Expression of Interest Canada

The mechanism of expression of interest is the most recent innovation in the administration of highly skilled immigration that has the policymaker’s interest.

The Expression of Interest system is a method for managing applications that uses a two-step procedure to choose skilled immigrants from overseas or those who are currently present in the nation on temporary visas. Candidates are prescreened for minimal eligibility requirements in the first round after submitting an electronic declaration of interest in permanent immigration. In addition to the need for the applicant to fulfill the admission requirements of at least one of the federal programs for the permanent immigration of skilled workers, this step also involves an evaluation of the candidate’s language and educational qualifications. Candidates whose profiles satisfy the eligibility standards are added to a pool and graded using demand-driven selection criteria and factors such as human capital.

Candidates in the pool may be asked to submit applications for permanent immigration during the EOI Canada’s second phase. The top applicants are chosen by immigration officials in routine drawings from the pool. Although there is no predetermined criterion, the chance of selection is influenced by both the immigration authority’s admittance levels (which are dependent on processing speeds and yearly immigration goals) and the relative standing of other pool participants at the time of each draw. Candidates that have a valid sponsorship receive a high point bonus, with the intention of ensuring that their immigration process is expedited.

The processing of applications for skilled permanent Immigration in Canada and other traditional settlement nations has undergone a significant revision, thanks to the EOI system. For many nations, the old first-come, first-served manner of processing applications led to never-ending backlogs that hindered the system’s ability to effectively meet local requirements and made the procedure extremely unpredictable for both potential employers and migration prospects.

Steps to Submit an Expression of Interest

Please go through the eligibility requirements of the stream/pathway you are applying to before beginning. You might need to pass a language exam or meet other prerequisites before submitting an Expression of Interest. Make an account on the Online portal before submitting an EOI. Choose to Create an Expression of Interest from the list of choices after signing in.

Before submitting your EOI, please make sure you save a copy of your EOI Summary Report.
The validity of your profile is just for a year from the day you register. One EOI can only be active at once. Once your existing EOI expires, you are free to submit a new profile.
A candidate’s capacity to be nominated or to submit a nomination application to the MPNP is not guaranteed by successfully completing an EOI.

You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy and completeness of the information you submit in your expression of interest. After submitting your EOI, you can go back into your account to amend the information if your circumstances change. Your EOI will be rejected if you give inaccurate or misleading information, and you can be prohibited from filing another EOI for two years.

There is no deadline or cap on the number of applicants who can submit an expression of interest. You’ll be assessed on the basis of the information you give while registering.

How does the pool work while creating an EOI?

After submitting an EOI successfully, your name will be added to a pool with all other qualified applicants. Following that, you will be rated according to a number of criteria, and if your score is among the highest, you could receive an invitation to apply to the program you wish to apply to.

EOI Ranking Points will be awarded to you depending on the details you provide in your profile.
The candidates with the best scores will typically be chosen by the province and invited to submit a full application.
If you receive an invitation to submit an application, you may complete your nomination application using the same login credentials you used to submit your expression of interest.
There is no deadline or cap on the number of applicants who can submit an expression of interest.

How does the Expression of Interest Ranking System Work?

An applicant has to receive at least 60 points on the MPNP Points Assessment Grid in order to be qualified to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the Skilled Workers Overseas Stream.

MPNP Points Assessment Grid

Factors	Maximum Points
Language Competence	25
Age	10
Work Experience	15
Education	25
Adaptability	25
Minimum Score to Pass	60

1. Language Competence

Language Competence	Points
*First Official Language*
CLB 8 or above	20
CLB7	18
CLB 6	16
CLB 5	14
CLB 4	12
CLB 3 or below	0
*Second Official Language*
CLB 5 or above	5
Maximum Ranking Points	25

2. Age

Age	Points
18	4
19	6
20	8
21-45	10
46	8
47	6
48	4
49	2
50 or above	0
Maximum Ranking Points	10

