Breaking News! IRCC holds Express Entry draw after a long gap of 1 month. 4750 ITAs issued with a cut off CRS score 561

Highlights: Canada holds Express Entry Draw after a long gap of 40 days

• IRCC has invited candidates through an Express Entry draw after one month. 
• IRCC issued 4,750 ITAs in all program draws. 
• Candidates with a minimum CRS score of 561 are considered for the Express Entry Draw. 
• The last draw was held on 26 October 2023, 3600 candidates were issued ITAs.  

 

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What is Express Entry Draw?

Express Entry is an application management system that processes the application for permanent residency from candidates in

 

• The Federal Skilled Worker Program
• The Canadian Experience Class
• The Federal Skilled Trades Program.

 

Through Express Entry, candidates are evaluated based on their CRS score. The CRS score is based on work experience, language ability, occupation, education, and age. Each factor is worth a specific point value.

 

Candidates who obtain the highest score are most likely to receive ITA. If any candidate receives an ITA, they have 60 days to apply for their final application for permanent residency.

 

Details of the last Express Entry Draw:

The last draw was on October 26, 2023. Since then, this is the first draw. On November 16, as reported by the department, the issue due to a gap was resolved.

 

In the most recent draw, 3600 candidates were issued ITAs on October 26 in the category-based selection draw for healthcare occupation with a minimum score of 431.

 

There were two additional draws in the same week. On October 25, IRCC issued 300 candidates in a category-based selection draw for French-speaking proficiency with a minimum score of 486.

 

The remaining draws took place on October 24. IRCC issued candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) with a minimum score of 776. Express Entry Candidates receive an additional 600 CRS points.

 

Express Entry Draw Detail Information from August Till Date:

Draw Number	Date of the Draw	Draw Type	Number of Invitations	CRS score
#272	December 6, 2023	All-program Draw	4,750	561
#271	October 26, 2023	Healthcare occupations (2023-1)	3,600	431
#270	October 25, 2023	French language proficiency (2023-1)	300	486
#269	October 24, 2023	Provincial Nominee Program	1,548	776
#268	October 10, 2023	All-program Draw	3,725	500
#267	September 28, 2023	Agriculture and Agri-food occupations (2023-1)	600	354
#266	September 27, 2023	French language proficiency (2023-1)	500	472
#265	September 26, 2023	All-program Draw	3,000	504
#264	September 20, 2023	Transport occupations (2023-1)	1000	435
#263	September 19, 2023	All-program Draw	3,200	531
#262	August 15, 2023	All-program Draw	4,300	496
#261	August 3, 2023	Trade occupations (2023-1)	1,500	388
#260	August 2, 2023	French language proficiency (2023-1)	800	435
#259	August 1, 2023	All-program Draw	2,000	517

 

Category based Selection:

IRRC announced that Express Entry candidates would be based on one category rather than their overall CRS score. Six categories were created for in-demand occupations and newcomers with strong French language abilities. The five occupation-based categories were:

 

• Healthcare
• STEM professions
• Trades
• Transport
• Agriculture and Agri-food

 

The highest number of category-based ITAs (6,900) has been issued to candidates with French Language proficiency.

 

Candidates who wish to immigrate to Canada through category-based Selection must be in the Express Entry pool and meet a minimum CRS score.

 

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