In latest all-program Express Entry draw, Canada invites 4,250 candidates
On October 12, 2022 Canada’s most recent all-program Express Entry draw was held. Since they resumed on July 6 it was the eighth all-program draw. With a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 500, IRCC issued invitations to 4,250 candidates.
Candidates were eligible to receive invitations from the Canadian experience class (CEC), federal skilled worker program (FSWP) and the federal skilled trades program (FSTP) so these are some of the programs from which the candidates received invitations. .
All programs that operate under the Express Entry system and for over 18 months starting in December 2020 Express Entry all-program draws were paused. Only candidates from the CEC or Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) were issued invitations to apply, during the pause and IRCC also paused draws for the CEC in sep 2021.
Today’s draw is a continuation of lower CRS scores and it increases the number of candidates who are eligible to receive ITAs through Express Entry by lowering the CRS score. Since draws resumed on July 6 this has been the trend for the first five draws, decreased by eight or nine points each time.
As part of the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, IRCC looks to hit its target of some 432,000 new permanent residents and IRCC releases a new plan year that outlines the number of immigrants Canada hopes to welcome over the coming three years and the Immigration Levels Plan targets 55,900 new permanent residents through Express Entry for 2022.
Through the express entry program Canada has admitted just over 28,000 new permanent residents.
To apply for Express Entry programs Canada has also removed some of the barriers. Physicians were not eligible because, most often, Canada’s medical system works on a “fee-for-service” model and in a technical sense, physicians are considered self-employed.
They may still be eligible for an Express Entry program, being self-employed on its own does not render a candidate ineligible. If a candidate has gained at least one year of work experience abroad, or as an employee in Canada and in 2023, the exception for physicians is one of the first changes to Express Entry and IRCC has more authority to target Express Entry candidates based on specific work experience, education, or language abilities.
Express Entry is the application management system. It is for three Canadian immigration programs: the Canadian experience class (CEC), the federal skilled worker program (FSWP) and the federal skilled trades program (FSTP).
Candidates in the Express entry pool are already eligible for at least one of these programs and express entry uses a points-based system, the comprehensive ranking system (CRS).
The top-scoring candidates receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and an IRCC officer reviews the application and decides if they are approved. The officer will ask for bio-metrics and may set up an interview and if approved, the candidate is now a permanent resident of Canada and one step closer to becoming a Canadian citizen.
