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Mine is 321.

Regarding 1st~4th draws with job offer or PN, pretty low score applicants than us were invited.
Their score would be 286~135 if there was no extra 600 points.

Thinking of logic and fairness , we should be selected and will be able to in near future.
Let's remember Express Entry is not a program, but a system to select best candidates first.
We are good candidates and time will come eventually.

And,
Each quarter, CIC should select 25,000 people, but only selected 6,851 people yet.
Maintaining similar number at 6th draw may be a gesture to motivate applicants to create a profile and
control the pace for next draws.
Number will increase to 5,000 people soon to fulfill CIC's goal this year and score will drop accordingly .

Lastly, thinking of this threshold reviews are one of largest in EE forum, we are now one of the largest score group,
which indicates our opportunity is on the way.

What do you think?

 

[211]

Any other thoughts?
I wanna listen other's thoughts.

 

[sivamind]

talking about quotes - I found such information http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2014-11-06.asp

So can say up to date, only around 5000 ITAs for FSW has been issued.

Mine is 348. Hoping to receive soon.

 

[docshe]

very good analysis 211 optimistic

 

[nilapup321]

Any other thoughts?
I wanna listen other's thoughts.

Few concerns:-

1. When job bank will start operating, benchmark score will increase again because people will gain score after getting job offer.
2. Every month people are applying and hence the pool is increasing with good profiles which makes the competition tougher.
3. New PNPA and LMIA will help candidates of our similar score to get additional 600 point which again will make the chances more difficult.

 

[manojsr]

Hi friends

Does canditate can not be selected even though they have less score ? is there any limit for particular occupation ( quota ) , this system is worked on point system and not focused on occupation demends.

In near future , criteria of selection is going to be changed ? My score is only 310 , how to increase it up to 360+ ?

Regard's

Harsh

To increase score, you can do following:

-Increase your IELTS score to reach at CLB 9+ if not already.
-Can learn and get points for second official language.
-Get your spouse ECA and Language Proficiency Test and add it to you profile.

Other than these I don't think much can be done as the factors are limited by Canadian Adaptation (Study and Work Ex in Canada) and points on human factor like age, education etc are fixed.

Hope this helps.

 

[Ramionel]

Hi all!

I am 316 with spouse. In May I will be increasing work experience's score as I will be 3 years in this last job (therefore increase score with 12 points, from 13 to 25), but in June it's my birthday and will loose 5 points .
I am really optimistic about this system, after being rejected from FSW14 because of the global cap filling (my application was received on 31.12.2014).

Let's all be positive, can't hurt! ;D

 

[writetodance]

Any idea how many profile in the pool as on date...leaving out the invitation already given...that would give us some idea....as the total number of invitations for this year would only be 65,000 on EE

 

[writetodance]

Lets hope the best....that we all make it soon...the reasons for CIC to drop from 735 to 481 could be due to the below article...so if that works then we could expect soon...

Express Entry: What Have We Seen So Far?
Blog Category: Canadian Business Immigration
Author: Sven Walker [Contact]
Post Date: Mar 12, 2015
We are two months into the launch of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (“CIC”) Express Entry system for managing certain applications for permanent residence. The new system has come under serious fire and there is pressure on the government from the Canadian Bar Association and affected stakeholders to change the way the system works and impacts foreign nationals. So, what have we seen so far?

Four draws from the pool of candidates have taken place from January 1, 2015 to February 27, 2015; all of which have selected applicants with Comprehensive Ranking System (“CRS”) scores of at least 735-886 points. Since applicants cannot score more than 600 points without a Labour Market Impact Assessment (“LMIA”) – formerly known as the Labour Market Opinion (“LMO”) – or a qualifying provincial nomination, we know that every foreign national chosen to date possesses a LMIA or provincial nomination. Anyone without one is left waiting in the pool, regardless of how much education, Canadian and/or foreign experience, skills and talent they have that could benefit our labour market.

