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Plain-language guides to how Express Entry, Québec's programs, NOC/TEER and the CRS actually work — with links to the tools to act on them.
How Canada's Express Entry system works — the three federal programs, the CRS score, rounds of invitations, and category-based draws.
How Quebec's Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ) works — the four streams, the Arrima pool, invitations, and the path to a CSQ.
What the NOC 2021 code and TEER categories mean, how to read a 5-digit code, and why matching your real duties to the right code matters for immigration.
How the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores Express Entry candidates out of 1,200, which factors move your score most, and what cut-off you need.
How Quebec's PEQ works — a faster path to a CSQ for Quebec graduates and for temporary foreign workers with Quebec experience, including French requirements.
What IRCC actually requires in a reference letter for Express Entry — letterhead, signatory, dates, hours, salary, duties — and the mistakes that get files flagged.
What actually happens when an officer thinks your NOC code doesn't match your real duties — from a procedural fairness letter to refusal to misrepresentation — and what Federal Court data shows.