Express Entry New PNP Draw with No CRS Cut-Off – IRCC Invites 763 | Canada Immigration 2024

In the most recent Express Entry draw, Invitations to Apply (ITAs) have been released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). In a category-based selection draw for individuals with French language competency, the department extended invitations to 2,000 candidates. A minimum score of 394 on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was required for candidates to be considered.

Following a program-specific draw for 3,200 candidates for the Canadian Experience Class on August 14, this is the third draw of the week. 763 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates were awarded ITAs in a draw held on August 13.

A minimum CRS score of 690 was required. The draws this week come after an exceptionally high number of Express Entry drawings held in July. In nine different drawings, the IRCC awarded almost 25,000 ITAs to hopefuls.

This indicates that since the system’s inception in 2015, July has seen the highest number of Express Entry draws of any month. It represents a noteworthy recovery after a sluggish June that saw only one.

Two of the four draws held in July were for candidates who satisfied the requirements for French language competency. The other four draws were category-based selection draws. This category’s draw on July 18 has the lowest CRS score of the month (400).

ITAs were given to candidates in commerce and healthcare occupations in the other two category-based draws. Three of the five draws that remained were for candidates who were already enrolled in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and two of the draws were specifically for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). The month’s highest CRS score was obtained by PNP candidates on July 2 (739).

Further Details

The IRCC is meeting its objective of holding more domestic drawings for candidates for permanent residency who are currently residents of Canada, as seen by the number of program-specific draws held after a year of just category-based selection and general draws.

This is a part of the department’s declaration that it will endeavor to meet its goal for admissions of permanent residents while simultaneously working to decrease the number of temporary residents in Canada.

Summary of Express Entry Draw Results in 2024

Overview: Express Entry

IRCC launched Express Entry, an application management system, in 2015 to assist in the selection of economic immigrant candidates who have the best chance of successfully assimilating into Canada’s employment and economy.

Applications from three programs are managed by it using the Comprehensive Ranking System: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the CEC.

Based on human capital variables like age, occupation, education, language proficiency, and job experience, the system assesses and ranks candidates. A candidate’s total CRS score is determined by adding the scores for each factor. The best scorers have the best chance of being invited to apply for permanent residence.

Overview: Category-Based Selection

To further target Express Entry candidates who are likely to either fill an immediate need in the workforce or assist the department in reaching a demographic target, category-based selection rounds of invites were launched in May 2023 by the IRCC. The IRCC claims that after months of discussions with pertinent parties, the department selected the six categories. Categories consist of:

• Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
• Healthcare occupations
• Transport occupations
• Trades occupations, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors
• French-language proficiency
• Agriculture and agri-food occupations

According to the newly released Express Entry year-end report for 2023, candidates in the STEM area obtained the greatest number of ITAs (32,111) during the year, followed by candidates who speak French (15,812).

However, it is anticipated that candidates in the French-speaking category will obtain the greatest number of ITAs in 2024, per an Access to Information Request published with CIC News earlier this year.