Program delivery update: Deletion of pre-Express Entry processing instructions for the federal skilled worker class (FSWC), Canadian experience class (CEC) and federal skilled trades class (FSTC)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
March 5, 2025
Pre-Express Entry processing instructions for the federal skilled worker class (FSWC), Canadian experience class (CEC) and federal skilled trades class (FSTC) lines of business have been removed from the instructions listed below.
Updated instructions
- Intake: Applications received for permanent resident programs subject to Express Entry
- Federal skilled workers selection criteria: Work experience
- Federal skilled workers selection criteria: Age
- Federal skilled workers selection criteria: Arranged employment
- Federal skilled workers selection criteria: Adaptability
- Federal skilled workers selection criteria: Official language proficiency
- Federal skilled workers: Assessing applications against minimum requirements
- FSTC: Assessing the application against selection criteria
- Processing CEC e-applications
- Processing FSWC e-applications
- Processing FSTC e-applications
Deleted instructions
- Canadian experience class (CEC)
- CEC applications received on or before December 31, 2014
- Federal skilled worker class (FSWC)
- Federal skilled workers selection criteria – Arranged employment: Awarding points for applications received before May 4, 2013
- Processing federal skilled worker applications received on or before December 31, 2014
- Federal skilled trades class (FSTC)
- Processing federal skilled trades applications received on or before December 31, 2014
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