Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in Canada’s most recent Express Entry draw.
The department issued 920 ITAs in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw.
Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 739 to be considered.
Today's draw comes on the heels of three program-specific draws over the past month.
Most recently, IRCC invited 1,499 candidates in another PNP-only draw on June 19.
They needed a minimum CRS score of 663.
There was also a PNP-only draw on May 30 that invited 2,985 Express Entry candidates.
It was the first such draw, and the first program specific draw, since May 10 2023.
Another draw on May 31 invited 3,000 candidates from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
Program-specific draws only consider candidates in the Express Entry pool who have applied through an Express Entry program such as the CEC, the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).
In the case of a PNP-only draw, candidates are only considered if they have been successfully nominated through an Express Entry aligned stream of a PNP, a process known as enhanced nomination.
Until recently, this type of draw had not occurred since the introduction of category-based selection draws in May 2023.
However, since January this year, 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 or a visitor visa, more options to become permanent residents (PR).
Many temporary residents who have applied for permanent residence, and are currently living in Canada or have experience living in Canada, apply for PR through the CEC.
The same is also true of candidates in the PNP.
This means IRCC can meet its yearly target for "Federal High Skilled Workers" (Express Entry) as outlined in the Immigration Levels Plan, while also reducing the number of temporary residents in Canada.
Source : https://www.cicnews.com/2024/07/canada-issues-invitations-to-apply-in-first-express-entry-draw-of-july-0745002.html#gs.b4tzmk