3. Job History/ Work Experience

Work Experience Years	Points
Less than 1 year	0
1 Year	8
2 Years	10
3 Years	12
4 Years or more	15
Maximum Ranking Points	15

4. Education

Highest Level of Education	Points
Master’s or doctoral degree	25
Two, at least two-year postsecondary programs	23
One, two-year or longer postsecondary program	20
Post-secondary course lasting one-year	14
Trade Certificate	14
No formal post-secondary education	0
Maximum Ranking Points	25

5. Adaptability

Connection to Manitoba	Points
Close family member in Manitoba	20
MPNP sent out an invitation to apply as part of a recruiting drive or research mission.	20
Earlier employment in Manitoba (at least 6 months)	12
Completed a two-year or longer postsecondary program in Manitoba	12
Completed at least one year of postsecondary education in Manitoba	10
A close friend or distant relative who resides in Manitoba	10
Immigration in the region	5
Maximum Ranking Points	25

Ranking System of MPNP

In order to be considered for the program, prospective individuals must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile to the pool of applicants. After that, the province hosts Expression of Interest drawings to allow candidates to submit nomination applications. These drawing requirements often vary from draw to draw.

Programs that use an EOI system include the Express Entry stream in Prince Edward Island, the Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand streams in Saskatchewan, and the Skilled Worker streams in Manitoba.

The following criteria are taken into account when determining a candidate’s EOI Canada ranking:

Language Competence
Age
Job history
Education
Adaptability
Risk Assessment

See in detail, how the Skilled Workers stream in Manitoba operates on the Expression of Interest.

Factors Overview

Factors	Points
Language Proficiency	125
Age	75
Work Experience	175
Education	125
Adaptability	500
Risk Assessment	-200
Total Ranking Points	1000

1. Language Competence

To check the applicant’s Canadian Language Benchmark, your band scores in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening will be used from your IELTS or any other test results.

Language proficiency in the second official language of Canada: English or French, whatever you are less skilled in, is regarded as your second official language for the purposes of the MPNP. If you have a legitimate language exam as evidence, you should only claim to have language proficiency at the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 or above in Canada’s second official language.

For instance, if you passed an English test for your first official language, you must provide documentation of a passing French test (TEF) that fulfills CLB 5 or above in order to obtain points for a second official language. If you passed a French exam for your first official language, you must submit a valid English test that fulfills CLB 5 or above in order to get points for a second official language.

Language	Points
*First Official Language*
CLB 8 or above	25 per band
CLB 7	22 per band
CLB 6	20 per band
CLB 5	17 per band
CLB 4	12 per band
CLB 3 or lower	0
*Second Official Language*
CLB 5 or above (overall)	25
Maximum Ranking Points	125

2. Age

These ranking points are based on your age at the time of submitting an EOI.

Age	Points
18	20
19	30
20	40
21-45	75
46	40
47	30
48	20
49	10
50 or above	0
Maximum Ranking Points	75

3. Job History/ Work Experience

Points are assigned depending on years of full-time employment. For one employer, full-time is seen as working 30 hours or more each week. Do not round up your years of job experience; instead, count them in full (For example, if you worked 7 months, you would have to answer less than 1).

If you operate in a trade or profession that needs a license in Manitoba and have taken all the required procedures to get a license or certification to practice in Manitoba, you may be eligible to receive 100 extra points for being fully recognized by the provincial licensing agency.

Work Experience	Points
Less than 1 year	0
1 year	40
2 years	50
3 years	60
4 years or above	75
Fully recognized by provincial licensing body	100
Maximum Ranking Points	175

4. Education

The most significant level of study you finish at an accredited educational institution for which you were awarded a certificate, diploma, or degree determines how many points you obtain.

