{"id":229442,"date":"2019-09-04T19:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T23:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=229442"},"modified":"2019-09-04T19:10:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T23:10:59","slug":"canada-issues-3600-invitations-to-apply-for-permanent-residence-in-new-express-entry-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/04\/canada-issues-3600-invitations-to-apply-for-permanent-residence-in-new-express-entry-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada issues 3,600 invitations to apply for permanent residence in new Express Entry draw"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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. (Pexels Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

The minimum\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System<\/a>\u00a0(CRS) score in today\u2019s invitation round was 463, an increase of six points over the previous draw on August 20.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Express Entry system<\/a>\u00a0is Canada\u2019s principal source of skilled foreign workers. It manages the profiles of candidates for Canada\u2019s three Federal High Skilled economic class immigration programs \u2014 the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/a>,\u00a0Federal Skilled Trades Class<\/a>, and\u00a0Canadian Experience Class<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eligible candidates are entered into the Express Entry pool and are ranked based on a CRS score that considers factors such as age, education, skilled work experience and proficiency in English or French.<\/p>\n

A set number of the highest-ranked candidates are issued an\u00a0invitation to apply<\/a>\u00a0for Canadian permanent residence (ITA) through regular draws from the Express Entry pool.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s draw is the 17th of 2019 and brings the total number of ITAs issued this year to 59,800.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued a record 89,800 ITAs, a number that it could surpass this year given Canada\u2019s\u00a0higher admissions targets<\/a>\u00a0for both 2019 and 2020 under the three Federal High Skilled immigration programs.<\/p>\n

As of today, IRCC is 5,100 ITAs ahead of the 54,700 that it had issued at this same point in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Fluctuation in the minimum CRS scores drawn this year may be partly attributed to the time between draws, which has deviated on a number of occasions from IRCC\u2019s usual pace of a draw every two weeks.<\/p>\n

More time between draws allows the pool to replenish with higher-scoring candidates, which can have the effect of raising the minimum CRS score.<\/p>\n

Less time between draws means fewer candidates have time to enter a profile, which can help to lower the cut-off score.<\/p>\n

This was the case with the August 20 draw, which took place only eight days after the previous draw on August 12 and saw the minimum CRS score decrease by nine points, from 466 to 457.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s draw comes 15 days after the August 20 draw and resulted in an increase of six points.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0tie break<\/a>\u00a0applied in the September 4 draw was August 23, 2019, at 13:33:34 UTC. This means that all candidates with CRS scores above 463, as well as those with scores of 463 who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before this date and time, received an ITA.<\/p>\n

Express Entry candidates with scores below today\u2019s CRS cut-off have a variety of potential options for increasing their points total, the most valuable of which is a provincial nomination.<\/p>\n

A provincial nomination results in an additional 600 CRS points and effectively guarantees an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence.<\/p>\n

Since the previous draw on August 20, several of Canada\u2019s Express Entry-aligned provincial nomination streams have issued invitations, including streams in Alberta, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s various provincial nomination streams have held an estimated\u00a0170 draws since the start of 2019<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 ten times more than the 17 Express Entry invitation rounds held this year.<\/p>\n

The following are hypothetical examples of Express Entry candidates who would have obtained an ITA in the September 4 draw:<\/p>\n

Ajay<\/strong>\u00a0is 32, holds a master\u2019s degree and has an advanced English language proficiency. He has been working as a database architect for three years. While Ajay has never worked or studied in Canada, his CRS score of 465 would have been sufficient to obtain an ITA during the September 4 Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n

Nour<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Anthony<\/strong>\u00a0are married, are 33 and 38 respectively, and each holds a bachelor\u2019s degree. Nour has an advanced French language proficiency and an intermediate English language proficiency. Nour has been working as a restaurant manager for five years. Anthony has an advanced English language proficiency but does not speak French. Neither Nour or Anthony have ever studied in Canada. They entered the Express Entry pool with Nour as the principal applicant and Nour\u2019s CRS score of 465 would have been high enough to obtain an ITA in today\u2019s Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n

\u201cIRCC has now held three draws in less than a month and we\u2019ve seen a lot of activity with Express Entry-linked PNPs during this same period,\u201d said David Cohen, senior partner with the Campbell, Cohen Canadian immigration law firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the number of ITAs issued this year still ahead of last year\u2019s record pace, we should be in for an exciting fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2019 CIC News All Rights Reserved<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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