Dear Mr Brown,

For the new category-based selections for Express Entry, I wanted to know if any STEM profession will be eligible for consideration.

— NM

Dear NM:

The Canadian Government has recently announced the launch of category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates.

Category-Based Selection

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be focusing on Express Entry candidates who have:

1. A strong French language proficiency;

Work experience in the following fields:

2. Health-care occupations

3. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions

4. Trades occupations

5. Transport occupations

6. Agriculture and agri-food occupations

For the STEM profession, please note that it is not any STEM occupation that is eligible. The eligible STEM professions include the following occupations:

• Architects

• Architecture and science managers

• Business systems specialists

• Civil engineers

• Computer and information systems managers

• Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

• Computer systems developers and programmers

• Cybersecurity specialists

• Data scientists

• Database analysts and data administrators

• Electrical and electronics engineers

• Engineering managers

• Industrial and manufacturing engineers

• Information systems specialists

• Land surveyors

• Landscape architects

• Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries

• Metallurgical and materials engineers

• Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

• Software developers and programmers

• Software engineers and designers

• Urban and land use planners

• Web designers

• Web developers and programmers

Moreover, to be eligible, one would also have:

• Accumulated, within the past three years, at least six months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in a single occupation.

• Met all of the requirements in the instructions for that round.

Full eligibility details will be available in the instructions for each round.

Please visit JAMAICA2CANADA.COM for additional information on Canadian Permanent Residence programs, including Express Entry, The Study & Work program, Visas or Appeals, etc.

Antonn Brown, BA, (Hons), LLB, MSc, RCIC, is an immigration counsel and an accredited Canadian education agent of JAMAICA2CANADA.COM—a Canadian immigration & education firm in Kingston, and AfriCanadaServices.com in Abuja, Nigeria. Send questions/comments to documents.jamaica2canada@gmail.com