Last July 8, Canada invited 4,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residency. Candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were the main focus for this draw.
For this invitation round, the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement was at least 369 points, much lower than the previous draw.
Express Entry draws focusing on Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates are well-known for their lower score requirements. The lower CRS scores allow them to issue more invitations to CEC candidates, resulting in larger draw sizes. In fact, the draw with the lowest score requirement, and subsequently, the biggest draw size, in the history of Express Entry, was at a remarkable 75 points and 27,332 issued invitations.
Compared to the previous CEC-only round, this draw had a much higher score. This Express Entry draw also holds the smallest draw size since May 20 of this year. After the record-breaking 27,000 invitations, the following CEC-specific draws tended to invite numbers between 4,500 to 6,000. At 4,500, this draw is smaller compared to the previous draw but still in keeping with the trend.
A cut-off time was applied to this draw. Only candidates who were able to register their profiles into the federal system before June 10, 2021 at 22:46:37 UTC received an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residency.
As of this Express Entry draw, 93,842 ITAs have been issued. This is twice more compared to last year’s numbers. Canada intends to make up for time lost during the pandemic, as well as achieve their ambitious immigration goals set for this year.
About the Express Entry System
In 1995, the federal Express Entry system was created in order to manage Canada’s incoming economic immigration candidates. Those interested can apply to one of the following economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP); the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP); and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
Applicants who are able to successfully register a profile in the federal system are awarded a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. A points system that ranks candidates based on a number of human capital factors such as age, education, work experience, language skills, and more, is the basis for the CRS score.
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