Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Work-experience, NOC/TEER, language-result, draw and profile rules can change. Recheck the live CEC and Express Entry pages at each profile or invitation action.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Map Canadian skilled work
Record each Canadian job, NOC and TEER selected by the applicant or a qualified source, paid dates, hours, duties, employer and authorization during the current qualifying period.
- Expected output
- A dated Canadian work-history table with supporting employers and status records.
- Checkpoint
- Hours are counted under the current IRCC rules and student or self-employed periods are not silently included.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · www.canada.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Obtain accepted language results
Take an accepted language test, retain the report number and scores and compare its validity with the planned profile and application dates.
- Expected output
- A valid official language-test result record.
- Checkpoint
- The test type, scores, report number and expiry come directly from the testing organization.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · www.canada.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Record status, destination and family facts
Prepare passport, Canadian status, travel, residence, family-composition and intended-province facts, including the current rule that CEC applicants plan to live outside Québec.
- Expected output
- A current identity, status, residence and family fact set.
- Checkpoint
- Every accompanying and non-accompanying family member and material status period is recorded consistently.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · www.canada.ca - 04RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Create or update the Express Entry profile
Enter the verified CEC work, language, status and family facts in the applicant’s own profile and retain the transmitted profile details.
- Expected output
- A submitted Express Entry profile with a dated fact snapshot.
- Checkpoint
- The profile is accurate on the submission date and pool entry is not represented as an invitation or eligibility guarantee.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · www.canada.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Maintain the profile while in the pool
Update work, language, status, family, passport and residence changes and monitor official invitations without relying on a predicted score or draw.
- Expected output
- A current profile-change log and official invitation record if issued.
- Checkpoint
- No invitation is assumed; the profile remains current and unexpired.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · www.canada.ca - 06RESPONSIBLECanada
Submit only after a valid invitation
If IRCC issues a CEC invitation, compare every profile fact with current evidence, complete the invitation-linked PR checklist and respond to medical, police, biometrics or other requests.
- Expected output
- An invitation-linked permanent-residence submission and decision file.
- Checkpoint
- The application identifies and corrects any material difference from the profile before submission.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare passport, Canadian status and travel/residence records; a dated Canadian skilled-work table with employer, pay and authorization evidence; accepted language results; family facts; the Express Entry profile snapshot, invitation, personalized PR checklist, police/medical controls, receipts and IRCC messages.