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Ray of Hope - 96th Draw

scylla

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My girlfriend has 436 points but we recently checked that she has put "Uncle/Aunt" as family in Canada in her application but still the points show 0 in the final tally. Do we not get points for family anymore?
Sounds like she needs to research the points system in more detail. Yes - points are still given for family member but only for siblings. This is how it's always worked.
 

SithLord

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Aug 18, 2017
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What is your ECA equivalency ?
A Degree and A Diploma ?
Did you check if this qualify for two or more degrees ?
My ECA from WES is Deree and college level diploma(one semester) So I don't qualify for 2 or more degrees. I am considering sending it to IQAS to see if they evaluate it differently.
 

mark12345680

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My ECA from WES is Deree and college level diploma(one semester) So I don't qualify for 2 or more degrees. I am considering sending it to IQAS to see if they evaluate it differently.
What PG cert did you study? If the certificate is at postgraduate level, I don't understand how it was a college diploma
 

santaguy

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Jun 6, 2018
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Hello Senior Members,

I need advice. My CRS score is 440 (Profile created on 22nd July as Previous profile expired). Without adding the spouse, its 448.
On 15th Sep, I'll lose 5 points due to B'day.

Should I go ahead and apply without family? Or I should apply with family. Let's say if I apply without my spouse, will it be a problem to add her after I get PR?

I have a 5-year-old daughter also. Please advice.
 

hskris

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Hello Senior Members,

I need advice. My CRS score is 440 (Profile created on 22nd July as Previous profile expired). Without adding the spouse, its 448.
On 15th Sep, I'll lose 5 points due to B'day.

Should I go ahead and apply without family? Or I should apply with family. Let's say if I apply without my spouse, will it be a problem to add her after I get PR?

I have a 5-year-old daughter also. Please advice.
Apply with family, y do u want to again take the pain of sponsorship post you going there as a single applicant? Moreover, 440 is a good score and crs expected to drop to these levels soon if the current draw pattern continues.
 
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FMT

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Feb 28, 2018
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Hello Senior Members,

I need advice. My CRS score is 440 (Profile created on 22nd July as Previous profile expired). Without adding the spouse, its 448.
On 15th Sep, I'll lose 5 points due to B'day.

Should I go ahead and apply without family? Or I should apply with family. Let's say if I apply without my spouse, will it be a problem to add her after I get PR?

I have a 5-year-old daughter also. Please advice.
I will advice you still apply will spouse and face the pain once and for all. Let's hope there's no more 3 weeks gap inbetween draws. You should get ITA in two draws. Sponsoring spouse takes 12 months or more. You can wait for the next 2 draws to see what happens
 
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FairOntario

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Jul 12, 2018
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Hello everyone, what is the relationship between invited candidates with the lowest ranked scores and Tie-breaking rule: December 31, 2017 at 12:14:21 UTC?

Note: If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
 

navinball

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Hello everyone, what is the relationship between invited candidates with the lowest ranked scores and Tie-breaking rule: December 31, 2017 at 12:14:21 UTC?

Note: If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
if there are a 1000 candidates at 441 (lowest score) and 550 of those created their profile before december 31 2017 12:14:21 UTC, only those 550 will be invited
 

Mayur_M

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I will advice you still apply will spouse and face the pain once and for all. Let's hope there's no more 3 weeks gap inbetween draws. You should get ITA in two draws. Sponsoring spouse takes 12 months or more. You can wait for the next 2 draws to see what happens
She can also apply under Express entry on her own, spouse sponsor is not the only option.
 

FairOntario

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Jul 12, 2018
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if there are a 1000 candidates at 441 (lowest score) and 550 of those created their profile before
december 31 2017 12:14:21 UTC, only those 550 will be invited
Thanks, that means no profile on 441 created after december 31 2017 12:14:21 UTC got ITA this last draw. Trouble for sub 440, except draw size is increased to 4000+.
 

FairOntario

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Jul 12, 2018
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441 cut off for 25th July draw, tie break: 31st Dec, 2017.

Possible implications

* All profiles on 441 opened between 15/11/17 to 31/12/17 have been cleared.

* All these candidates either had there profiles recreated, or were able to increase their CRS/scores subsequently. Otherwise they should all have been cleared on the 23rd May 2018 draw.

Possible Implications:

* 25/07/18 draw could left over about 240+ profiles on 441, i.e. only 50+ profiles - opened 15/11/17 to 31/12/17 - on 441 got ITA.

Challenges

* If as much as 50+ candidates were able to improve their scores to 441 from 15/11/17 to 31/12/17, how many would've done the same from 31st Dec, 2017 to 23rd May, 2018/till the next draw?

* Except IRCC's tie break benchmark is not backed by a definitive formulae, implying it's flexible, then maybe some profiles on 441 opened/improved (31/12/17 to 23/05/18) could have received ITA from the last draw (25/07/18).

Please additional debate/input is required here.

* Assuming the CIC tiebreak benchmark is fixed, then we will have to factor in 250+ profiles on 441 created/improved from 31/12/17 to 23/05/18, and an additional 100+ profiles on 441 created/improved from 23/05/18 to 25/07/18, even till next draw.

Implications for 08/08/18 draw (if no 3 week delay)

* If the draw size increases to 4000,

Conservatively: the cut off will be 441 (5 Profiles left) /440 (90 profiles on 440 receiving ITA).

Optimistically: cut off 440, with 255 profiles receiving ITAs on 440.

* If the draw size remains 3750

Conservatively: the cut off could remain 441, with 255 left over profiles on 441.

Optimistically: the cut off will be 440, with 5 profiles on 440 receiving ITA.

Please note: This is the worst case scenario. In 4 days time, we should be able to generate far more accurate projections.

@gauravmlal, @at4446, @bimale4bipeople, @AlfredoInans, @navinball have already provided interesting insight into the 31st Dec, 2017 tie break issue, however more input and debate required pending the next 4 day trend. Without definitively resolving the 31st December 17 tie break issue, the margin of our projections is subjected to either the negative/positive influence of +/- 370 profiles (440 to 451).
 
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