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Canada Immigration 

Five Years Later: Is Canada’s Express Entry immigration system living up to expectations?

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 22:36:18 +0000

The launch of the Express Entry system in January 2015 marked a significant departure from Canada’s previous approach to managing applications to its main Economic Class immigration programs. Prior to Express Entry’s launch, Canada processed applications to the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) on a first-come, first-served […]

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Canada issues 3,600 invitations to apply for permanent residence in new Express Entry draw

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:02:02 +0000

Invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence have been issued to 3,600 Express Entry candidates in a new draw held by the Government of Canada on September 4. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s invitation round was 463, an increase of six points over the previous draw on August 20. The Express […]

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Cut-off score decreases by three points in new Express Entry draw

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:48:18 +0000

The Government of Canada invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held June 26.  The cut-off score in today’s draw was 462, which is three points lower than the previous draw held June 12. This was the second consecutive draw to see the cut-off score decrease since […]

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Cut-off score decreases in latest Express Entry draw

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:59:20 +0000

Canada held a new Express Entry draw on Wednesday, March 6, issuing 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 454.  The Government of Canada has now issued 17,850 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) this year through the Express Entry system — an increase of 6,350 […]

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Score decreases in latest Express Entry draw

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:59:20 +0000

Canada held a new Express Entry on Wednesday, March 6, issuing 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with scores as low as 454.  The Government of Canada has now issued 17,850 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) this year through the Express Entry system — an increase of 6,350 over the 11,500 ITAs […]

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New Express Entry draw caps record January, minimum CRS hits 16-month low

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:29:33 +0000

A new Express Entry draw held January 30 saw the number of invitations issued this month rise to 11,150, making this the biggest start to a year in the Express Entry system’s five-year history.   The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was 438, which is a five-point reduction over the previous invitation […]

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Express Entry draw continues record start to 2019, CRS score drops

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:58:45 +0000

The Government of Canada held its second Express Entry draw of 2019 on Wednesday, January 23, issuing 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with ranking scores as low as 443.   Canada has now issued 7,800 invitations to candidates in the federal Express Entry system since the start of 2019. This is […]

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Proof of settlement funds requirement increases for Express Entry candidates

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:10:35 +0000

The Government of Canada has introduced a slight increase to its settlement funds requirement and is urging Express Entry candidates to ensure their profiles reflect the change. The increase raises the required minimum settlement funds by just over 1.5 per cent for each family level. For a single person arriving unaccompanied in Canada, this translates to an […]

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Express Entry: 2018 was big, and 2019 could be bigger

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:53:00 +0000

Canada’s Express Entry system had a banner 2018, and the coming year could be even more exceptional.   Express Entry, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High Skilled immigration programs, issued a record 89,800 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2018 — the most issued in a single year since […]

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Canada breaks Express Entry invitation record and drops minimum score to lowest of 2018

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:29:09 +0000

Canada set a new Express Entry invitation record Wednesday in a draw featuring the lowest minimum score of 2018.   The December 19 draw issued 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 439. Express Entry manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High Skilled […]

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