{"id":164769,"date":"2018-05-23T21:47:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T01:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=164769"},"modified":"2018-05-23T21:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T01:47:58","slug":"crs-score-reaches-new-2018-low-in-latest-express-entry-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/23\/crs-score-reaches-new-2018-low-in-latest-express-entry-round\/","title":{"rendered":"CRS score reaches new 2018 low in latest Express Entry round"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Government of Canada held a new Express Entry draw on Wednesday, May 23, issuing 3,500 invitations to apply for permanent residence. The Comprehensive Ranking System cut-off score for this draw was 440. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Government of Canada held a new Express Entry draw on Wednesday, May 23, issuing 3,500 invitations to apply for permanent residence. The Comprehensive Ranking System cut-off score for this draw was 440.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s\u00a0score is a new low for 2018, surpassing the previous low of 441 that was established in the invitation round on April 25 and repeated on May 9.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0tie-break<\/a>\u00a0date and time for this latest invitation round was December 30, 2017, at 06:39:40 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 440, as well as those candidates with scores of 440 who submitted their profile\u00a0before this time, received an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in this invitation round.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s draw is the tenth of 2018 and the fourth in a row to issue 3,500 ITAs, bringing the 2018 ITA total to 31,500.<\/p>\n

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has increased draw sizes in 2018 from 2,750 at the start of the year to 3,000 in February and March and now to 3,500 for each of the four draws held since the start of April.<\/p>\n

Larger invitation rounds can have the effect of lowering the CRS cut-off score, or keeping it lower than smaller draws, which is what\u00a0we\u2019ve seen in these last four draws. The increase in draw sizes to 3,500 in the draws held April 11, April 25, May 9 and now May 23 has corresponded with a reduction in the CRS cut-off score by six points, from 446 to today\u2019s low of 440.<\/p>\n

To find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool, fill out a free assessment form.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Government of Canada\u2019s\u00a0target for 2018<\/a>\u00a0is 74,900 admissions through the three economic immigration classes administered by the\u00a0Express Entry system<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/a>, the\u00a0Federal Skilled Trades Class<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Canadian Experience Class<\/a>. For 2019, the target for these three classes is set at 81,400.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSeeing the CRS cut-off drop is always a welcome sight, even if it was only by one point,\u201d said Attorney David Cohen, senior partner at the Campbell, Cohen immigration law firm in Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not even at the half-way point of 2018 and we\u2019re still a long way off the admissions target for this year, so it\u2019s going to be interesting to see what that means for the CRS score in upcoming draws.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following are hypothetical examples of candidates who would have received an ITA in today\u2019s invitation round.<\/p>\n

Gary<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Rita<\/strong>\u00a0are married, and are 29 and 31 years old respectively. Each holds a bachelor\u2019s degree and they have both been working as software engineers for four years.. They have each also each written the IELTS and scored an 8 in each category. Neither has ever worked or studied in Canada and the couple entered the Express Entry pool with Gary as the principal applicant. Gary\u2019s CRS score of 440 would have been sufficient to obtain an ITA in the May 23 Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n

Pria<\/strong>\u00a0is 35 years old, has two bachelor\u2019s degrees, and has been working as an accountant for five years. She has an advanced English language proficiency and has never worked or studied in Canada. Her CRS of 441 would have been sufficient to obtain and ITA during the most recent draw from the Express Entry pool.<\/p>\n

The CRS Calculator<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0CRS Calculator<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0allows you to find out what your score would be under the CRS.<\/p>\n

To find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool, fill out a free assessment form.<\/a><\/p>\n

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