How the system works

You can hire skilled foreign workers through Express Entry when you can’t find Canadians or permanent residents to fill jobs.

Access Express Entry’s pool of candidates

Express Entry is a system used to manage applications for:

• the Federal Skilled Worker Program
• the Federal Skilled Trades Program
• the Canadian Experience Class
• a portion of the Provincial Nominee Program

To hire a skilled worker or tradesperson, you can access candidates through:

• the same recruiting and hiring practices you use now
  • When you find someone you want to hire, they must create an Express Entry profile.
• private sector job boards
• the Provincial Nominee Program
• the Job Match service of Canada’s Job Bank, which connects eligible employers with Express Entry candidates

Get support

If you have questions, our outreach officers, located across Canada, can explain:

• how Express Entry works
• how you can support an employee’s application through Express Entry with a valid job offer

Learn about services available for employers.

Use the employer’s roadmap to plan your hiring strategy.

Processing time for Express Entry

6 months