Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2017-1

Policy effect

Amends the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System by updating eligibility criteria, updating rules for expired results in the pool, and introducing or adjusting points for French and English language proficiency.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amends the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System by updating eligibility criteria, updating rules for expired results in the pool, and introducing or adjusting points for French and English language proficiency.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

These Instructions come into force on June 6, 2017.

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other Canada changes operative in 2017

• 2017-01-01Randomized Intake and Selection System for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP)
• 2017-03-10Establishment of Formal Regulatory Application Process for Ministerial Relief (SOR/2017-38)
• 2017-04-13Repeal of Conditional Permanent Residence for Sponsored Spouses and Partners (SOR/2017-56)
• 2017-05-01Expansion of Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to Select Low-Risk Nationals of Brazil, Bulgaria, and Romania (SOR/2017-53)
• 2017-05-05Formal Regulatory Repeal of the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) and Enactment of Transitional Provisions (SOR/2017-78)
• 2017-05-05Regulatory Framework for Automated Information-Sharing with Five Country Conference Partners (SOR/2017-79)
• 2017-09-06Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations, No. 2
• 2017-10-24Increasing the Maximum Age of Dependent Children under the IRPR (SOR/2017-60)
• 2017-12-01Full Visa Exemption for Citizens of Bulgaria and Romania (SOR/2017-246)