, 2015, three foreign nationals became the first permanent residents (PRs) under Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) new Express Entry system. In Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s related announcement, it indicates that two of the three new PRs were international students who qualified under the Canadian Experience Class category, touting this as evidence of Express Entry’s efficacy for international students in Canada.

Leading up to this announcement, foreign students, Canadian universities and immigration lawyers criticized CIC’s Express Entry system for leaving international students out. As covered in our previous blogs, Express Entry puts students and other LMIA-exempt work permit holders, including specialized and executive-level intra-company transferees, at a disadvantage and forces them to obtain Labour Market Impact Assessments or Provincial Nominations.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at  The Truth about Express Entry: Distilling Fact from Fiction | Dale & Lessmann LLP | Canadian Legal Counsel.