Education	Points
Master’s or doctoral degree	125
Two, at least two-year postsecondary programs	115
One, three-years or more postsecondary program	110
Post-secondary course lasting one-year	100
One-year post-secondary exam	70
Trade Certificate	70
No formal post-secondary education	0
Maximum Ranking Points	125

5. Adaptability

Based on the sort of relationship you have with Manitoba, you are awarded adaptability points. Each applicant must have some sort of relationship with the province. If you have more than one kind of connection, the link with the greatest adaptability rating will get you points.

Note: When you already have a social or economic connection to a place outside of the Manitoba Capital Region, you are eligible to get Regional Development points in addition to another Manitoba link, except Manitoba Demand.

Adaptability	Points
*Connection to Manitoba*
Close relatives in Manitoba	200
Previous authorized work experience in Manitoba (6 months or above)	100
Completed post-secondary program in Manitoba (2 years or above)	100
Completed post-secondary program in Manitoba (1 year)	50
Close friends or distant relatives in Manitoba	50
*Manitoba Demand*
Six months or more of continuous work in Manitoba with a long-term job offer from the same business	500
Request for Applications for a Strategic Initiative	500
Regional Development
Outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, immigration destination	50
Maximum Ranking Points	500

6. Risk Assessment

Points are taken away depending on your or your spouse’s, if applicable, links to other regions of Canada through your education and employment. If you or your spouse have a close family who lives in another Canadian province or if you have previously applied for immigration to another province, ranking points are not reduced; nevertheless, you must still answer questions in your EOI honestly on these links.

Risk Factor	Points
No close relatives in Manitoba but a close relative in another province	0
Employment history outside of your province	-100
Research in a different province	-100
Prior application for immigration to a different province	0
Maximum Ranking Points	-200

Likewise, for other provinces which follow Expression of Interest you have to keep in mind the assessment grid and ranking factors of EOI.

MPNP Recent EOI Draws

In order to assist and sustain the province’s economy and labor market needs, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) was developed.

There are five ways for candidates to apply for a provincial nomination under the MPNP:

Professional in Manitoba Stream
Stream for Skilled Workers Abroad
Investor Business Stream in Manitoba
Stream of international education
Community-driven initiatives of today

Candidates must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the MPNP before applying under one of the aforementioned streams. The most qualified candidates are given a Letter of Advice to apply in an EOI draw after being put in the Manitoba pool of eligible applicants.

Find the latest Manitoba PNP draws below.

Candidates with an Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code were invited directly by the MPNP as part of a Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

Date	Skilled Workers	International Education Stream	Skilled Workers Overseas	Other - Special Immigration Measures
September 15th, 2022	ITA: 388 CRS: 613	ITA: 41	ITA: 7 CRS: 726
September 14th, 2022				ITA: 9 Ukrainian Draw #7
September 8th, 2022	ITA: 217 CRS: 616	ITA: 41	ITA: 20 CRS: 703
August 26, 2022	ITA: 259 CRS: 619	ITA: 36	ITA: 58 CRS: 708
August 11, 2022	ITA: 257 CRS: 623	ITA: 55	ITA: 33 CRS: 718
July 28, 2022	ITA: 299 CRS: 633	ITA: 41	ITA: 15 CRS: 726
July 18, 2022				ITA: 11 Ukrainian Draw #6
June 30, 2022	ITA: 186 CRS: 773	ITA: 79	ITA: 83 CRS: 711
June 20, 2022				ITA: 14 Ukrainian Draw #5
June 2, 2022		ITA: 54	ITA: 92 CRS: 714
May 20, 2022				ITA: 13 Ukrainian Draw #4
May 5, 2022	ITA: 249 CRS: 651	ITA: 32	ITA: 34 CRS: 691
April 22, 2022	ITA: 201 CRS: 707	ITA: 41	ITA: 61 CRS: 708
April 11, 2022				ITA: 20 Ukrainian Draw #3
April 7, 2022	ITA: 156 CRS: 739	ITA: 34	ITA: 33 CRS: 683
March 24, 2022	ITA: 102 CRS: 769	ITA: 25	ITA: 64 CRS: 712
March 18, 2022				ITA: 16 Ukrainian Draw #2
March 10, 2022	ITA: 50 CRS: 781	ITA: 36	ITA: 34 CRS: 718
March 9, 2022				ITA: 71 Ukrainian Draw #1
February 24, 2022	ITA: 206 CRS: 612	ITA: 33	ITA: 39 CRS: 685
February 10, 2022	ITA: 202 CRS: 615	ITA: 40	ITA: 31 CRS: 705
January 27, 2022	ITA: 212 CRS: 609	ITA: 40	ITA: 63 CRS: 703
January 13, 2022	ITA: 357 CRS: 459	ITA: 33	ITA: 53 CRS: 711

