{"id":170697,"date":"2018-07-12T04:47:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T08:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=170697"},"modified":"2018-07-12T04:47:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T08:47:53","slug":"manitoba-drops-score-to-lowest-point-yet-for-express-entry-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/12\/manitoba-drops-score-to-lowest-point-yet-for-express-entry-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba drops score to lowest point yet for Express Entry candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Expression of Interest score drops to 519 in July 6 draw, down from previous low of 545.<\/em><\/p>\n

Manitoba reduced the cut-off ranking score for Express Entry candidates to its lowest point yet in a new draw from its Expression of Interest pool on July 6.<\/p>\n

The cut-off score of 519 was 26 points lower than the previous low of 545 on March 13.<\/p>\n

Manitoba\u2019s\u00a0Expression of Interest (EOI) system<\/a>\u00a0has a unique points system that assigns candidates a score out of 1,000. It is not the same as\u00a0Express Entry\u2019s Comprehensive Ranking System<\/a>, or CRS, which assigns candidates a score out of 1,200.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Express Entry system<\/a>\u00a0manages applications for the federal government\u2019s three economic immigration categories \u2014 the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/a>, the\u00a0Federal Skilled Trades Class<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Canadian Experience Class<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A total of 202 Express Entry candidates were issued Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) for a provincial nomination from Manitoba in the July 6 draw, which was the sixth\u00a0since the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)\u00a0introduced its Express Entry-linked Skilled Workers Overseas sub-stream in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The MPNP said the Express Entry candidates who received an LAA had \u201ca valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code, and at least six months of recent experience in an occupation on Manitoba\u2019s\u00a0In-demand Occupations list<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eligible Express Entry candidates must also have the confirmed support of a close friend or relative who has resided in Manitoba for at least one year, among other\u00a0criteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Express Entry candidates who apply for a provincial nomination and receive one are awarded an additional 600 CRS points.<\/p>\n

Registering an\u00a0Expression of Interest, or EOI<\/a>, with the MPNP is the first step toward being considered under its Express Entry Sub-stream.<\/p>\n

Skilled Workers Overseas \/ Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates also invited<\/h3>\n

The MPNP also issued a further 217 LAAs to other\u00a0Skilled Workers Overseas candidates<\/a>\u00a0outside the Express Entry system. The cut-off EOI score for this group was 572.<\/p>\n

These candidates had to have the following:<\/p>\n