The Complete Guide to Express Entry Applications

Included with our Passes

June 12, 2025 at 11:00am EST

$150

5 hours

Attend Live and On-Demand Recording

SUMMARY

This course will provide an in-depth discussion of applications for permanent residence under the Express Entry system. In this workshop, the instructor will discuss the practical aspects of preparing an application under Express Entry, from completing the online form, preparing employment confirmation letters, deciding on what documentation to include, ensuring completeness of the file and avoiding costly mistakes.

Includes:

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • The initial client assessment
  • The Federal Economic Class Programs
  • Express Entry in the legislation and Ministerial instructions
  • Application process
  • The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)
  • Lessons from Express Entry and maximizing CRS scores
  • Tips for successful Express Entry upload
  • Documenting the Declared CRS Score vs. Minimum Threshold to have Received an Invitation
  • The electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) Form
  • Documenting Work Experience
  • Other Supporting Documentation
  • Dependants
  • The Cover Letter
  • Provincial Nominee Programs with Express Entry Streams
  • Maintaining Worker Status post eAPR – the Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP)

CPD CREDITS

For Lawyers and Paralegals
Law Society of Ontario

Substantive Hours: This program is eligible for up to 5 hours.

Law Society of British Columbia

Approved for 5 CPD credits.

Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements

For Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants

Learn from experts in their field by purchasing this course

This course is included in these Passes:

2025 Passes become available for purchase on January 1, 2025

INSTRUCTOR

Andrew Carvajal

Managing Lawyer
Carvajal Law

Andrew is a Toronto immigration lawyer and the Managing Lawyer of Carvajal Law. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2011.

Andrew’s immigration practice focuses on all types of business immigration, including the relocation of foreign workers through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program. This involves the representation of employers and employees on all types of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications and Canadian work permit applications. He also assists professionals and entrepreneurs around the world with permanent residence applications under federal and provincial economic programs.

Having been involved in the international student industry for over 10 years, Andrew also assists clients with study permits and visitor visas. He is the CEO of the education consulting firm mobility.study.

For over 10 years, Andrew has taught at the university and college levels, as well as professional development courses to immigration lawyers, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants and paralegals. He is the Curriculum Developer for LPEN and an instructor of multiple online courses and workshops dealing with labour mobility programs, permanent residence and study permits. He is also a frequent contributor to several publications dealing with immigration law and has been invited to speak about immigration changes on local and national news segments, as well as to testify before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Prior to practising law, Andrew was a sociology professor at McGill University and a university researcher in projects dealing with criminal justice, equality laws, family transformation and social research methods. He is also the host of the biweekly wine and immigration podcast “Vivir Afuera”.