Date	Skilled Workers	International Education Stream	Skilled Workers Overseas	Other - Special Immigration Measures
Sep 15th, 2022	ITA: 388 CRS: 613	ITA: 41	ITA: 7 CRS: 726	-
Sep 14th, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 9 Ukrainian Draw #7
Sep 8th, 2022	ITA: 217 CRS: 616	ITA: 41	ITA: 20 CRS: 703	-
Aug 26, 2022	ITA: 259 CRS: 619	ITA: 36	ITA: 58 CRS: 708	-
Aug 11, 2022	ITA: 257 CRS: 623	ITA: 55	ITA: 33 CRS: 718	-
Jul 28, 2022	ITA: 299 CRS: 633	ITA: 41	ITA: 15 CRS: 726	-
Jul 18, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 11 Ukrainian Draw #6
Jun 30, 2022	ITA: 186 CRS: 773	ITA: 79	ITA: 83 CRS: 711	-
Jun 20, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 14 Ukrainian Draw #5
Jun 02, 2022	-	ITA: 54	ITA: 92 CRS: 714	-
May 20, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 13 Ukrainian Draw #4
May 05, 2022	ITA: 249 CRS: 651	ITA: 32	ITA: 34 CRS: 691	-
Apr 22, 2022	ITA: 201 CRS: 707	ITA: 41	ITA: 61 CRS: 708	-
Apr 11, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 20 Ukrainian Draw #3
Apr 07, 2022	ITA: 156 CRS: 739	ITA: 34	ITA: 33 CRS: 683	-
Mar 24, 2022	ITA: 102 CRS: 769	ITA: 25	ITA: 64 CRS: 712	-
Mar 18, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 16 Ukrainian Draw #2
Mar 10, 2022	ITA: 50 CRS: 781	ITA: 36	ITA: 34 CRS: 718	-
Mar 9, 2022	-	-	-	ITA: 71 Ukrainian Draw #1
Feb 24, 2022	ITA: 206 CRS: 612	ITA: 33	ITA: 39 CRS: 685	-
Feb 10, 2022	ITA: 202 CRS: 615	ITA: 40	ITA: 31 CRS: 705	-
Jan 27, 2022	ITA: 212 CRS: 609	ITA: 40	ITA: 63 CRS: 703	-
Jan 13, 2022	ITA: 357 CRS: 459	ITA: 33	ITA: 53 CRS: 711

How Expression of Interest Candidates are ranked?

A score is automatically assigned to those who submit an Expression of Interest profile based on a variety of factors. The province point assessment grid contains the requirements for the EOI point score.

The selection procedure for any of the province’s following Expression of Interest will follow a progression that starts with locating individuals with the highest point totals. Additional selection criteria will be used if there are too many candidates with the same point total to fulfill the necessary number of candidates for the EOI Draw.

Applicants with ties to provinces will be picked first among those with equal scores. This includes persons who have a close family member living in that particular province, who have previously worked there, or who have previously attended school there. The following set of criteria will give preference to applicants with the greatest professional experience and the best language test results.

The EOI method may allow the province to choose candidates for particular occupations.

The eligibility and selection standards are subject to change at any moment. You won’t be contacted if your employment or experience does not match the requirement.

