VisaProAdviserVisas, migration and life abroad
Tracks Canadian immigration through the lens of Express Entry — from setting up a profile to the next round of invitations. It looks more closely than most at where the numbers actually come from: how points get counted for foreign experience, remote work, or time spent studying. Readers get a step-by-step order rather than guesswork — how to build a profile, which experience categories can be claimed, and why the CRS cutoff in a given draw dropped or held. It separately works through edge cases: whether a medical internship counts as foreign work experience, whether remote work for a Canadian employer can be claimed for points. It also follows changes to study permits, including new rules on studying without one. Interview prep and refusal cases sit outside its scope — the focus stays on points, categories, and draws.
IRCC kept the 380,000 PR-per-year target and added up to 200,000 temporary pathways for people already in Canada. Key numbers, categories and deadlines explained.
Cutoffs for the PNP, French-language, and transport category draws this week, why no CEC draw happened, and when to expect the next Express Entry round after CRS changes.
Update your work history section with LMIA, employer address, and work permit type before November 3. Job offers can add 50, 70, or 100 CRS points.
Will there be category-based rounds in Express Entry next week. What CRS cut-offs are expected and what changes after November 3.
Express Entry Changes: Future predictions
Canadian work experience and a job offer no longer stack in CRS: the system now counts whichever gives more points. See a 554-point data scientist example.
Starting Nov 3, Express Entry adds up to 150 CRS points for Canadian work experience and job offers in high-wage jobs — no LMIA required. Full points breakdown.
Which Express Entry selections to expect during Thanksgiving week: PNP, CEC with 2,000 ITA and category-based selections. Cutoff forecast and selection schedule.
Three Express Entry draws in late September: PNP at 725 points, CEC at 518 (third consecutive 2,000-invitation draw), skilled trades at 476. Forecast for October.