Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canada’s most recent Express Entry draw.
During a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw, the department granted 920 ITAs.
Candidates must have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 739 to be considered.
Today’s draw follows three program-specific drawings during the last month. Most recently, on June 19, IRCC held another PNP-only draw, inviting 1,499 applicants. They need a minimum CRS score of 663.
On May 30, a PNP-only lottery was held, with 2,985 Express Entry hopefuls invited. It was the first program-specific draw since May 10, 2023. Another draw was held on May 31, inviting 3,000 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates.
Program-specific draws only consider Express Entry applicants who applied through one of the Express Entry programs, such as the CEC, the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). In a PNP-only draw, applicants are only considered if they have been validly nominated by an Express Entry, An aligned stream of a PNP, also called as improved nomination.
This form of draw had not happened since May 2023, when category-based selection drawings were introduced. However, starting January of this year, the IRCC has been striving to stabilize Canada’s high number of temporary residents. One way to do this is to provide additional choices for temporary residents, such as those in Canada on a work or study permit or a visitor visa, to become permanent residents.
Many temporary residents who have filed for permanent residence and are presently residing in Canada or have previously lived in Canada apply for PR through the CEC. The same is true for candidates in the PNP. This implies that IRCC may reach its annual objective for “Federal High Skilled Workers” (Express Entry) as established in the Immigration Levels Plan while also lowering the number of temporary residents in Canada.
What is Express Entry?
The Express Entry application management system was established in 2015 to allow IRCC to target applicants with in-demand human capital traits while also processing their applications faster. It monitors applications from the FSWP, FSTP, and CEC.
Express Entry’s CRS takes into account human capital variables such as age, job experience, occupation, language proficiency, and occupation while determining a candidate’s eligibility. Each factor is awarded a score, which, when put together, gives applicants their total CRS score. The greater a candidate’s CRS score, the more likely they are to be awarded an ITA in the next draw.
There are three types of Express Entry drawings: program-specific draws, category-based selection draws, and general draws. General drawings include all Express Entry candidates, regardless of program or occupation.
#Canada immigrate
#Canada permanent residence
#cec #CRS
#Express Entry
#fstp #fswp #IRCC #ita
