Express Entry

Alberta invited Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 302 in one of two draws held so far this month.

(IRCC) has officially confirmed that it will continue using the six categories currently eligible for category-based selection in Express Entry draws in 2024.

IRCC will give preference to Express Entry candidates who have a strong French language proficiency or work experience in the following fields:

The following chart represents the number of invitations issued from the beginning of 2016 until mid July for applicants in express entry selection pool.

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IRCC gets new year off to a big start with 7,800 invitations to apply in first two draws

The latest Express Entry draw, which took place on February 8, had the lowest ranking score and point requirement of all time. Candidates with 447 or more CRS points received an Invitation to apply for permanent residence. Moreover, this was the largest draw of all time; a total of 3,664 ITAs were issued.

Candidates in the Express Entry pool for immigration to Canada with 435 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points were issued an Invitation to apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence in the latest draw from the pool, which took place on September 6.

Canada has invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw that took place on Wednesday, February 21.

CRS cut-off score decreases to 459

A total of 3,202 Express Entry candidates have been issued an invitation to apply on July 12, 2017, saw a minimum CRS score requirement of 440. Consequently, candidates in the Express Entry pool with a score of 440 or above at the time of the draw are now in a position to apply for Canadian permanent resident status.

The latest Express Entry draw for immigration to Canada has taken place, bringing with it the joint-lowest CRS ) cut-off threshold of all time. A total of 3,687 candidates in the Express Entry pool — each of whom had at least 415 CRS points — received an ITA to apply for permanent residence on May 17, 2017.

On may 31,2017 draw under the Express Entry program applicants with 413 points and higher received an Invitation to apply.