Canada invites 2000 candidates in recent Express Entry draw for French language proficiency. Applicants needed a minimum CRS score of 394.
This is the third draw this week, after a program-specific draw for 3,200 Canadian Experience Class candidates on August 14.
Moreover, 763 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates received ITAs in an August 13 draw. They required a minimum CRS score of 690.
In addition, this week’s draws follow an unprecedented number of Express Entry draws throughout July. IRCC issued around 25,000 ITAs to applicants in nine separate draws.
This shows that July had the most Express Entry draws of any month since the system was established in 2015. It marks a major comeback from a slow June wherein only one draw took place.
Four of the July draws were category-based selection draws. Of them, two were for candidates who fulfilled the criteria for French language proficiency. The July 18 draw for this category featured the lowest CRS score of the month.
The other two category-based draws issued Invitation To Apply (ITAs) to candidates in the healthcare occupation as well as the trade profession.
Among the remaining five draws, two were program-specific for the Canadian Experience Class, and three were for candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). On July 2, PNP candidates had the highest CRS score of the month.
The number of program-specific draws after a year of category-based selection as well as general draw shows that IRCC is delivering on its objective to hold more domestic draws for permanent residency candidates already living in Canada. This is part of IRCC’s declaration that it will work to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada while also striving to fulfill its target for permanent resident admissions.
Summary Of Express Entry Draw Results In 2024
Canada invites 2000 candidates in recent Express Entry draw. Here are the results for the same.
Date | Draw Type | Number Of ITAs | Minimum CRS |
August 15 | French Language Proficiency | 2,000 | 394 |
August 14 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,200 | 509 |
August 13 | Provincial Nominee Program | 763 | 690 |
July 31 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,000 | 510 |
July 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 964 | 686 |
July 18 | French Language Proficiency | 1,800 | 400 |
July 17 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,300 | 515 |
July 16 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,391 | 670 |
July 8 | French Proficiency | 3,200 | 420 |
July 5 | Healthcare Professions | 3,750 | 445 |
July 4 | Trade Professions | 1,800 | 436 |
July 2 | Provincial Nominee Program | 920 | 739 |
June 19 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,499 | 663 |
May 31 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 522 |
May 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 2,985 | 676 |
April 24 | French-Language Proficiency | 1,400 | 410 |
April 23 | General | 2,095 | 529 |
April 11 | STEM Professions | 4,500 | 491 |
April 10 | General | 1,280 | 549 |
March 26 | French-Language Proficiency | 1,500 | 388 |
March 25 | General | 1,980 | 524 |
March 13 | Transport | 975 | 430 |
March 12 | General | 2,850 | 525 |
February 29 | French-Language Proficiency | 2,500 | 336 |
February 28 | General | 1,470 | 534 |
February 16 | Agriculture and Agri-Food | 150 | 437 |
February 14 | Healthcare | 3,500 | 422 |
February 13 | General | 1,490 | 535 |
February 1 | French-Language Proficiency | 7,000 | 365 |
January 31 | General | 730 | 541 |
What Is Express Entry?
Express entry manages economic immigration candidates who are likely to easily integrate into Canada’s economy as well as the workforce.
It uses the Comprehensive Ranking System to manage applications for three programs: the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
In addition, this system evaluates as well as ranks candidates based on human capital factors such as age, education, language proficiency, work experience, etc. Every factor is assigned a score, and the sum is the candidate’s overall CRS score. Those with the highest scores receive an invitation to apply for permanent residency.
What Is Category-Based Selection?
Canada invites 2000 candidates in recent Express Entry draw. Category-based selection rounds of invitations were introduced in May 2023 to allow IRCC to target Express Entry applicants who are likely to either fill an urgent workforce need or help the department reach a demographic target.
IRCC states that the department decided on the six categories following months of consultation with potential stakeholders. The categories are:
- Healthcare
- Trades
- Transport
- STEM Professions
- Agriculture/ Agri-Food
- French Language Proficiency
The recently released Express Entry year-end report for 2023 found that applicants in the STEM category obtained most ITAs throughout the year, followed by French language applicants.
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