Vimal Sivakumar - 08 June, 2023
Canada conducted its latest Express Entry draw today, June 8, 2023. Here are the results of the draw.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now completed its 14th round of invitations for Express Entry in 2023, issuing 4,800 more Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence (PR) to Canada. This is the second straight draw where IRCC has issued 4,800 ITAs. As today's draw marked IRCC's ninth all-program draw of the year, this is also the first draw IRCC has conducted since officially announcing last week that category-based Express Entry draws are expected to begin sometime later this summer.
Note: All-program draws will consider applicants of all three Express Entry programs - the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) - for an ITA.
Express Entry candidates who managed to receive an ITA in today's draw all had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 486. This cut-off score is down two points from the last all-program draw on May 24, 2023 (minimum CRS score of 488).
Those who missed out on an ITA in today's draw can expect IRCC to issue their next round of invitations in two weeks.
About Express Entry
Express Entry, the application management system that handles immigration applications from three programs (the CEC, the FSWP, and the FSTP) is Canada's primary method of immigration at the federal government level.
These programs assist the federal government with attracting foreign skilled workers to Canada, which Canada requires to maintain a strong level of economic and social development. "In exchange" for the help that these immigrants provide by aiding Canada's workforce, international skilled workers who are interested in immigrating to Canada are given permanent residence in this country, which affords them the same rights and freedoms as Canadian-born citizens.
To become a Canadian permanent resident through one of the three programs under Express Entry, interested candidates must first self-verify their eligibility for at least one of the three programs under the Express Entry application management system. Then, all eligible candidates can create an online profile on IRCC's website, which will formally enter them into the pool of candidates eligible to receive an ITA through an Express Entry draw.
At this time, candidates must wait until IRCC issues their next round of invitations in an upcoming Express Entry draw. Typically, these draws occur once every two weeks. When these draws take place, eligible candidates in the pool who have a CRS score above the cut-off score (for that particular draw) will receive an ITA for Canadian permanent residence.
Receipt of an ITA triggers the transition from Express Entry candidate to Express Entry applicant, at which time candidates will have 60 days to submit an electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) to IRCC.
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