Resources
Guides to moving to Canada and the UK
These guides explain what each Canadian and UK immigration route requires (the score, the salary, the documents, the cost) using the figures published by IRCC and the Home Office, each with its source and effective date shown on the page. They describe the rules. Working out which route fits you is what the assessment does.
What is here
Canada covers Express Entry and the Comprehensive Ranking System, Provincial Nominee Programs, proof of funds, and the 2026 category-based draws that invite healthcare workers, tradespeople and French speakers at lower scores. United Kingdom covers the Skilled Worker visa, the two-part salary rule, the Immigration Salary List and the Health and Care Worker visa. Moving from gives the country-specific layer (the police certificate process, the tuberculosis test clinics, the visa application centres) for each nationality we cover. Policy updates records rule changes as they happen, with the government announcement each one rests on.
Immigration rules change, sometimes overnight. Every number on this site is checked against its government source each week, and a page that cannot be verified is not published.
Our assessment checks you against every open UK and Canadian route in about three minutes and shows your score, where you stand and the first thing that would raise it. No card needed for that. Seeing every route in full needs a plan.
General information only, not legal advice. Immigration rules change. Always verify requirements on official government websites before you apply.
Canada
Canada's main economic route, Express Entry, needs no job offer. You are scored on age, education, language and work experience, and invited to apply for permanent residence if your score clears the cut-off in a draw. A provincial nomination adds 600 points. Until 2 November 2026 a job offer adds no points. From 3 November 2026 an offer in a high-wage occupation adds 50 to 100 points, with no LMIA needed ([what changes](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/changes.html)).
Express Entry step-by-step (2026)
A practical walkthrough of Canada’s Express Entry process, from checking eligibility to an Invitation to Apply, based on IRCC rules, without hype.
How CRS works, and what actually raises your score
Plain-English explanation of Canada’s Comprehensive Ranking System: how points are counted, what moves the needle, and what usually does not.
Proof of funds explained (Canada Express Entry)
What settlement funds mean for Express Entry, who must show them, what evidence IRCC typically expects, and how to avoid common mistakes.
Provincial Nominee Program overview for skilled workers
How Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs fit beside Express Entry: stream types, nomination basics, and what skilled workers should check first.
United Kingdom
The UK Skilled Worker visa requires a licensed sponsor and a salary that clears both the general threshold of £41,700 (UK Home Office, effective July 22, 2025) and the going rate for your occupation; the higher figure governs. Jobs on the Immigration Salary List use a reduced £33,400 threshold. Healthcare and teaching jobs use national pay scales instead of a going rate, and eligible health roles pay no immigration health surcharge.
How-to
Timelines, document prep, and choosing where to evaluate first.
Canada vs UK: which destination should you explore first?
A practical comparison of Canada and UK skilled pathways, eligibility signals, sponsorship versus points, and how to choose a first evaluation.
Document checklist before you apply
A practical pre-application document inventory for Canada and UK skilled routes, what to gather early, what expires, and how to avoid last-minute gaps.
How to plan your immigration timeline
A calm framework for sequencing language tests, documents, sponsorship or Express Entry steps, and travel, without false promises about processing times.
Policy updates
Immigration rules change without much notice, and a page that was right last month can be wrong today. This log records each change that affects the routes we cover, with the government announcement it rests on, the date it took effect, who it affects and what remains open. It is checked against IRCC and the Home Office every week. ---
Canada paused its Home Care Worker pilots
IRCC paused new applications to the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots on 19 December 2025. A pause, not a closure; Healthcare Express Entry still runs.
UK care worker sponsorship closed to overseas applicants
Overseas recruitment for UK care workers ended on 22 July 2025. Who is unaffected, what is open instead, and where to verify on GOV.UK.