I would like to confirm if the Express entry is only for high skilled worker? I am now a food and beverage server but waiting for my food supervisor work permit. And after I get my food supervisor paper can I apply for express entry already or need to wait for a year with a high skilled permit? Please help.
Is express entry for high skilled only?
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Windragon100576 said:
No sir, Express Entry is not only for skilled, is also for Trades, for Canadian Work Experience and also Provincial Nomination. I think you can apply as Skilled Trades. But you have to read about the program, check in www.cic.gc.ca and look for FST (Federal Skill Trades)
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Windragon100576 said:
Check out "NOC code" in Google
Its a code for each job classified by CIC. 0 group is management, A group is professional, B group is technical.
PNP in EE requires applicants to be eligible in FSW/FST/CEC. So it must be high-skilled or trade.
Other PNP streams in certain provinces may have a stream for low skilled job, but that won't be under EE, it's the old-style paper application
I am sorry. The job description number, or NOC code, tells you what skill level you are in. The highest three skill levels are O, A, and B. I think your job 6453 falls in skill level C. Depending on the Province you may be able to get a PNP, Provincial Nomination, after working for a specific period of time, but you would not be able to use the Express Entry. http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Welcome.aspx
You must qualify for FSW in order to use EE. That requires a minimum of one full paid year in an OAB level job. There are other requirements including a minimum of 67 points out of 100. Have you foreign work that would have been in the OAB skill level? I don't know the Alberta PNP requirements.
as a f&b server you cannot be qualified for express entry but when you get your food supervisor permit which falls under noc b then you can apply for EE but you still need to wait for a year before applying unless you have previous work experience that is skilled noc oab. 
Thank you for that info. Very much appreciated.haven30 said:as a f&b server you cannot be qualified for express entry but when you get your food supervisor permit which falls under noc b then you can apply for EE but you still need to wait for a year before applying unless you have previous work experience that is skilled noc oab.
Pippin said:
You got a point. Instead of waiting for a year to be qualified for EE, might as well do the PNP. Thanks so much!