By admin (September 20, 2024)

4,000 ITAs Issued by IRCC to Canadian Experience Class Candidates in Latest Express Entry Draw

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released 4,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) from a recent Express Entry draw; such candidates must have a minimum CRS score of 509 to be eligible for this draw.

This draw forms the third draw held this month. The draw follows two earlier draws where 911 candidates were invited under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and 1,000 were invited in a category-based draw for French-language proficiency.

Today’s draw is the largest CEC-exclusive draw since July 31, when 5,000 ITAs were released. The CRS cut-off score for this round was somewhat higher than the draw that occurred on August 27, which had a minimum of 507.

Latest Express Entry Draw List

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Minimum CRS
September 19	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	509
September 13	French Language Proficiency	1,000	446
September 9	Provincial Nominee Program	911	732
August 27	Canadian Experience Class	3,300	507
August 26	Provincial Nominee Program	1,121	694
August 15	French Language Proficiency	2,000	394
August 14	Canadian Experience Class	3,200	509
August 13	Provincial Nominee Program	763	690
July 31	Canadian Experience Class	5,000	510
July 30	Provincial Nominee Program	964	686
July 18	French language proficiency	1,800	400
July 17	Canadian Experience Class	6,300	515
July 16	Provincial Nominee Program	1,391	670
July 8	French proficiency	3,200	420
July 5	Healthcare occupations	3,750	445
July 4	Trade occupations	1,800	436
July 2	Provincial Nominee Program	920	739
June 19	Provincial Nominee Program	1,499	663
May 31	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	522
May 30	Provincial Nominee Program	2,985	676
April 24	French proficiency	1,400	410
April 23	General	2,095	529
April 11	STEM occupations	4,500	491
April 10	General	1,280	549
March 26	French language proficiency	1,500	388
March 25	General	1,980	524
March 13	Transport occupations	975	430
March 12	General	2,850	525
February 29	French language proficiency	2,500	336
February 28	General	1,470	534
February 16	Agriculture and agri-food occupations	150	437
February 14	Healthcare occupations	3,500	422
February 13	General	1,490	535
February 1	French language proficiency	7,000	365
January 31	General	730	541
January 23	General	1,040	543
January 10	General	1,510	546

Overview of Express Entry

Express Entry is an online application management system, in use since 2015, for managing applications for permanent resident status in three of Canada’s most important economic immigration programs:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
• Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

Candidates are ranked under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) where it has awarded points under various factors such as language ability, education, work experience, age, and occupation. Extra points are awarded for having a sibling in Canada, to apply with a spouse or partner, or earn high scores on both tests of English and French. Only the best candidates have the highest scores who are then invited to apply for permanent residence.

Introduction of Category-Based Selection

Category-based selection draws were first used in 2022 by IRCC in order to opt for candidates on merit from certain criteria, such as work experience or language ability. Among them, there are six main categories chosen, out of which are the following: 

• Health Care
• Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
• Trades
• Transport
• Agriculture and agri-food
• French language ability

These six categories have been chosen based on labor market needs and help in achieving the demographic goals for the settlement of French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec.

Once a candidate gets an ITA, that means within 60 days, he will submit his final application with IRCC. The department has targeted six months to process finalized Express Entry applications.