It's September, and we still have not seen the official Mid-Year report from IRCC yet. However, IRCC did upload a new set of data for Express Entry on Monday, September 2nd, 2016, so I downloaded them and played with them a bit.
Here are my findings. Please, if you have time, take a look at the spreadsheet and correct me.
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Express Entry ITAs issued by CRS score as of June 30th 2016 (1)
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Express Entry ITAs issued by NOC as of June 30th 2016 (Top 20 NOCs) (2)
I don't know what are the "Other NOC" listed in this spreadsheet.
STEM majors FTW!
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Express Entry ITAs issued by Age as of June 30th 2016 (3)
Surprisingly, candidates with age from 30 to 44 years old belong to the largest group which received PRs in Express Entry system. I guess although they lose points in the age factor, but they, on the other hand, receive significantly more points for work experience and degrees (two degrees or Master).
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Express Entry ITAs issued by Immigration Category (CEC, FSW etc.) as of June 30th 2016 (4)
Looks like CEC class does pretty well in 2016, as they are accounted for 37.6% of all ITAs issued compared to FSW with 33.8%. However, based on my observation, this happens due to a lot of CEC aka former int'l students have utilized the LMIA route (as cook or food supervisor) to get ahead (take a look at chart (6) below)
Here are my findings. Please, if you have time, take a look at the spreadsheet and correct me.
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Express Entry ITAs issued by CRS score as of June 30th 2016 (1)
Score Range | ITAs | |
Score 1001 - 1100 | 1865 | |
Score 1101 - 1200 | 33 | |
Score 401 - 450 | 0 | |
Score 451 - 500 | 4652 | |
Score 501 - 600 | 508 | |
Score 601 - 700 | 159 | |
Score 701 - 800 | 1071 | |
Score 801 - 900 | 1478 | |
Score 901 - 1000 | 2985 | |
Grand Total | 12751 |

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Express Entry ITAs issued by NOC as of June 30th 2016 (Top 20 NOCs) (2)
I don't know what are the "Other NOC" listed in this spreadsheet.
STEM majors FTW!
NOC | ITAs |
00 - Senior management occupations | 103 |
01-05 - Specialized middle management occupations | 452 |
06 - Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services | 301 |
07-09 - Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities | 106 |
11 - Professional occupations in business and finance | 764 |
12 - Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations | 641 |
13 - Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations | 167 |
21 - Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences | 2167 |
22 - Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences | 574 |
31 - Professional occupations in health (except nursing) | 288 |
32 - Technical occupations in health | 90 |
40 - Professional occupations in education services | 369 |
41 - Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services | 217 |
42 - Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services | 118 |
52 - Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 243 |
62 - Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations | 422 |
63 - Service supervisors and specialized service occupations | 1231 |
72 - Industrial, electrical and construction trades | 575 |
73 - Maintenance and equipment operation trades | 142 |
Other | 7465 |
Grand Total | 16435 |

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Express Entry ITAs issued by Age as of June 30th 2016 (3)
Surprisingly, candidates with age from 30 to 44 years old belong to the largest group which received PRs in Express Entry system. I guess although they lose points in the age factor, but they, on the other hand, receive significantly more points for work experience and degrees (two degrees or Master).
Age Grouping | ITAs |
0 to 14 years old | 2906 |
15 to 29 years old | 5997 |
30 to 44 years old | 7237 |
45 to 59 years old | 650 |
60 to 74 years old | 17 |
75 years old or more | 1 |
Not stated | 1 |
Grand Total | 16809 |

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Express Entry ITAs issued by Immigration Category (CEC, FSW etc.) as of June 30th 2016 (4)
Looks like CEC class does pretty well in 2016, as they are accounted for 37.6% of all ITAs issued compared to FSW with 33.8%. However, based on my observation, this happens due to a lot of CEC aka former int'l students have utilized the LMIA route (as cook or food supervisor) to get ahead (take a look at chart (6) below)
Class | ITAs | Percentage |
Canadian Experience Class | 4798 | 37.60% |
Federal Skilled Trades | 624 | 4.80% |
Federal Skilled Worker | 4320 | 33.80% |
Provincial Nominee Program | 3009 | 23.50% |
Grand Total | 12751 |