Canada holds second Express Entry draw in August with CRS 440

the CanadaVisa Team - 22 August, 2018

An Express Entry draw held August 22 invited 3,750 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking Score of 440 to apply for a Canadian permanent residence.

For the August 22 draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) once again applied the 'tie-break' procedure. The date and time specified for this draw was February 21, 2018, at 11:28:03 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score of 440 and above who submitted an Express Entry profile before that specified time were issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA).

Individuals looking to immigrate to Canada through programs managed by the Express Entry selection system must first meet the eligibility requirements for either the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) or Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

A candidate's CRS score is based on information about their education, work experience, language ability, and other factors. All candidates issued an ITA on August 22 will have 60 days to submit a complete application for Canadian permanent resident status to IRCC.

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For details on previous Express Entry draws, consult this table.

To learn more about the August 22 draw, please refer to this article on CICNews.com.

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Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015 to August 22, 2018

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: March 14, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: August 22, 2018
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): 199 (May 26, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 3,923 (April 12, 2017)
• Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 143 (May 26, 2017. Note: This draw invited candidates with a provincial nomination only.)
• Largest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22, 2015 to June 12, 2015 draws)
• Smallest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on three occasions)
• Longest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17, 2015 to May 22, 2015 draws)
• Shortest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 5 days (from May 26 to May 31, 2017)
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 33,782
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2017: 86,023
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2018: 54,700
• Total number of ITAs issued since the system was launched: 205,568

Draws From The Express Entry Pool (Updated)

Express Entry Draws: 2018

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