“This draw is good news to all candidates and employers. Candidates know that the program is working and that they may be issued an invitation to apply for permanent residence, while employers know there are, and will be, candidates coming to Canada to help address labour market needs,” says Attorney David Cohen.
Indeed, future draws are expected to select candidates with high points for human capital factors under the Comprehensive Ranking System, but who may not necessarily have a job offer or provincial nomination. CIC expects that a significant proportion of invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence will be issued to people without job offers from Canadian employers. This is because the job matching facility for Canadian employers is unlikely to be in place for a number of months, yet the government of Canada aims to admit approximately 180,000 new immigrants in 2015 through the economic immigration programs
“I’m quite surprised that there were only 779 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 886 or greater. If CIC could only get that number from people who have obtained a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment or provincial nomination, it seems unlikely that the targets set under the 2015 immigration plan can be met without both increasing the number of candidates selected in each draw and lowering the required score under the Comprehensive Ranking System.
“This is positive news for people currently without job offers or provincial nominations, but I would encourage any eligible candidates to create their Express Entry profiles so that they may take advantage of this potential opportunity.”
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That excerpt was taken from cicnews.com.
So basically, make sure your profile is ripe and ready for picking. An ITA just might be coming your way, especially with over 450 points.
Indeed, future draws are expected to select candidates with high points for human capital factors under the Comprehensive Ranking System, but who may not necessarily have a job offer or provincial nomination. CIC expects that a significant proportion of invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence will be issued to people without job offers from Canadian employers. This is because the job matching facility for Canadian employers is unlikely to be in place for a number of months, yet the government of Canada aims to admit approximately 180,000 new immigrants in 2015 through the economic immigration programs
“I’m quite surprised that there were only 779 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 886 or greater. If CIC could only get that number from people who have obtained a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment or provincial nomination, it seems unlikely that the targets set under the 2015 immigration plan can be met without both increasing the number of candidates selected in each draw and lowering the required score under the Comprehensive Ranking System.
“This is positive news for people currently without job offers or provincial nominations, but I would encourage any eligible candidates to create their Express Entry profiles so that they may take advantage of this potential opportunity.”
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That excerpt was taken from cicnews.com.
So basically, make sure your profile is ripe and ready for picking. An ITA just might be coming your way, especially with over 450 points.