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IRCC issues 1,000 invitations to apply in latest Express Entry draw for French speakers

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(IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the latest draw.

The department issued 1,000 ITAs听 in a category-based draw for candidates with French language proficiency.

Candidates required a minimum (CRS) score of 446 to be considered.

Today鈥檚 draw is the second of the month and follows a busy summer. Throughout July and August, IRCC invited candidates in 14 separate Express Entry draws. More specifically, July broke the record for the highest number of draws in month since the system was launched in 2015. There were nine draws between July 2 and 31.

The most recent Express Entry draw before this one took place on September 9th and issued invitations to 911 candidates in a draw that only considered (PNP) candidates only.

IRCC has recently adopted a pattern of multiple draws every other week. They generally include at least one draw for PNP candidates. This is line with IRCC鈥檚 previously announced intention to hold more 鈥渄omestic鈥 draws to ensure that temporary residents in Canada have increased opportunity to become permanent residents and to reduce the volume of temporary residents entering Canada.

Summary of Express Entry draw results in 2024

DateDraw TypeNumber of ITAsMinimum CRS
September 13 French language proficiency1,000446
September 9Provincial Nominee Program911732
August 27Canadian Experience Class3,300507
August 26Provincial Nominee Program1,121694
August 15French language proficiency2,000394
Canadian Experience Class3,200509
August 13Provincial Nominee Program763690
July 31Canadian Experience Class5,000510
July 30Provincial Nominee Program964686
July 18French language proficiency1,800400
July 17Canadian Experience Class6,300515
July 16Provincial Nominee Program1,391670
July 8French proficiency3,200420
July 5Healthcare occupations3,750445
July 4Trade occupations1,800436
July 2Provincial Nominee Program920739
June 19Provincial Nominee Program1,499663
May 31Canadian Experience Class3,000522
May 30Provincial Nominee Program2,985676
April 24French proficiency1,400410
April 23General2,095529
April 11STEM occupations4,500491
April 10General1,280549
March 26French language proficiency1,500388
March 25General1,980524
March 13Transport occupations975430
March 12General2,850525
February 29French language proficiency2,500336
February 28General1,470534
February 16Agriculture and agri-food occupations150437
February 14Healthcare occupations3,500422
February 13General1,490535
February 1French language proficiency7,000365
January 31General730541
January 23General1,040543
January 10General1,510546

What is Express Entry?

Express Entry is an application management system that was introduced by IRCC in 2015 to help the department select economic immigration candidates with in-demand human capital attributes. It oversees three economic immigration programs: the , the Canadian Experience Class, and the .

The Comprehensive Ranking System is the cornerstone of the system. It assigns a point score to applicants for several attributes such as their language ability, work experience, education, occupation and age.

Taken together, these points make up a candidate鈥檚 overall score. Those with the highest scores are the most likely to recieve an ITA.

Candidates in these programs can also apply for streams of the Provincial Nominee Program that are aligned with Express Entry, a process known as. Express Entry candidates who are nominated through a PNP automatically recieve an additioanl 600 CRS points, making it extremely likely they will recieve an ITA in an upcoming Express Entry draw, depending on the type of draw.

IRCC also introduced category-based selection draws in 2023 to allow the department to target the candidates with more specific in-demand attributes, mostly based around work experience. Candidates who recieve ITAs in one of these draws are not required to be in any specific Express Entry听 program (although they must still be in the Express Entry application pool) and the minimum CRS required is generally lower than it would be for a program-specific or general draw.

The six categories are:

  • Healthcare occupations
  • Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
  • Trades occupations, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors
  • Transport occupations
  • Agriculture and agri-food occupations
  • French-language proficiency

IRCC reviews these categories every year and says that as labour market priorities and demographic demands shift, the categories may change in coming years.

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