The new Express Entry selection system recently announced by IRCC includes selection based on job category or French-speaking applicants. These types of invitations that are being issued recently, are based on job category or French language skills, which includes 6 groups, including Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations.
It was announced by Francois-Phillippe Champagne, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, that the first STEM round for category-based selection under the Express Entry route is to be opened in the week of July 5.
This draw is focused on candidates with STEM experience in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics streams like data scientists, software developers and programmers, mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries, and electrical and electronics engineers.
As stated by IRCC, this program will help to attract talented and skilled experts to Canada’s sector of Science and Technology as well as other occupations, discussed further in this article. The minister of Immigration, Sean Fraser, expressed his interest in this program by stating that the express entry’s category-based selection is a major step for Canada to remain at the cutting edge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The First Group: French-speaking candidates
To qualify in this group, having a French degree with at least CLB 7 in four skills is required. The applicant must also meet the minimum entry requirements for the Express Entry system, for example, being qualified in one of the three groups of Canadian expert, technical, or Canadian experience and scoring at least 67 points out of 100.
In the last election of the IRCC on July 12, 2023, 3800 people were selected with a score of 375, which was unprecedented in recent years.
The Second Group: Healthcare occupations
Applicants who have worked for at least 6 consecutive months in Canada or outside of Canada in one of the occupations mentioned below and have met the minimum entry requirements for the Express Entry system in the last three years have a chance to be selected in this group.
The occupations in this group include:
- Audiologists and speech language pathologists
- Chiropractors
- Dentists
- Dieticians and nutritionists
- Education counsellors
- General practitioners and family physicians
- Instructors of persons with disabilities
- Kinesiologists and other professional occupation in therapy and assessment
- Kinesiologists and other professional occupation in therapy and assessment
- Massage therapists
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
- Medical laboratory technologists
- Medical radiation technologists
- Medical sonographers
- Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- Nurse practitioners
- Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
- Occupational therapists
- Optometrists
- Other assisting occupations in support of health services
- Other practitioners of natural healing
- Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- Paramedical occupations
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
- Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
- Physiotherapists
- Psychologists
- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- Specialists in surgery
- Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
- Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
- Veterinarians
Note: In the last selection of the IRCC on July 6, 2023, 1500 people were selected with a score of 463, which is unprecedented in recent years.
The Third Group: Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations
Applicants who have worked for at least 6 consecutive months in Canada or outside of Canada in one of the occupations mentioned below and have met the minimum entry requirements for the Express Entry system in the last three years have a chance to be selected in this group.
The occupations in this group include:
- Architects
- Architecture and science managers
- Business systems specialists
- Civil Engineers
- Computer and information systems managers
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- Computer systems developers and programmers
- Cybersecurity specialists
- Data scientists
- Database analysts and data administrators
- Electrical and electronics engineers
- Engineering managers
- Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- Information systems specialists
- Land surveyors
- Landscape Architects
- Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- Metallurgical and materials engineers
- Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Software developers and programmers
- Software engineers and designers
- Urban and land use planners
- Web designers
- Web developers and programmers
Note: For the first time in this group, on July 5, 2023, 500 applicants were selected with a score of 486, which is a very high score and it is expected that it would decrease in the next selections.
The Fourth Group: Trade occupations
Applicants who have worked for at least 6 consecutive months in Canada or outside of Canada in one of the occupations mentioned below and have met the minimum entry requirements for the Express Entry system in the last three years have a chance to be selected in this group.
The occupations in this group include:
- Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- Elevator constructors and mechanics
- Machine fitters
- Heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning mechanics
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Carpenters
- Plumbers
- Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- Welders and related machine operators
- Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
Note: No selection has yet been made in this group.
The Fifth Group: Transport occupations
Applicants who have worked for at least 6 consecutive months in Canada or outside of Canada in one of the occupations mentioned below and have met the minimum entry requirements for the Express Entry system in the last three years have a chance to be selected in this group.
- Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
- Transport truck drivers
- Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
- Engineer officers, water transport
- Deck officers, water transport
- Air traffic controllers and related occupations
- Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- Railway carmen/women
- Managers in transportation
- Note: No selection has yet been made in this group.
- The Final Group: Agriculture and agri-food occupations
- Applicants who have worked for at least 6 consecutive months in Canada or outside of Canada in one of the occupations mentioned below and have met the minimum entry requirements for the Express Entry system in the last three years have a chance to be selected in this group.
- Contractors and supervisors
- Landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
- Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- Butchers- retail and wholesale
Note: No selection has yet been made in this group.
To calculate your score, refer to the link below and contact us if your score is close to the last selected applicants.
https://ircc.canada.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp
