Canada Holds Its Largest Express Entry Draw – 7000 Invited

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Canada Holds Its Largest Express Entry Draw – 7000 Invited

Canada Holds Its Largest Express Entry Draw – 7000 Invited

Express Entry Draw

The seventh Express Entry draw of 2023 was conducted by IRCC on 15th March. Invitations were sent to 7,000 candidates by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 490.

This draw’s ITA total surpasses the previous high of 5,500 applicants invited in the most recent all-program draws on January 18. Candidates from all three Express Entry programs — the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC)—are taken into account in an all-program draw.

This draw deviates from the trend of program-specific draws that had been happening over the previous two months. There have been four program-specific rounds of invites since the last all-program draw, three for PNP-only candidates and one for FSWP candidates. Only 697 individuals earned ITAs from the most recent draw, which was PNP-only, on March 1.

Between July and November 2022, all Express Entry draws were all-program draws that each welcomed over 1,000 applicants. As the minimal CRS score dropped, the number of applicants increased until 2023.

IRCC showed the Express Entry data for 2021

Express Entry data for 2021, which was a particular year in the program’s history, is summarized in a recent IRCC report.

All program draws were put on hold beginning in December 2020 in order to reduce the backlog brought on by COVID-19-related travel restrictions and border closures. Up to September 2021, when CEC draws were also halted, IRCC issued ITAs to applicants in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

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In total, 114,431 ITAs were awarded in 2021. In 2021, there were no draws for the entire Express Entry pool. No ITAs were given to FSWP or Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) applicants in any of the 42 Express Entry drawings, which were all program-specific for the PNP and the CEC.

64% of ITAs were given out to people between the ages of 20 and 29. Candidates in this age bracket are awarded 100 CRS points under the Comprehensive Ranking System. Candidates are offered lesser points after turning 30.

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