Who is the most likely to receive an Express Entry ITA in 2024?

Why to choose Canada Express Entry in 2024?

• Best path to Canada Permanent Residency.
• No job offer is required. 
• Higher chances of selection.
• Quick processing time.
• Plans to issue 85,000 ITAs in 2024.
• High success rate for applicants.
• Opportunity for Canadian citizenship.

 What is Express Entry? 

Express Entry is an application managing system regarded as the fastest route to migrate to Canada and get a Canada PR within 6-8 months. It is a point-based system that allows the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) to avail of a Canada PR. 

From January to September, the previous year exceeded the total number invited by 37,335 in 2022 but still needs to catch up to 108,105 in 2021.IRCC has set a target of 110,770 permanent resident admissions to Canada in 2024 through Express Entry programs, rising to 117,500 annually in both 2025 and 2026.

Each program has different eligibility criteria, but all candidates are evaluated using the CRS score system. Candidates receive ITAs through Canada Express Entry through PNP. The PNP gives the candidate an extra CRS score of 600.  

Canada issued new Express Entry ITAs from January to September 2023, issuing 53,455 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates. This data excludes October Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) draws, in which 9,173 ITAs were published.

The ITAs are categorized by program and province's Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, age, and occupation to provide the correct details.

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How are the invitations or ITAs issued? 

Canadian Experience Class issues ITAs. The categories that received the ITAs are: 

• CEC candidates: CEC candidates already have one year of eligible Canadian work experience and meet IRCC’s language proficiency criteria. In total, 23,910 CEC candidates received an ITA. 
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: The Federal Skilled Worker Program received the second highest number of ITAs, 15,855 (about 30% of the total ITAs), and PNP candidates were third, with 13,655. 
• Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP): No ITAs were issued for FSTP. 

The table below shows the categories that were issued for Express Entry: 

Express Entry profile	Top occupations	ITAS issued
Canadian Experience Class	Software engineers and designers	1,725
	Computer programmers and interactive media developers	1,745
	CEC Food Service Supervisors	1,375
	Information systems analysts and consultants	1,240
	Administrative assistants	855
Federal Skilled Worker Program	Financial auditors and accountants	650
	Dentists	570
	Software engineers and designers	565
	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing, and public relations	505
	Database analysts and data administrators	420
Provincial Nominee Program	Other occupations	970
	Software engineers and designers	820
	Information systems analysts and consultants	615
	Computer programmers and interactive media developers	595
	Welders and related machine operators	420

 

Invitations issued via CRS score: 

• Around Express Entry, candidates (26,070) had a CRS score of 451-500.
• 11,640 had scores between 501- 600.
• 225 Express Entry candidates received ITAs with scores between 601 and 700, 60 scored between 701 and 800, and 790 more scored between 801 and 900.
• More than 7,7550 Express Entry candidates scored 901-1,000, and over 5,040 scored higher than 1,000. 

Invitations issued by provinces

Country	ITAs issued
Ontario	31,550 ITAs
British Columbia	10, 655
Alberta	5,280
Nova Scotia	1,595 ITAs
Other provinces	1500 each

 

Invitations issued on the Age

No of candidates	Age
28,970	19-29
20,865	30
4,000	40s or older

 

• A single express entry candidate aged 20-29 receives 110 CRS points.
• A single 19-year-old candidate receives 105 points.

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