IRCC invites Express Entry candidates in third draw of December

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:14:08 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in its first draw of the week. The department issued 1,085 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a PNP-only draw. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 727 to be considered. Today’s draw marks the […]

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IRCC invites Express Entry candidates in first French-language draw of December

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:01:05 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued more invitations to apply (ITAs) in another Express Entry draw. The department issued 800 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a category-based selection for candidates with French-language proficiency. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 466 to be considered. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment […]

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December 2024: State of the Express Entry pool

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:05 +0000

We can observe several patterns in recent Express Entry draws. IRCC has already held the first Express Entry draw of December, inviting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in a manner similar to the previous two months. Both November and October saw Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issue between 5,507, and 5,961 draws respectively, across […]

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IRCC invites more Express Entry candidates in first draw of December

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:01:05 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued more invitations to apply (ITAs) in another Express Entry draw. The department issued 676 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 705 to be considered. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Today’s candidate selection […]

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ANALYSIS: How many Express Entry ITAs can we expect to see in December?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:00:23 +0000

Previous years of Express Entry draws can help us make reasonable estimates of how many Invitations to Apply (ITAs) we might expect to see issued for the remainder of 2024. Should the number of ITAs issued in the remainder of 2024, relative to the landing target for 2025, be the same as it was on […]

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Ontario closes entrepreneur stream, British Columbia nominates more PNP candidates

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:00:39 +0000

On November 4, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) formally closed its entrepreneur immigration stream following a pause in application intake since December of 2023. In addition, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held candidate selections for entrepreneurs and skilled workers looking to immigrate to the province, on November 5 and 6 respectively. Assess […]

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Why skilled workers and international graduates in Quebec should consider Express Entry

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:00:13 +0000

Temporary residents currently living in Quebec have a number of options should they wish to settle elsewhere in Canada. If you’re currently living in Quebec and pursuing Canadian permanent residence (PR), you may want to consider these other options, given the recent pause of two prominent Quebec immigration streams: the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) […]

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November 2024: State of the Express Entry pool

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:00:57 +0000

After a slowdown in Express Entry draws throughout September, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased the frequency of federal immigration selections throughout the month of October. In addition to this, IRCC also held the second Express Entry trade occupations draw of 2024, the first selection for this group since July of this year. This […]

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Is it worth applying for Express Entry after you turn 35?

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:00:30 +0000

Prospective Canadian immigrants are sometimes discouraged from applying for Express Entry after they turn 35 years of age. This is largely due to points lost on their  Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The Express Entry application management system uses the CRS to rank and order eligible Express Entry candidates based on their human capital factors […]

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How some Express Entry candidates may benefit from category-based selection draws

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00:23 +0000

Recent patterns suggest that Express Entry candidates who are eligible for category-based selection draws are likely to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) even if they have a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score below 500. CRS scores are the numeric values based on a candidate’s human capital factors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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