You don’t meet the criteria for an invitation, including the prerequisites for the listed employment
If your profession is one that is prohibited
You are currently working on that province application (including those being subject to an integrity review or a second review)
You still have that particular province suspension in place for which you are applying

Your Request for Applications

EOIs are drawn by the system, and those who are selected are issued an application invitation. Each drawing’s invitation distribution is determined by annual processing goals and labor demands.

The directions are included in the invitation if you’ve received the invitation. The province will accept complete online applications submitted with supporting documentation within 60 days. You can submit a new profile to be considered for the next EOI Draws if your invitation has expired.

If you provide false or misleading information, your EOI may be found to involve misrepresentation. You can have your application rejected and be barred from applying to the province for two years.

Your EOI will be valid for a full year after the day you first submitted it. Once it expires, you need to create a new EOI in order to continue being active in the system.

While your EOI is still active, you can continue to update your profile with new information. For instance, you may raise your rating and raise your opportunity of getting invited by:

Taking more exams to raise your language score
Increasing professional experience

Which documents must be included in EOI submission?

Through this approach, the complete evaluation and application process for visas is made simple and straightforward. It is also nearly essential to be aware of the rules and regulations governing visas. In the Expression of Interest, applicants are required to include specific details about the types of visas they are applying for, such as

Simple, essential particulars
Chosen profession
Work history
Education and experience
English language proficiency
Details, or fundamental facts about the skill evaluation that would be relevant to your proposed employment.
Degree of business and investing experience

Benefits of Expression Of Interest

The EOI submission process is free.
To file an EOI on the points exam, candidates do not have to meet the cutoff. Additionally, unless you get the pass threshold, you will not receive an invitation to the points test visa. Your initial intent while creating your EOI was to achieve the required qualifying mark for the points-based skilled migration program.
You will have the opportunity to maintain updating your Skill Select profile whenever you choose. You also have the potential to continuously add to your EOI as your papers should have more work experience.
The employers that are seeking it will have access to all of your information, and you will also be called to discuss job options. This will increase the likelihood of receiving sponsorship.
Based on the information you specifically submit in your EOI, Skill Select will provide feedback on your eligibility for visas and alert you to the ones for which you must meet the requirements.
When you submit EOIs and visa application forms online, you may save time and money as well. By doing this, you may quickly access your Skill Select account from anywhere in the globe within 24 hours.

*Important* A statement of interest in applying for the PEI PNP, known as an Expression of Interest, is not a formal application. The Office has the authority to impose admission restrictions or to exclude applicants from Expressions of Interest drawings. The details you include in your expression of interest profile must be accurate and verified. If there is a contradiction between the information supplied in your application and the Expression of Interest Profile, the Office of Immigration may reject your application. Applications for the Office of Immigration may be disqualified for 2 years if it has been proven that the file contains misrepresentations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does Expression of Interest take for Canadian immigration?

You’ll be informed when it has been received. Within four (4) weeks after the date of receipt, anticipate having your expression of interest evaluated.

Can I send my expression of interest to multiple Canadian provinces at one time?

It should be noted that although you can receive many notifications of interest simultaneously, you can only have one nomination. You must reject the nomination (click the “not accept” option) if you want to join a different province but received an invitation from the other one.

Could EOI be submitted without IELTS? Or Can I file an EOI without passing a skill assessment or English language test?

No, before submitting your Expression of Interest, you must have proof of your language ability and competence evaluation.

After submitting the EOI, may we update it?

You always have access to your Expression of Interest and may update your data whenever you want. If your circumstances change, it is your obligation to access your EOI and update your information. If you are invited to submit a visa application, it will be too late to revise your EOI.

Does the expression of interest have an end date?

Expressions of Interest are only good for a year after they are submitted to the province by candidates. You will need to create a new profile if, after a year, you have not received a Letter of Advice to Apply (LAA) and you still wish to be considered for that province. The validity of your application is not extended by making modifications to an already submitted EOI.