Canada holds sixth all-program Express Entry draw
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,250 invitations to apply in the most recent Express Entry draw on September 14 and all-program draws resumed on July 6. The minimum cut off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 510 and there was no program specified for the draw.
The invitations were issued to candidates from the Canadian experience class (CEC) and the federal skilled worker program (FSWP) and the federal skilled trades program (FSTP). For immigrating to Canada express entry is one of the most prominent pathways.
The number of candidates receiving ITAs grew by 250 with each draw and last week saw a marked increase of 500 ITAs. Today’s draw is a continuation of that trend. There has also been a gradual decline in the minimum CRS score and this draw is different as there was only a six-point decrease and the CRS score in the July 6 draw was 557.
Starting in December 2020, IRCC paused all-program express entry draws for over 18 months. Candidates eligible for permanent residence under the CEC or the provincial nominee program (PNP) were invited to apply and CEC draws were also paused in September 2021.
Canada will break its current record of 405,330 new immigrants in a year, by the end of 2022. Canada has already welcomed over 300,000 new permanent residents in 2022 as of the end of June. Canada has welcomed 40,785 immigrants through Express Entry.
Canada could even exceed the 2022 Immigration Levels Plan target of nearly 432,000. IRCC has undertaken several measures.
To issue ITAs, the changes would give the department authority. Which will have an impact on the relevance of CRS scores. Immigration minister Sean Fraser explained the rationale for this proposal, in June.
Express entry is the application management system for three Canadian immigration programs and provincial nominee program (PNP) candidates in the express entry pool are already eligible and express entry uses a points-based system. The top-scoring candidates receive an invitation to apply.
An IRCC officer reviews the application and makes a decision and the officer will ask for bio-metrics and may set up an interview. If the candidate gets approved then the candidate will be a permanent resident of Canada.
