52. What funding is in place to support the implementation of Express Entry?

 

Category:  Budget funding and Legislation

 

 

Economic Action Plan 2014 committed $14 million over two years and $4.7 million ongoing to implement the Express Entry system.

Additionally, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) received funding for two key components for employer participation in the Express Entry system:

• Job Match/Job Bank will receive $11.8 million over 2 years and $3.3 million ongoing to enhance the job match service; and
• The Labour Market Opinion (LMO) (now Labour Market Impact Assesment (LMIA)) process also received funding of $11 million over 2 years and $3.5 million ongoing to enhance and strengthen the LMO process, including improved processing times for certain applications.

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