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Mthornt said:
Pretty rare to have two months in a row, with each having 3 draws.


Maybe 2017 for EE 3 draws each month with 3000+ ITA.

12 months x around 10,000 ITA a month = 120,000 ITA for 2017 8)

Do they already announced that the quote for this year will be 400k ? ::)
 
Bcz there is usually a 15 days gap between each draw.
 
omar_ahmed21 said:
Maybe 2017 for EE 3 draws each month with 3000+ ITA.

12 months x around 10,000 ITA a month = 120,000 ITA for 2017 8)

Do they already announced that the quote for this year will be 400k ? ::)

Wrong, 120K people is not 120K ITAs because there are 2,3 people per application remember!

It should be 4K per month!
 
Hey everyone. Like many of you, I'm in the same boat. 441 CRS have been in the pool since late Feb 2016.

I think the optimism in the group has been great, and like you I hope that scores come down over the next 2 to 3 months. I do wonder however how far into the low 440s the scores will reach though.

The 2015 end-of-year report indicated that there were 13,537 people in the 440-449 group. That was after approximately one year of operation of the EE system. There have never been any EE rounds with CRS < 450. This means that many people who entered the EE pool in 2015 in this points range would presumably still be in the pool. Then you have to take into account all the additional people with 440-450 CRS points who have joined the pool in the last 12 months. I expect there have been double the number of applicants to the pool throughout 2016. Even taking into account that some people would have gone down the PNP route, I would speculate there could be at least 20,000 or more people currently in the 440-449 range. While I believe the cut off will drop in the next couple of months, based on these numbers, I wonder how realistic it is that the points will drop to the low 440s.

For everyone's sake, I hope the cut off decreases and those that have been waiting a long time are rewarded for their patience and diligence. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the 2016 end of year report when it is released just to see how much the picture has changed in the last 12 months!

All the best,
Stephan
 
skantzidis said:
Hey everyone. Like many of you, I'm in the same boat. 441 CRS have been in the pool since late Feb 2016.

I think the optimism in the group has been great, and like you I hope that scores come down over the next 2 to 3 months. I do wonder however how far into the low 440s the scores will reach though.

The 2015 end-of-year report indicated that there were 13,537 people in the 440-449 group. That was after approximately one year of operation of the EE system. There have never been any EE rounds with CRS < 450. This means that many people who entered the EE pool in 2015 in this points range would presumably still be in the pool. Then you have to take into account all the additional people with 440-450 CRS points who have joined the pool in the last 12 months. I expect there have been double the number of applicants to the pool throughout 2016. Even taking into account that some people would have gone down the PNP route, I would speculate there could be at least 20,000 or more people currently in the 440-449 range. While I believe the cut off will drop in the next couple of months, based on these numbers, I wonder how realistic it is that the points will drop to the low 440s.

For everyone's sake, I hope the cut off decreases and those that have been waiting a long time are rewarded for their patience and diligence. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the 2016 end of year report when it is released just to see how much the picture has changed in the last 12 months!

All the best,
Stephan

wrong, 13,537 is between 400 and 449
 
Aal_ said:
wrong, 13,537 is between 400 and 449

lol. Righto.... thanks for the correction. I now have far more confidence :)
-1 to me for my attention to details :)
 
skantzidis said:
lol. Righto.... thanks for the correction. I now have far more confidence :)
-1 to me for my attention to details :)

And to think that I've look at that report 1 million times. Seriously I think my pessimism throughout the middle to late last year made me see the numbers differently. Sorry about that.

Here's hoping for some really positive news soon.
 
skantzidis said:
And to think that I've look at that report 1 million times. Seriously I think my pessimism throughout the middle to late last year made me see the numbers differently. Sorry about that.

Here's hoping for some really positive news soon.

+1 for encouragement.
 
Between 440 - 449, i think there are at most 5,000 ppl
 
you didnt factor that all the 400+ from 2015 onwards till Feb 8, 2016 applied for OINP and 95% got the PNP. So those numbers are also gone away.
 
And also factor in the additional points for education in the Nov 19 change. That may have brought a lot of people up from the 430-450 range who have already received ITA. The year end report would certainly help!
 
Agreed. But all those who were in 380+ range have got into 400+ after the changes. So I consider that effect has been off set. But OINP related case still holds the merit.
 
astralsource said:
Wrong, 120K people is not 120K ITAs because there are 2,3 people per application remember!

It should be 4K per month!

Forum math and logic always entertain me :)
 
Now the exciting hours begin. Just keeping fingers crossed at 451. Praying to get through this time, has been over an year waiting now !!
 
Determination — number of invitations

1. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 10.2(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the number of invitations that may be issued during the period beginning on February 8, 2017 and ending on February 9, 2017 is 3,664.

Determination – required rank

(2) Foreign nationals who, on February 8, 2017 at 13:23:27 UTC, have been assigned a total of 447 points or more under the Comprehensive Ranking System that is set out in the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 1, 2014 and as amended from time to time, occupy the rank required to be invited to make an application for permanent residence.


Yay congrats to all who made it from this category. It's definitely gonna be coming down. Good luck