Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #100 – September 24, 2018

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The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 10.3(1)(i) and (j) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting Invitations to Apply for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry System (September 24, 2018).

Ottawa, September 24, 2018

Ahmed D. Hussen
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system (September 24, 2018)

Interpretation

1 The following definitions apply in these Instructions.

specific ranking means

• for a class referred to in any of paragraphs 2(a) to (c) of the Express Entry Instructions, the ranking established only among the eligible foreign nationals who are eligible to be invited to make an application in that class; and
• for the class referred to in paragraph 2(d) of those Instructions, the ranking established only among the eligible foreign nationals who are members of that class. (classement spécifique)

eligible foreign national

means a foreign national whose expression of interest is in the express entry pool established by the Express Entry Instructions. (étranger admissible)

Express Entry Instructions

means the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 1, 2014, as amended from time to time. (Instructions concernant le système Entrée express)

invitation

has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Express Entry Instructions. (invitation)

specific ranking

means for a class referred to in any of paragraphs 2(a) to(c) of the Express Entry Instructions, the ranking established only among the eligible foreign nationals who are eligible to be invited to make an application in that class; and

Invitations — Period

2 Invitations may be issued under these Ministerial Instructions during the period beginning on September 24, 2018, and ending on September 25, 2018.

3 The number of invitations that may be issued for a class referred to in column 1 of the table of this section is the number set out in column 2.

Table

Number of Invitations

Classes	Number of Invitations
Class referred to in paragraph 2(a) of the Express Entry Instructions (Federal Skilled Worker)	0
Class referred to in paragraph 2(b) of the Express Entry Instructions (Canadian Experience)	0
Class referred to in paragraph 2(c) of the Express Entry Instructions (Federal Skilled Trades)	400
Class referred to in paragraph 2(d) of the Express Entry Instructions (Provincial nominee)	0

Invitations — Rank

4 Invitations may be issued to eligible foreign nationals who are ranked as follows:

1. in the case of the class referred to in paragraph 2(c) of the Express Entry Instructions, they must be ranked among the first 400 eligible foreign nationals in the specific ranking for that class.