Canada Issues ITAs In July’s First Express Entry Draw

Canada issues ITAs in July’s first Express Entry draw. The department issued over 920 ITAs in a Provincial Nominee Program draw. 

Applicants required a minimum CRS score of 739 in order to be considered. 

Well, the recent draw was followed by three program-specific draws over the past month. Also, IRCC invited over 1,499 applicants to another PNP-only draw on June 19. They required a minimum score of 663. 

There was also a PNP-only draw on May 30, wherein 2,958 Express Entry applicants were invited. It was the first such draw since May 10, 2023. Another draw on May 31 invited 3,000 applicants from the Canadian Experience Class. 

In addition, program-specific draws only consider applicants in the Express Entry pool who have applied through an Express Entry program, such as the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program, or Federal Skilled Worker Program. Moreover, in the case of a PNP-only draw, applicants are only considered if they have been successfully nominated through an Express Entry-aligned stream of a PNP, a procedure known as enhanced nomination. 

Until recently, this kind of Express Entry draw hadn’t occurred since the introduction of category-based selection draws in May 2023. However, IRCC has been working to stabilize the high levels of temporary residents in Canada. One method of doing so is offering temporary residents, those in Canada on a work or study permit, more alternatives to become permanent residents. 

Many temporary residents who have applied for permanent residence and are presently residing in Canada or have experience living in Canada apply for PR via the CEC. The same is true of PNP applicants. This implies that IRCC can meet its yearly target of ‘Federal High Skilled Workers’, as highlighted in the Immigration Levels Plan, while also reducing the number of temporary residents in Canada. 

Summary Of Express Entry Draw Results In 2024    

Canada issues ITAs in July’s first Express Entry draw. Here are the results for the same: 

What Is Express Entry? 

The Express Entry system was introduced in 2015 as a method for IRCC to target applicants with in-demand human capital attributes as well as process their applications faster. Moreover, it oversees applications from the FSWP, FSTP, & CEC. 

The Express Entry system uses CRS to evaluate an applicant’s eligibility by considering human capital factors like age, work experience, profession, language ability, and occupation. Every factor is assigned a score, and when added together, applicants obtain their overall CRS score. The higher an applicant’s CRS score, the more likely they are to obtain an ITA in an upcoming draw. 

There are numerous kinds of Express Entry draws, including program-specific draws, category-based selection draws, and general draws. General draws consider all Express Entry applicants, irrespective of their profession or program. 

What Is Category-Based Selection? 

Canada issued ITAs in July’s first Express Entry draw. Category-based selection draws were introduced in 2023 to allow IRCC to single out Express Entry applicants with in-demand attributes for Canada’s workforce or to help strengthen the national French-speaking demographic. 

IRCC introduced six categories for applicants to obtain ITAs: 

• Healthcare 
• STEM Professions
• Trades
• Transport
• Agriculture & Agri-Food Professions 
• French-Language Proficiency 

These draws are not program-specific & are more likely to feature a lower-than-average CRS score.

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