Vimal Sivakumar - 08 July, 2024
Today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in another Express Entry draw. Here are the results from IRCC's latest Express Entry draw on July 8, 2024.
In today's draw, IRCC issued 3,200 more ITAs in a category-based draw for eligible French-language proficiency candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 420.
Note: This is the first time that IRCC has conducted four Express Entry draws in seven days since December 18-21, 2023.
Express Entry
IRCC's system for collectively managing economic immigration applications to three programs - the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) - is called the Express Entry system.
Since June 2023, the Express Entry system has employed three different types of draws. IRCC's three draw types are:
As outlined below, there are notable differences between these draw types.
General and Program-specific Express Entry Draws
Both part of IRCC's Express Entry system since it was first introduced in 2015, these two draw types both prioritize immigration candidates who have the highest CRS scores.
Note: CRS scores are values that each eligible Express Entry candidate is assigned by IRCC to represent their combined score based on a number of different human capital factors (age, work experience, official language proficiency etc.).
For these two draw types, there are three general steps between deciding you want to immigrate to Canada and receiving an ITA from IRCC. They are as follows:
Note: ITAs, which are the only way for Express Entry candidates to eventually submit an electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) to IRCC, are only given to candidates with a CRS score greater than the department's cut-off a particular draw.
Visit this dedicated webpage to learn more about Express Entry.
Category-Based Express Entry Draws
In June 2023, IRCC conducted its first category-based Express Entry draw. Designed to attract Canadian immigration candidates with specific types of "in-demand" work experience and proficiencies, IRCC chose to focus their attention on candidates who fit in the following six target categories (based on an assessment of Canada's national labour market gaps and demographic needs).
Note: In 2024, IRCC confirmed it would continue with the same six original target categories.
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