IRCC may be returning to a period where PNP-specific draws are followed the next day by draws for candidates in the Canadian Experience Class.
Canada held another Express Entry draw on January 7, the second invitation round held in two days.
Invitations were issued to a total of 4,750 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates. A Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 461 was enough to ensure an Invitation to Apply (ITA). Results of the draw were released today, January 8, 2021.
Two days ago, Canada kicked off the New Year issuing invitations to Express Entry candidates who have provincial nominations.
Unlike all-program invitation rounds, which draw from the entire Express Entry pool and tend to result in higher cut-off scores, program-specific draws like the one specifically targeting CEC candidates today can produce lower cut-off scores given they involve a smaller pool of candidates.
This draw brings the total number of invitations issued in 2021 so far to 5,000.
