What an RCIC checks in your Express Entry application
Express Entry is unforgiving in a specific way: the system accepts what you tell it, ranks you on that basis, and only tests whether it was true after you have been invited to apply. A profile that overstates a single factor can sit in the pool for months, collect an invitation, and then fail at the application stage — by which point the invitation is spent.
A review is a second, licensed pair of eyes on the things that most often turn out to be wrong: the occupation you claimed, the experience you counted, the points you did or did not claim, and whether your documents actually support any of it.
Profile review ($149) or full application review ($488)?
| Profile review$149 CAD | Full application review$488 CAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Best used | Before you receive an invitation | Inside the 60 days after an invitation |
| CRS score verification | Included | Included |
| NOC code accuracy check | Included | Included |
| Unclaimed points identified | Included | Included |
| Recommendations to improve your score | Included | Included |
| Every IRCC form checked for errors | — | Included |
| Supporting document completeness | — | Included |
| Letter of explanation feedback | — | Included |
| Written report | Included | Included |
| Consultation | One included | One included |
Flat fees in Canadian dollars, not hourly. Additional dependants are charged separately, and a professionally drafted letter of explanation is an optional add-on on the full review — both are priced on the form above before you pay.
Who reviews your file
Your file is reviewed by a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant at ITC iLand — Ramin Asadi (CICC R407111) or Mahmood-Babak Yaltaghian (CICC R422527). Both are licensed members of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, the federal regulator for immigration consultants, and both registration numbers can be verified on the CICC public register. The firm has operated since 1998. Reviews are not delegated to unlicensed staff.
When a review is worth it — and when it is not
Not every applicant needs one, and it is worth saying so plainly. If you have a single employer, an occupation that maps cleanly to one NOC, no gaps or refusals in your history, and a score comfortably above recent cut-offs for a category you qualify for, you are the kind of applicant who can reasonably file without help — which is why the calculators and checklists on this site are free and need no account.
A review earns its cost when:
- — your job could credibly be classified under more than one NOC, or the duties in your reference letter do not match the code you claimed;
- — your work history includes part-time, concurrent or overlapping employment, and the hours have to be counted rather than assumed;
- — you have gaps, a previous refusal, or anything touching admissibility;
- — your score is close enough to a recent cut-off that a few unclaimed points would change the outcome;
- — you have been invited and are assembling documents against a 60-day deadline.
If none of those describe you, start with the free tools: the CRS calculator, the program eligibility checker, and the step-by-step assessment. Come back if one of them turns up something you would rather not guess about.
A review is a professional opinion on the file you provide. No consultant or lawyer can guarantee an application outcome or a processing time — only IRCC decides. ITC iLand Immigration Inc. is not affiliated with the Government of Canada.
Frequently Asked Questions
A profile review is $149 CAD and a full application review is $488 CAD, both flat fees rather than hourly. Additional dependants are charged separately, and a professionally drafted Letter of Explanation is an optional add-on on the full review. There is no charge to use the free CRS calculator or eligibility checker first — most people should.
A profile review looks at the Express Entry profile you have created or are about to create: whether your CRS score is calculated correctly, whether your NOC code is defensible, whether you are leaving points unclaimed, and what could realistically raise your score. A full application review covers all of that and then the post-invitation submission itself — every IRCC form checked for errors, the completeness of your supporting documents, and feedback on any letter of explanation. Broadly: the profile review is for before an invitation, the full review is for the 60-day window after one.
A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) at ITC iLand — Ramin Asadi (CICC R407111) or Mahmood-Babak Yaltaghian (CICC R422527). Both are licensed members of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, the federal regulator, and both registrations can be checked directly on the CICC public register. Reviews are not delegated to unlicensed staff or to software.
Often not, and we would rather say so. A straightforward profile — one employer, an unambiguous NOC, a clean immigration history, a comfortable score against recent cut-offs — is genuinely something many applicants complete well on their own, which is why the calculators and checklists on this site are free and require no account. A review earns its cost where there is something to get wrong: a borderline NOC classification, overlapping or part-time employment, gaps in your history, a previous refusal, or a score close enough to a cut-off that unclaimed points matter.
No, and any firm that tells you otherwise is one to avoid. Only IRCC decides an application, and no consultant or lawyer can promise an outcome or a processing time. What a review can do is make sure what you submit is accurate, complete and consistent, and that you have not misclassified something or left points on the table. That is the whole of what is being sold here.
No — that is exactly when the full application review is designed to be used. After an invitation you normally have 60 days to submit a complete application, and that is the window in which document errors and omissions actually cost people their invitation. Bring it early in the 60 days rather than late; see the post-invitation steps for what else falls due in that period.