Express Entry: New CRS Points for Job Offers and Work Experience Starting November 3, 2026
IRCC restores CRS points for job offers on Nov 3, 2026: up to 100 points without LMIA, plus up to 150 for Canadian work experience. Full NOC breakdown.
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IRCC restores CRS points for job offers on Nov 3, 2026: up to 100 points without LMIA, plus up to 150 for Canadian work experience. Full NOC breakdown.
IRCC has outlined Express Entry reform options: potential changes to how age, education, language, and marital status are scored for immigration candidates.
Why being eligible for a category-based Express Entry draw doesn't guarantee an invitation. CRS, draw frequency, changes to lists, and eligibility timelines.
Which Express Entry selections to expect during Thanksgiving week: PNP, CEC with 2,000 ITA and category-based selections. Cutoff forecast and selection schedule.
IRCC gives you 10 days to respond to a letter — miss it and a refusal follows with no reminder. How closed work permit renewal through LMIA actually works.
No dedicated H-1B pathway exists yet. Only Express Entry and PNP work today. A new category is being discussed, but an announcement isn't expected before February 2027.