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Steps run in order. A dashed step is blocked: something before it has to be finished first.

Check a step off when it's done. Whatever it was blocking unlocks by itself.

Some steps are IRCC's to make, not yours. Those show as waiting and can't be checked off.

Start with step 1: Check your eligibility

Express EntryEnter the poolStep 5 of 12

BlockedFree · RequiredYou are here

5. Create your online profile

You create an online profile with your work history, language results, education and family details.

Waiting on: Calculate your CRS score

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The rest of the pathway, folded up

This view fits the whole pathway on one screen: the step you're on is enlarged, its neighbours are shown small, and everything further out is folded into a summary bar you can open. The idea is borrowed from degree-of-interest trees (Card and Nation, 2002).

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Create your online profile

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The authority on this stepSubmit an Express Entry profilecanada.ca · Government of Canada

IRCC is the only authority here. Our summary is here to help you find your way. If anything below differs from the official page, the official page is right. Requirements, fees and processing times change without notice.

Our plain-language summaryLast reviewed 29 July 2026

You create an online profile with your work history, language results, education and family details. Everything you claim must be provable later: the documents are checked only after an invitation.

Why it's required: The profile is what places you in the pool. An error here becomes misrepresentation later, which carries a five-year ban.

CostFreeFees are paid only after an invitation.

Valid for12 monthsThen you resubmit if not invited.

Documents you'll need

Passport details for you and your family members
Language test report numbers
ECA report number
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Before this step

BlockedCalculate your CRS score

Finishing this unlocks: Enter the pool