I'm a U.S. citizen, looking to emigrate to Toronto - I've been interviewing with a couple of places, thinking that I'd need to get a job offer first, but "express" entry seems like it could take months! Most of these companies want to fill the position within *weeks.*
How long does the process take, on average? I have an M.A. in Journalism, am a U.S. citizen, and am a software engineer by trade with 2+ years professional experience, and 10 years professional experience as a content marketer prior to the career switch.
Assume the Express Entry process will take six months minimum - possibly more. There are also a number of preparatory activities you will have to complete before even applying (e.g. having your education officially assessed, taking the English language test, etc.).
To determine how likely you are to be selected under Express Entry, you'll need to determine how many points you have under the EE points system. Historically, only those with 450 points or more have been selected. This year only those with 474 points or more have been selected.
Since you are a US citizen, you should look into getting a work permit under NAFTA (assuming you're looking to work in Canada under a NAFTA qualifying occupation).
I'm not aware of any, but itbcould be interesting even though I don't think it affects the length of the process.
I have 2 dependents, it took 5 months and 2 weeks to receive PPR.
I'm a U.S. citizen, looking to emigrate to Toronto - I've been interviewing with a couple of places, thinking that I'd need to get a job offer first, but "express" entry seems like it could take months! Most of these companies want to fill the position within *weeks.*
How long does the process take, on average? I have an M.A. in Journalism, am a U.S. citizen, and am a software engineer by trade with 2+ years professional experience, and 10 years professional experience as a content marketer prior to the career switch.
I may be stating the obvious, but since no one else did, here goes...
You can begin working sooner with a work permit, rather than waiting to become a PR : )
If you qualify under NAFTA, you're lucky.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TN_status
Otherwise, your prospective employer will have to be willing to apply for an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment). If they get approved, you can get the work permit with the LMIA while crossing the border (with all the right documents, this is obviously over-simplified). A bonus of the LMIA is that it can give you 600 bonus points in the express entry application process...
I may be stating the obvious, but since no one else did, here goes...
You can begin working sooner with a work permit, rather than waiting to become a PR : )
If you qualify under NAFTA, you're lucky.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TN_status
Otherwise, your prospective employer will have to be willing to apply for an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment). If they get approved, you can get the work permit with the LMIA while crossing the border (with all the right documents, this is obviously over-simplified). A bonus of the LMIA is that it can give you 600 bonus points in the express entry application process...
