What is ITA?
The Department of Canadian Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship (IRCC) manages the immigration, refugee, and citizenship process in Canada. Periodically, a formal invitation is issued to the Entry Express pool candidates. This time the draw was for Skilled Professionals for their Permanent Residence (PR). This was issued on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.
Latest ITA Draw:
-Date: October 23, 2024.
-Target group: Skilled workers in trade occupations.
-Number of ITAs issued: 1,800.
-Minimum CRS score: 433.
Significance:
This ensures Canada attracts and retains highly skilled individuals from industries like IT, engineering, healthcare, and trades. Thus, these workers help Canada’s economy and fill labor market gaps.
Who is Eligible:
This draw was designed for skilled workers in the trading industry. To qualify for the ITA, workers need 6 months of experience in one of the following Trades.
1) Residential and Commercial Service Providers (NOC 73200)
2) Elevator Constructors and Mechanics (NOC 72406)
3) Machine Fitters (NOC 72405)
4) Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Mechanism (NOC 72402)
5) Industrial and Construction Workers (NOC 72400)
6) Carpenters (NOC 72310)
7) Plumbers (NOC 72300)
8) Electricians (NOC 72200)
9) Machine Operators (NOC 72106)
10) Contractors and Supervisors, Other Construction Trades, Installers, Repairers, and Services (NOC 72014).
The Procedure:
To begin, the first step is to make an Entry Express profile on the IRCC official website. To set up the account, the applicant needs to provide relevant data e. g work skills, education, work experience, and language capability. The applicant is now in the EE pool.
The applicants in the EE pool are evaluated using a point-based approach. It uses information from the applicant’s profile, including age, education, employment history, and language proficiency. Following review, each applicant is ranked from highest to lowest based on their CRS score.
The IRCC periodically holds ITAs to award PR to highly qualified applicants. The most recent draw took place on October 23, 2024. 1800 ITAs were issued to trade-specific workers. Applicants who received a CRS score of 433 or higher and met the criteria for trade occupations were awarded ITAs.
Each applicant now has a 60-day deadline to finish their PR application. This application contains crucial documents, such as police character certificates, work experience letters, proof of schooling, and language test scores.
IRCC will verify and attest all documents. The applicant undergoes various background checks for Security Screening, Criminal Record Check, Health Screening, identity verification, Fraud Detection, and Past Immigration History investigations to ensure the submitted documents are authentic and unforged.
Applicants need to attend a biometric appointment. In the appointment, fingerprints and photos of the applicant are taken for record purposes. It’s an obligation to bring a copy of the biometric instruction letter, valid travel documents, appointment receipt, and identification paper.
Applicants are required to schedule and perform a medical test. For medical purposes, the applicant’s fitness status is verified by various tests. The primary goal is to ensure that no applicant is carrying any contagious disease that can then affect other citizens and bring harm to the country
The current goal is to process all PR applications within six months. This reduces backlog and reduces waiting time for applicants. Reducing process time means less stress for the applicants.
IRCC officers will review the documents submitted for authenticity and in case of approval, a Confirmation of Permanent Resident (COPR) is issued to the applicant. It provides evidence of their new status in Canada as PR citizens. On the document personal details are mentioned along with the applicant’s photo.
In the case of disapproval, applicants are informed of the rejection through a rejection letter. This letter elaborates on the reason for the disapproval. Mostly rejection is due to incomplete documents or due to complications found about the applicant during background checks.
Successful applicants are notified of their approval for permanent residence (PR) and receive a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) document. These applicants can now move to Canada and start planning their shifts. PR expires in 5 years, and the holders must renew their PR before its expiration.
Conclusion
Those who get their PR as skilled workers in Canada, means potential opportunities await in multiple sectors in Canada. The detailed and transparent visa process means that a mutual benefactor relationship is formed where not only the worker is provided with world-class opportunities but also the country benefits from the worker’s actions as it helps their economy positively.
