Canada held a unique Express Entry draw on 20th May. Not only did it appear out of nowhere, but it just required a score of 397 to be qualified.
Ever since the historic 13th February draw, when the cutoff score was barely 75, we haven’t seen an Express Entry draw with a scoring requirement this lower.
Through the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent invites to 1,842 individuals who could have eligibility for permanent residency (PR).
As per administrative procedures, the IRCC disclosed the deadline to cater to the tie-break rule. It does not inevitably imply that a tie happened. Only applicants with the least score of 397 who completed and did the submission of their Express Entry profile by 24th April 2021 at 12:09:24 UTC received the invite.
In 2021, here’s a look at what Express Entry will look like.
So far, this year, 68,317 candidates received the invite. This year’s rate of invitations granted is significantly higher than last year’s. This could be due to the fact that IRCC holds larger draws, sometimes up to 6,000 people. In addition, on 13th February, IRCC issued an invitation to every CEC candidate to apply for permanent residency.
IRCC has repeatedly held lotteries that focus on applicants who are expected currently in Canada. The act is a part of a push to accept 401,000 newcomers by the end of the year despite a ban on travel. Applicants under the CEC and the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) have a large pool in the country.
The score requirements for CEC and PNP drawings are drastically different. Because these applicants are not contending with other applicants for invitations, CEC drawings often require lower scores. As a result, candidates with lesser scores can be invited due to the larger draw sizes. A score of 401 was all that was required in the preceding CEC-only round.
Candidates for the PNP are automatically given 600 points, implying that their score requirements are much more significant.
Everything you require to understand about Express Entry.
The three federal high-skilled immigration programs, the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program, and Federal Skilled Trades Program, each have their own online application management system.
It functions similarly to an Expression of Interest system, in which interested candidates submit a ranking profile. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is used by Express Entry to allocate points based on human capital variables such as professional work experience, studies, age, language capabilities, and many more.
Through Express Entry drawings, IRCC sends Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to the top-scoring candidates. After that, individuals can seek PR.
The Express Entry-managed programmes are expected to bring in the majority of new immigrants to Canada in 2021.
Who was invited in the first place?
The following is an example of somebody who could be invited to the new draw:
Khalid is 34 years old, has a college degree, and has worked as a database analyst in the country for just about 12 months. He practiced in his profession for 6.2 years before moving to Canada. Khalid has a strong grasp of English. In the current Express Entry draw, Kahlil’s CRS score of 456 would have qualified him for an ITA.
