4500 Express Entry Candidates received ITAs for Canadian permanent residency

 

EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW #166: November 5, 2020

Canada conducted its latest Express Entry draw on November 5.

Total 4,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residency were issued to immigration candidates in this draw.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement for this draw was 478 points

French-speaking candidates were eligible for 25 additional points for their language skills in this draw.

This is the third Express Entry draw where Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,500 invitations at a time, the largest number of invitations issued in one draw.

IRCC applied the tie-breaking rule and the time-stamp used was October 26, 2020 at 22:44:19 UTC. This means the candidates who had a CRS score of 478 or more, who had submitted their Express Entry profile before this time and date, received an invitation in this draw.

The Express Entry system is Canada’s primary source of skilled foreign workers. It manages the profiles of candidates under three Federal High Skilled economic class immigration programs: Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class.

Eligible candidates enter the Express Entry pool, where they are issued a CRS score based on their age, education, skilled work experience and proficiency in English or French, among other factors.

A set number of highest-ranked candidates are then invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence through regular draws from the pool.

Canada’s Immigration Minister announced the multi-year immigration levels plan at the end of October, which highlighted that country will welcome over 400,000 new immigrants every year until 2023.

Over 100,000 of these new permanent residents will be admitted through Express Entry-managed programs in the Federal High Skilled category.

The draw brings the total number of Express Entry invitations issued by IRCC so far this year to 87,350.

The year 2020 is turning up to be a new record-breaking year for Express Entry, as the number of ITAs issued to immigration candidates so far is the highest it has ever been.

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Prince Edward Island invited 211 immigration candidates for provincial nomination

Prince Edward Island (PEI) has released details of its recent Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw that took place on October 15, 2020.

A total of 211 invitations were issued to immigration candidates under the Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories of PEI PNP.

BREAKTHROUGH OF INVITATIONS

Majority of the invitations issued in this draw- 184 went to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates. However, the PEI PNP did not provide a breakdown of how many Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates were invited, nor the minimum EOI score required for each category.

While the remaining 27 invites were issued to Business Impact candidates who had a minimum point threshold of 97.

Express Entry & Labour Impact  Invitations	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations
184	27	97

PEI EXPRESS ENTRY CATEGORY

PEI PNP’s Express Entry Category is for candidates with a profile in the federal Express Entry system.

Express Entry candidates, who would like to be considered for a provincial nomination from the province, need to create a separate EOI profile with the PEI PNP.

These profiles are given a score on the basis of information provided in their EOI based on factors such as education, work experience and proficiency in English or French. The highest-ranked candidates are invited to apply for a provincial nomination through regular draws.

LABOUR IMPACT CATEGORY

PEI PNP’s Labour Impact Category is not aligned with the Express Entry system and is designed for foreign nationals with a valid job offer in the province and support from a PEI employer.

Candidates in this category may fall under three possible streams: Skilled Worker (in PEI and outside Canada), Critical Worker and International Graduate.

BUSINESS IMPACT: WORK PERMIT STREAM

PEI’s Entrepreneur: Work Permit Stream is for individuals who are interested in owning and operating a business in the province.

Candidates, who want to apply through this Stream, need to first apply for a letter of support from the PEI PNP for a temporary work permit. Those candidates who accomplish the terms and conditions of their business performance agreement are then awarded a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence from PEI.

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CRS drops to 431 in latest Express Entry Draw conducted on June 25

EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW (CEC) #154: June 25, 2020

Canada invited 3,508 immigration candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in latest round of Express Entry invitations held on June 25.

The draw, which was restricted to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program candidates only, had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) threshold of just 431. It was also a decrease of 6 points from the previous Express Entry – CEC draw, which was conducted on June 11 and had a minimum score of 437.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applied a tie break in this draw and the time stamp used was April 3, 2020 at 12:56:32 UTC. That means all CEC candidates with a CRS score of at least 431 who submitted their profile before this date & time received Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in this round.

The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is an immigration category for foreign workers who have completed at least one year of skilled work experience in Canada within the last three years and who wish to become permanent residents.

It is an ideal route to Canadian permanent residency for temporary foreign workers including international students. Having obtained Canadian work experience, these individuals get a “head start” against other candidates in the Express Entry pool as it is a highly-valued factor under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

The government of Canada has now issued total 49,900 ITAs to Express Entry candidates so far in 2020.

Invited CEC candidates now have 60 days to submit their complete applications for Canadian permanent residence to IRCC. 

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