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Strengths and Weaknesses of Canadian Express Entry System: Experts’ Perceptions

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  • Oldrich Bures
  • Radka Klvanova
  • Robert Stojanov

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This article offers an analysis of the first four years of functioning of Express Entry, a new on‐line application management system to select skilled entrants for Canada's key economic immigration programs leading to permanent residence. Based on interviews with 20 experts on Canadian immigration policies, we identified a number of strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian Express Entry system related to four areas: immigration policy making, processing of applications, selection of immigrants, and retention of immigrants. Since these areas are integral parts of immigration policies in all countries and Canada is a long‐term leader in the design of points‐based systems for selection of skilled immigrants, we also specify several lessons from the Canadian experience with the Express Entry system for other countries seeking to attract skilled immigrants.

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  • Oldrich Bures & Radka Klvanova & Robert Stojanov, 2020. "Strengths and Weaknesses of Canadian Express Entry System: Experts’ Perceptions," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 46(4), pages 787-812, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:popdev:v:46:y:2020:i:4:p:787-812
    DOI: 10.1111/padr.12354
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