Vimal Sivakumar - 31 May, 2024
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued its first round of Express Entry invitations for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates since September 14, 2021. Read on for the results of IRCC's May 31 Express Entry draw.
In IRCC's second Express Entry draw in as many days, the department has issued 3,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) today. Today's program-specific draw saw the department issue ITAs to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 522.
This draw follows another program-specific draw yesterday (May 30, 2024), which saw IRCC issue 2,985 ITAs to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates with a minimum CRS score of 676.
Express Entry
Express Entry is the name given to IRCC's application management system for the following three economic-class immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
As of June 2023, IRCC now conducts three types of Express Entry draws: general, program-specific, and category-based.
General and Program-specific draws
These two Express Entry draw types are known for simply prioritizing eligible candidates based on who has the highest CRS score.
CRS scores are the values that IRCC assigns to Express-Entry eligible candidates, which are based on a variety of human capital factors. These factors include such things as age, education, and work experience.
Once an individual confirms their eligibility for at least one of the three Express Entry-managed programs, the candidate can create an online IRCC profile and receive their CRS score.
At this time, candidates for general and program-specific draws must wait for the department to conduct its next Express Entry draw. This is when the candidate will see whether they will receive an ITA.
It is important to note that successful ITA recipients during any Express Entry draw are only those whose CRS score is above the department's cut-off (assigned uniquely for each draw).
Note: ITAs are the only way an Express Entry candidate will be permitted to submit their electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) to IRCC.
Category-Based draws
First conducted in June 2023, category-based draws were implemented to provide IRCC with a way to specifically attract Canadian immigration candidates based on Canada's most pressing labour market gaps and demographic needs. In other words, these draws target candidates with specific work experience and proficiencies, allowing the department to better focus on people they deem to have "in-demand" attributes.
Before beginning to conduct category-based draws last year, IRCC decided that people with the following attributes would be the focus of category-based draws:
Note: IRCC has since confirmed that, for 2024, the department will continue with the same focus categories for this type of Express Entry draw.
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