By admin (August 28, 2024)

Latest Express Entry Draw Invited 3,300 Candidates in Canadian Experience Class

The second draw of the week released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,300 Invitations in Canadian Experience Class draw candidates with a minimum required CRS score of 507  under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was required to be selected.

The last draw was held on 26th August, when IRCC invited 1,121 candidates in a PNP only draw with the minimum required CRS of 694. IRCC hosted a set of Express Entry draws between August 13 to August 15. In the August 15 draw, candidates who speak French were targeted while on August 13, an invitation went to 763 candidates under the PNP with a minimum score of 690. On August 14, the draw was limited to 3,200 CEC candidates with a minimum score of 509.

Recent Draw Details:

• Date: 27 August, 2024
• Type of Draw: Canadian Experience Class
• Number of Invitation: 3,300
• Minimum Required Score: 507

IRCC has recently followed a pattern of having multiple draws every other week. Recently, IRCC has focused more on the PNP and CEC draws. This means it is aligning with its strategy to increase domestic draws to control the number of temporary residents in Canada, while meeting the permanent resident targets set in the Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026.

Draw Released in 2024:

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Minimum CRS
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

The IRCC is targeting the admission of 110,770 new permanent residents through Express Entry in 2024 and 117,500 in 2025. Candidates invited toward the second half of the year are expected to contribute more significantly toward achieving the 2025 target because of IRCC’s six-month processing standard for complete Express Entry applications. 

Express Entry is an immigration framework that administers applications for three major economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). 

Candidates are scored and ranked according to a number of human capital factors in the Comprehensive Ranking System, which includes 

• Occupation
• work experience
• Age
• Education
• language skills

And additional factors such as having a spouse or sibling in Canada. The total CRS score will be the sum of points assigned to each factor; therefore, a higher score means a better chance of receiving an ITA for permanent residency in Canada.