Hi

I have been reading all your posts trying to gather as much information as possible but I’m still slightly confused by the whole process, my husband assures me he understands it but I’m starting to wonder!

So my husband and I are looking to move to Canada, he is 32 and I’m 29 we have 2 children and are all British, he is a fully qualified plumber/heating engineer, he has so far sent his qualifications off to be recognised to the college of Ontario, he has the relevant working ours too. I myself have a school education, I studied beauty therapy at college however do not have the relevant working hours in this as it’s not something i took further.

Once his qualifications come back we are going to take the ielts tests, my main confusion is what is the difference between the express entry and permanent residency? To apply for either does he need a job offer or to have taken the red seal examination? He is under the impression we can apply for permanent residency and look for a job once we arrive in Canada?!

Its a massive thing for us we are currently getting our house valued to sell it so we have the funds available to move, I have read you must show funds in your account is this at time of entry of the country or time of application?

any help is greatly appreciated, you all seem so knowledged and I’m just here scratching my head in confusion

Thank you so much for your prompt reply.

Thats good to know we will need to show funds on application as we were under the impression it was just upon entry.

Forgive if i sound silly, so we can either apply for PR or EE but the end result is the same will be potentially granted PR at the end of either process? Or are they both the same thing? If they are different which would you say is the quicker route to gain PR. After reading the link (thank you) I can see we would be better if he gained a job offer once his qualifications are recognised. Do you have any advise or personal experience of this, are there any website you could recommend we look at for job advertisement?

Many thanks

Minimum requirements

To be eligible, you must

• Plan to live outside the province of Quebec (Note: The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers. If you plan on living in Quebec, see Quebec-selected skilled workers for more information)
• Meet the required levels in English or French for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing and listening)
• Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience)Footnote * in a skilled trade within the 5 years before you apply
• Meet the job requirements for that skilled trade, as set out in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) of your primary occupation, except for needing a certificate of qualification
• Have an offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 yearFootnote ** or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority.Footnote ***

Education

There is no education requirement for the Federal Skilled Trades Program.

But, if you want to earn points for your education under Express Entry, you need either

• a Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma or degreeor
• a completed foreign credential and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an agency approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Note: The report must show your foreign education is equal to a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree. You will only benefit from getting an ECA if your foreign education is equal to a completed Canadian high school diploma or greater