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category-based draw

Canada invites 1,800 Express

Entry candidates in category-based draw for trade occupations

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitation to apply(ITAs) in the most recent Express Entry draw.

The department issued 1,800 ITAs in a category-based selection draw for candidates in trade occupations.

Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 433 to be considered.

This is the first trade-occupation category-based draw since July4, when IRCC also invited 1,800 candidates with a minimum score of 436. It is also the first non-French proficiency category-based draw since July 5.

Today’s draw was also the third Express Entry draw of the week. The last one occurred on October 22 and invited 400 candidates from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) with a minimum CRS score of at least 539. A draw for  Express Entry candidates with a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) nomination took place on October 21 and invited 648 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 791.

In recent months IRCC has developed a pattern of holding multiple Express Entry draws every second week, usually including PNP and CEC-specific draws.

This highlights IRCC has developed a pattern of holding multiple Express Entry draws every second week, usually including PNP and CEC-specific draws.

This highlights IRCC’s ongoing commitment to increasing the number of domestic draws for Express Entry candidates already living and working in Canada as temporary residents. This strategy was implemented to help the department meet both its target for reducing the number of temporary residents in Canada, while also meeting the targeted number of new permanent residents that Canada will admit each year as outlined in the Immigration Levels Plan.

The next plan is expected to be release by November 1 this year with targets for 2025-2027. The 2024 planned to welcome 110,770 in 2024. So far, details have not been released if IRCC met that target.

Those who receive an ITA in draws throughout the second half of the year are more likely to be admitted in 2025 due to IRCC’s service standard of six months for processing Express Entry applications.

What is Express Entry?

Express Entry is an application management system that overseas three of Canada’s most prominent economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

These programs use the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to single out the candidates who are most likely to fill urgent gaps in Canada’s labour force and contributes to the national economy.

It does this by examining a candidate’s human capital factors such as age, occupation, education, language ability and work experience. Each factors receives a score and is added together to get overall CRS score.

CRS scores are often higher in PNP draws because Express Entry candidates who are nominated by a province automatically receive an additional 600 points.

Candidates may also receive points for having family in Canada or immigrating with a spouse or partner.

Those with the highest scores are the most likely to receive an ITA in an upcoming Express Entry draw.

Summary of Express Entry draws results in 2024

DateDraw TypeNumber of Invitations (ITAs)Minimum CRS Score
October 23Trade Occupations1,800433
October 22Canadian Experience Class400539
October 21Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)648791
October 10French Language Proficiency1,000444
October 9Canadian Experience Class500539
October 7Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)1,613743
September 19Canadian Experience Class4,000509
September 13French Language Proficiency1,000446
September 9Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)911732
August 27Canadian Experience Class3,300507
August 26Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)1,121694
August 15French Language Proficiency2,000394
August 14Canadian Experience Class3,200509
August 13Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)763690
July 31Canadian Experience Class5,000510
July 30Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)964686
July 18French Language Proficiency1,800400
July 17Canadian Experience Class6,300515
July 16Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)1,391670
July 8French Proficiency3,200420
July 5Healthcare Occupations3,750445
July 4Trade Occupations1,800436
July 2Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)920739
June 19Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)1,499663
May 31Canadian Experience Class3,000522
May 30Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)2,985676
April 24French Proficiency1,400410
April 23General Draw2,095529
April 11STEM Occupations4,500491
April 10General Draw1,280549
March 26French Language Proficiency1,500388
March 25General Draw1,980524
March 13Transport Occupations975430
March 12General Draw2,850525
February 29French Language Proficiency2,500336
February 28General Draw1,470534
February 16Agriculture and Agri-Food Occupations150437
February 14Healthcare Occupations3,500422
February 13General Draw1,490535
February 1French Language Proficiency7,000365
January 31General Draw730541
January 23General Draw1,040543
January 10General Draw1,510546

 

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