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Yes, they can but temporary foreign worker (TFW) has to be in Canada and working here under a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LIMA). If they are working under LIMA then an employer can offer an employee a permanent job to back up his/her application for permanent residence. The TFW still have to fill online application for Express Entry for permanent residence and have to mention their job offer information.

Once the candidate has a valid job offer and it is supported by LIMA, it will give candidate enough additional points which provide them invitation to apply for next draw of candidates.

The Express Entry is a new system that Immigration and Citizenship has created to make the process of gaining entry into Canada easier and faster. With this new system that the government of Canada has created is an electronic system where the entire process is done online. The Express Entry is created to manage permanent residence application for the different economic programs that Canada has:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program
• Federal Skilled Trades Program
• Canadian Experience Class

Each of these Economic programs come with their own specific criteria that has to be met when you are applying

If you are interested to apply under the Express Entry route, you will need you know the requirements of the Express Entry system. You have to comply with those requirements in order to be selected from the pool of candidates. These requirements are:

Language Proficiency:

You will need to take a language proficiency test. You will need to prepare yourself for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Once you have results, then Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will assess you through your test results whether you are eligible to immigrate to Canada under one of the Federal Programs that are part of the Express Entry system.