Permanent Residence: Express Entry
Express Entry Edmonton
Help with your Express Entry profile, your CRS points and the permanent residence application that follows an invitation, from a licensed RCIC-IRB in Edmonton. We work with clients across Canada.
Express Entry support from profile to PR application
Express Entry is the system IRCC uses to manage applications for 3 federal economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). You build a profile, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) gives it a score, and IRCC invites candidates from the pool in rounds.
Shirani Jenita Daniel, RCIC-IRB, reviews each profile before it goes into the pool, including the parts that decide the score: the NOC/TEER code for each job, language results, the Educational Credential Assessment and work history.
From November 3, 2026, the NOC code also matters for the new high-wage list, which IRCC organises by NOC code. A code that matches the duties actually performed is the starting point; extra points still depend on experience or a valid job offer that meets IRCC's requirements.
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What we do in an Express Entry file
CRS points before and after November 3, 2026
Points from IRCC's published tables. The left column is the rule in place today.
| What is scored | Current rules | From November 3, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian work experience | Up to 70 points with a spouse or partner, 80 without, for length of experience | Same length points, plus up to 70 extra points for at least 12 months in a high-wage occupation |
| Job offer | No CRS points (since March 25, 2025) | 100, 70 or 50 points if the job is on the high-wage list; 0 if it is not |
| How they combine | Not applicable | A new factor, maximum 150. You get experience points or offer points, whichever is higher, not both |
| LMIA for an Express Entry job offer | Current LMIA rules for Express Entry job offers apply | Not needed for Express Entry program eligibility or CRS points; no extra points or priority for having one. An officer still checks the offer is genuine |
| Provincial nomination | 600 points | Not part of the November 3 change |
Sources: IRCC, 2026 changes to points and IRCC, CRS criteria, both updated October 16, 2026.
Where Express Entry files go wrong
Your NOC code from November 3
From November 3, 2026, extra points for Canadian experience and points for a job offer will depend on where the occupation sits on IRCC's high-wage list, which is set by NOC code. The code has to match the duties actually performed, and the experience or offer still has to meet IRCC's requirements.
A nomination adds 600 points
A provincial or territorial nomination adds 600 CRS points. That figure is not part of the November 3 change. We look at whether an Alberta Advantage Immigration Program stream fits alongside your federal profile.
Rounds run on IRCC's schedule
IRCC holds general and category-based rounds and publishes each one after it happens. IRCC says invitation rounds pause while it recalculates existing profiles after November 3, which could take up to 2 weeks.
Ready before the round
Draws change. Your profile should be ready before they do.
IRCC runs general and category-based rounds on its own schedule. A profile with the right NOC/TEER code, valid language results and a complete ECA is ready to be considered when a relevant round opens.
Express Entry FAQ
There is no single fixed cutoff that applies to every round. For each round, IRCC publishes the CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate it invited, and that score and the round's eligibility change from round to round. A past round's score does not predict the next one. The published results are on IRCC's rounds of invitations page.
Not under the rules in place today. IRCC stopped awarding CRS points for job offers on March 25, 2025. From November 3, 2026, a valid job offer in an occupation on IRCC's high-wage list can earn 100, 70 or 50 points under a new Labour Market Integration factor. You get either those offer points or your Canadian work experience points, whichever is higher, not both.
For Express Entry, from November 3, 2026, IRCC says a job offer no longer needs a Labour Market Impact Assessment to count for Express Entry program eligibility or CRS points, and having an LMIA gives no extra points or priority. This change is about Express Entry job offers. An officer still has to be satisfied the offer is genuine when you apply for permanent residence.
No. IRCC decides by occupation, not by your pay. A job is high-wage when the national median wage for everyone in that NOC code is at least 1.3 times the average median wage of the overall Canadian workforce. The level comes from the NOC code that matches the duties you actually perform, and points still depend on experience or a valid job offer that meets IRCC's requirements.
It depends on your work experience and its NOC/TEER level, your language test results (CLB), your education and whether your experience is Canadian. Shirani reviews these against the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Program in your consultation.
IRCC says an invitation to apply is valid for 60 days only. In that time you submit the full permanent residence application with the documents that support what your profile claimed. Shirani reviews the application package before it is submitted.
Have your CRS score checked before you rely on it.
A licensed RCIC-IRB reviews your profile, your NOC coding and your documents before anything is submitted.
30 minutes with a licensed RCIC-IRB. $50 + GST. No obligation to proceed.
This page is general information and is not immigration advice. Advice about your own situation comes from a consultation with Shirani Jenita Daniel, RCIC-IRB, CICC Licence R705794. Representation begins only once a retainer is signed.