Filipiniana News – October 2014 RHYME & REASON Express Entry System and Caregivers There are barely two months left before the end of 2014 and the expected implementation date of the much-touted Express Entry system by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). However, CIC has yet to release the implementing details of this system that is scheduled to begin on 1 January 2015. Earlier this year, CIC Minister Chris Alexander announced that the previously termed "Expression of Interest" (EOI) system will be officially known as "Express Entry". As had been previously introduced in the EOI system, the Express Entry is supposedly a proactive approach meant to better address Canada's labour market needs. It has been clarified that this is not a separate immigration program but simply a framework and an entry door to the existing immigration programs (Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades, Canadian Experience and Provi...