Canada's Express Entry Program

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6 pointsluu2 comments

Very interesting.

I'm also planning on moving from London to Vancouver, but I'll be using IEC (working holiday visa) as it seems to give more flexibility at the beginning since you don't need an employer. The downside is you have to pay for your own health insurance for the entire time you're on the working holiday visa.

I was initially planning to move in June 2020 but obviously the pandemic stopped that. They have painlessly extended the date of my visa three times since then and it seems like they're now extending IEC visas again until June 30th 2020.

May I ask how you find the job market in Vancouver compared to London? I'm primarily a front end developer, and to be honest it's almost embarrassing how much I get paid in London. It's one of the only things that make me question if the move is a good idea.

Express Entry also doesn't require an employer, although you do get an extra 100 points if you have a job offer from an employer with a Labor Market Impact Assessment. This was one of the big upsides for me - very few countries will give work visas to self-employed people, let alone jumping straight to permanent residency.

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