Unfortunately, the IRCC has not issued any official statement explaining the reasons for the delay as well as announcing the date when will it open next, which is quite surprising. Since the EE candidates are desperately searching for the reasons, and opening date, here are few possibilities, which we can assess, based on latest chain of events.
Implementation of New NOC system
The IRCC implemented new NOC 2021 system on 16 November 2022, replacing the old NOC 2016 system. This change has made various changes to the EE system as well as the eligibility status of the candidates, which were visible in the first draw after this implementation, which occurred on 23 November 2022.
After 23 November draw, some candidates reported glitches in the EE system, complaining that they did not get the ITA despite having an above par score, i.e. over 500 CRS points. Hence, most possibly, in order to fix such glitches, the IRCC delayed the 7 December draw. However, this is only our assessment based on assumption and there is no proof regarding this.
Targeted EE draw
With the announcement of new NOC system, the IRCC also indicated that in future it might hold the targeted i.e. occupation based EE draws to invite candidates as per the requirements of Canadian labour market. Therefore, possibly, with the intention of Targeted EE draws, this delay has occurred. Although, the possibilities of this are very low at this particular point, as such changes will most likely take place in 2023 post official implementation of Bill C-19.
When will much awaited EE draw open?
The candidates are expecting the draw to open next day, i.e. on 8 December or possibly this week, however, considering the post instances of such delays, we may expect the next Express Entry draw on next Wednesday.
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