By admin (September 12, 2024)
911 Invitations to Apply Issued by IRCC in Express Entry Draw for PNP Applicants
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, otherwise known as IRCC, has just released a new set of Invitations to Apply through the latest Express Entry draw. As was the case with most of this year’s draws, the recent draw targeted PNP candidates, where a total of 911 ITAs were issued. Applicants who received an invitation needed to have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System, or CRS, score of 732.
This draw is the first of the month, after a particularly busy summer. IRCC issued 14 Express Entry draws throughout July and August. July was especially remarkable, as it set a new record for the most draws issued in any single month since the introduction of the system in 2015, with nine draws taking place in a window from July 2 to July 31.
The last Express Entry draw took place on August 27, in which 3,330 ITAs were issued to candidates within the Canadian Experience Class program. IRCC has recently been in a pattern of issuing at least two draws every two weeks, with one normally for PNP candidates. This tactic aligns with IRCC’s method to provide more ways for temporary residents in Canada to become permanent residents without raising the number of new temporary residents entering Canada.
Express Entry List
| Date | Draw Type | Number of ITAs | Minimum CRS |
| 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 |
What is Express Entry?
Express Entry is an application management system that IRCC introduced in 2015. It helps select candidates for economic immigration by assessing their qualifications. It manages three major immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class, and the Federal Skilled Trades Program.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)
At the center of Express Entry is the Comprehensive Ranking System. The CRS awards points in areas like language proficiency, work experience, education, occupation, and age. These points create an overall score of the candidate. Candidates with higher scores are more likely to receive an ITA.
Provincial Nominee Program Streams
Candidates can also apply to streams in a Provincial Nominee Program, that coincide with Express Entry. Such nominations are commonly referred to as enhanced nominations. Candidates who receive a PNP nomination automatically obtain 600 additional CRS points and a much-higher likelihood of an ITA in one of the future draws.
Category-Based Selection Draws
In 2023, IRCC introduced category-based selection draws that target candidates with specific in-demand skills, particularly related to work experience. Candidates must continue to be part of the Express Entry pool but do not need to be part of a particular program. The CRS threshold in these draws is usually lower compared to both program-specific or general draws.
Current Categories for Targeted Selection
Below are the current categories for targeted selection:
- Healthcare occupations
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs.
- Trades jobs like carpenters, plumbers, and contractors.
- Transportation jobs.
- Agriculture and agri-food jobs.
- French language proficiency.
IRCC revisits these categories every year and modifies them, if necessary, to reflect labour market requirements and demographics that are changing.