In total, just over 3,700 applicants have been selected and invited to apply for permanent residence. In 2014, CIC planned to admit about 15,000 foreign nationals under the Canadian Experience Class alone, not including the numbers under the Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Programs. If CIC continues at the current rate of selection, it will only invite about 18,000 foreign nationals under Express Entry in 2015, which isn’t much when stacked against the anticipated 65,000 Express Entry invitations it hopes to issue (out of its 250,000 annual immigration target for new permanent residents). With little transparency from CIC on what it is thinking, the best guess is that CIC is slowly edging into the program to give itself a chance of meeting its 6 month processing time promise.

In terms of impacts to the permanent residence process itself, the intent of Express Entry was modeled after the Australian expression of interest model and was anticipated to be an electronic system to manage applications and give CIC the ability to choose the best and brightest candidates. In practice, Express Entry creates a new layer of eligibility requirements in terms of having a LMIA or provincial nomination to have a chance for selection and this creates hardship for applicants and Canadian employers.

The system puts LMIA-exempt work permit holders and international students at a serious disadvantage. These foreign nationals, who already have Canadian work experience and/or Canadian education that CIC should want to retain, are being forced to obtain LMIAs or provincial nominations. Foreign students are generally eligible for LMIA-exempt work permits under the Post Graduate Work Permit category and, under the old system, could apply under the Canadian Experience Class once they have one year of Canadian work experience. Under the new system, these students will not have enough CRS points for selection unless their employer obtains a LMIA, which means advertising for their role and proving that no Canadian exists to do the job. This is almost impossible when you have new graduates with little employment experience competing for jobs. Furthermore, employers with foreign nationals who are in Canada as LMIA-exempt work permit holders (i.e. Intra Company Transferees and NAFTA work permit holders) are effectively forced to go through the LMIA process to retain those workers permanently, even though those workers came in under international agreements where LMIAs were not required in the first place. It is counterintuitive for employers to recruit foreign workers for these roles when there is no intent to actually hire Canadians. Plus, it goes against the intent of the LMIA-exempt work permit categories, existing immigration regulations and the government’s intention of making the LMIA process a last resort for employers who cannot find Canadian citizens or permanent residents to fill jobs. These oversights in the new system create a significant burden for employers and make Canada an unattractive place for international students.

With continued pressure on the government, things will (hopefully) have to change and we are hoping to see amendments to the Express Entry system that give LMIA-exempt work permit holders and international students a fighting chance, without forcing them through the last resort LMIA process.

 

[rojiv94]

Any idea how many profile in the pool as on date...leaving out the invitation already given...that would give us some idea....as the total number of invitations for this year would only be 65,000 on EE

There is only 8K ppl remaining in the EE pool. max 10K

 

[asiansk]

;D ;D it sounds like good news ROJIV however,, what info you have to back up your saying? 8k left in the pool isnt bad

 

[xitrox]

329 i hope , i can only hope.

 

[rojiv94]

;D ;D it sounds like good news ROJIV however,, what info you have to back up your saying? 8k left in the pool isnt bad

ead

I am assuming spreadsheet representation is 10%.
That ends up with the figure 8k.

 

[shrinivas1980]

Mine is 321.

Regarding 1st~4th draws with job offer or PN, pretty low score applicants than us were invited.
Their score would be 286~135 if there was no extra 600 points.

Thinking of logic and fairness , we should be selected and will be able to in near future.
Let's remember Express Entry is not a program, but a system to select best candidates first.
We are good candidates and time will come eventually.

And,
Each quarter, CIC should select 25,000 people, but only selected 6,851 people yet.
Maintaining similar number at 6th draw may be a gesture to motivate applicants to create a profile and
control the pace for next draws.
Number will increase to 5,000 people soon to fulfill CIC's goal this year and score will drop accordingly .

Lastly, thinking of this threshold reviews are one of largest in EE forum, we are now one of the largest score group,
which indicates our opportunity is on the way.

What do you think?

Dear the number is not 25,000 but 50,000 under FSW.

 

[andy000]

Dear the number is not 25,000 but 50,000 under FSW.

Remember it does not mean 50,000 ITA. So far my guess with the 6000+ ITA issued would be around 20,000 ppl.