Tools and official sources worth using before you pay for immigration advice
The calculators, official Government of Canada sources and free checks worth using before you pay anyone for advice on Express Entry, PNP or a work permit. Reviewed by a licensed RCIC.
Navigating the path to Canadian permanent residence can feel overwhelming. The rules change, the point systems are complex, and trying to figure out your eligibility through endless Google searches often leads to more confusion than answers.
That is why we point people to the calculators and official sources below, so you can get your bearings before you pay anyone for advice.
Where to check things yourself
Ask the assistant in the corner of this page
Every page on this site has an assistant in the bottom bar. Ask it about eligibility, document lists or which pathway fits your situation, and it will point you to the right part of the site. It is a starting point, not regulated advice — for that you need a licensed representative.
Express Entry rounds of invitations
IRCC publishes every round of invitations: the date, the category, the number of invitations issued and the CRS cut-off. It is the only authoritative source for where scores actually landed, and it updates as each round happens.
Immigration news and analysis
Policy shifts, programme pauses and draw patterns, explained in plain language and reviewed by a licensed RCIC. The ticker at the top of every page carries the headlines; the blog carries the detail.
Find your NOC code
Incorrect NOC codes are one of the most common causes of refusal. Match your actual day-to-day duties against the official classification rather than going by your job title, which often differs from how the work is classified.
Appeals and complex cases
Refusals, sponsorship appeals, residency obligation appeals and admissibility matters are handled in-house. Waymark holds the RCIC-IRB designation, which authorizes representation before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
Score and eligibility calculators
Work out where you stand before you commit to a pathway. Useful for comparing whether Express Entry, a provincial nomination or a work permit route is the realistic option for your profile.
For Canadian employers
LMIA applications, recruitment compliance and work permit support for the workers you hire, across the high-wage, low-wage, Global Talent and agricultural streams.