Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from April 10, 2024

IRCC’s first Express Entry draw of April has seen the department issue 1,280 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to all eligible candidates. Today’s draw was a general draw in which all ITA recipients from this draw had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 549. This is an increase of 25 CRS points from IRCC’s last general draw (524 CRS points on March 25, 2024).   […]

Immigrant children grow up to outperform other Canadians

This is according to a Statistics Canada study that analysed data from tax files in 2018. The focus was on immigrants who arrived in Canada before the age of 15. A whopping 70 per cent of these immigrants are in a post-secondary institution by the age of 20. To compare, this number is 56 per cent […]

Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from March 25, 2024

In the department’s first Express Entry draw since March 13, IRCC issued 1,980 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a general draw for Express Entry candidates who applied to all three programs managed under the Express Entry application management system. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score held by all Express Entry candidates who received an ITA during this round of […]

Canada introduces 6 new immigration streams for 90,000 candidates

Canada’s immigration minister Marco Mendicino made this major announcement on April 14, 2021. The purpose of the streams is to enable more candidates currently residing in Canada to transition to permanent residence.  This is part of Canada’s ongoing efforts to welcome 401,000 new immigrants in 2021.  Canada continues to target high levels of immigration to […]

Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from February 29, 2024

Today’s draw saw IRCC issue another 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates with strong French-language proficiency. The 2,500 ITAs issued in this draw make this round of invitations IRCC’s third-largest draw of 2024 thus far. Candidates who received an ITA today all had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 336. Today’s draw follows an all-program/general draw conducted […]

Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from March 13, 2024

In the department’s second draw for the week of March 11, IRCC issued 975 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a category-based draw for Express Entry candidates with work experience in Transport occupations. All candidates who received an ITA in this draw had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 430. Today’s draw follows a general Express Entry draw conducted by […]

Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from February 13, 2024

In the department’s first Express Entry draw since February 1, IRCC issued 1,490 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) this morning in a general/all-program draw for eligible candidates from all three Express Entry-managed programs. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score held by all ITA recipients from today’s draw was 535. Note: This is a developing story, which will be updated further if IRCC […]

Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from January 23, 2024

IRCC’s first Express Entry draw this week has seen 1,040 more Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued by Canada’s immigration department today. In an all-program draw for eligible candidates from all three Express Entry-managed programs, the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score held by all successful ITA recipients in today’s draw was 543. Express Entry Express Entry is […]

Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from February 1, 2024

Canada’s immigration department conducted its second Express Entry draw in as many days, this time issuing 7000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a category-based draw for eligible candidates with French-language proficiency. This is the first time IRCC has issued 7,000 ITAs in a single draw since March 29, 2023. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of all candidates who […]

4,500 CEC candidates invited in Express Entry draw

The draw took place on July 8. Only Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited. The CEC is a program aimed at individuals who have at least one year of work experience in Canada.  The minimum required Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for this draw was 369, an increase of 12 points from the last […]