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September 12, 2026
Most Express Entry rounds now invite by category, not score alone. The ten categories, what each asks for, and why a high CRS score is no longer enough.
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Your NOC code decides which Express Entry programs and categories apply to you. It is assigned on duties, not job titles — which is where most people go wrong.
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Express Entry's French-language category turns on NCLC 7 in all four abilities, not occupation. How it works, and how it differs from CRS points for French.
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Every occupation in Express Entry's healthcare and social services category, with NOC codes and TEER levels, and what the experience rule requires.
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The OINP's streams are closed. Ontario now nominates through the Workforce Priority stream, using an Expression of Interest score and a job offer requirement.
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PR has a residency obligation of 730 days in five years. Citizenship asks for 1,095. Different counts, measured differently — and confusing them is costly.
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Express Entry's STEM category holds just 11 occupations and excludes software developers, data scientists and web developers. The full list, and what changed.
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Every occupation in Express Entry's trade category with NOC codes and TEER levels — electricians and welders through to construction managers and butchers.
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Express Entry's transport category is new for 2026 and contains just four occupations, three of them aviation. Truck drivers are not on it. The full list.
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