Hire permanent workers
In January 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will launch a new electronic system called Express Entry. It will be used to manage applications in these economic immigration programs:
- the Federal Skilled Worker Program,
- the Federal Skilled Trades Program,
- the Canadian Experience Class, and
- a portion of the Provincial Nominee Program.
Foreign workers will be able to use our online tool, Come to Canada, to see if they meet the criteria to get into the Express Entry pool.
If you are a Canadian employer, you can hire Express Entry candidates to meet your labour needs when you are not able to find Canadians or permanent residents to fill job vacancies. You will be able to use the same recruiting and hiring practices you use now.
You will also have access to candidates through private sector job boards and Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) in some cases. In addition, later in 2015, Job Bank will introduce a matching function to connect eligible employers with Express Entry candidates.
If your business is outside Quebec, CIC's new Employer Liaison Network (ELN) can provide guidance on how to use Express Entry efficiently. ELN officers will be located across Canada.