Talent, skills & founders · 🇨🇦 Canada
Canada Express Entry (Federal Skilled Worker) from Pakistan
Points-based permanent residence for skilled workers — no job offer required.
Who it’s for
Skilled professionals with at least a year of qualifying work experience and good English or French.
Outcome
Permanent residence
Minimum
1 year (1,560 hours) of skilled work (TEER 0–3) in the last 10 years
Points
67 on the eligibility grid, then ranked by CRS score in draws
Job offer
Not required (job-offer CRS points were removed in March 2025)
Requirements
- Approved English (IELTS/CELPIP/PTE Core) or French test
- Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for foreign education
- Settlement funds unless exempt
- A competitive CRS score for the draws
Costs
- Language test and ECA
- Government processing and right-of-PR fees
- Licensed consultant’s fee (introduced by us)
Timeline
Profiles wait in the pool for an invitation; once invited, most applications are decided in around 6 months.
How Skylite Visa helps
We assess and introduce a licensed adviser
Paid advice on this route must come from a licensed professional. We review your profile first, then introduce you to a licensed partner and stay with you through the process.
Questions
- What happened to the Start-up Visa?
- Canada stopped taking new Start-up Visa applications at the end of 2025 and plans a new entrepreneur pilot. See our Start-up Visa page.
Official source: Government of Canada — Express Entry · last checked 9 October 2026. Rules change — we re-confirm before you apply.
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