Express Entry Draw mechanism

[avisigma]

Hi ,

Can anyone please tell me if one meets the criterion for minimum points in any given draw , after that is it competitive (top points picked first) or is it simply a lottery (luck of the draw) process ? ....I mean if its just lottery whats the advantage of having higher scores ? esp as this year the minimum cutoff for all draws has been significantly lower than last year (in general )

 

[Stanlee]

Hi ,

Can anyone please tell me if one meets the criterion for minimum points in any given draw , after that is it competitive (top points picked first) or is it simply a lottery (luck of the draw) process ? ....I mean if its just lottery whats the advantage of having higher scores ? esp as this year the minimum cutoff for all draws has been significantly lower than last year (in general )

The cut-off score is what matters, higher scores are not treated differently or preferentially when compared to lower scores above the cut-off.

 

[istari]

Hi ,

Can anyone please tell me if one meets the criterion for minimum points in any given draw , after that is it competitive (top points picked first) or is it simply a lottery (luck of the draw) process ? ....I mean if its just lottery whats the advantage of having higher scores ? esp as this year the minimum cutoff for all draws has been significantly lower than last year (in general )

If you have the minimum score in the draw, you receive ITA. That's it. The minimum CRS is the only selection factor.

So having a CRS of 900 is great because it guarantees that you will meet the minimum CRS. But if the minimum CRS for a particular draw is 500, then those additional 400 points don't help you.

 

[LokiJr01]

Nothing has changed since last year. The cut off is just stricter the past three months, but things should go back to normal once the problems subside.