Results of Canada’s Express entry Draw from February 16, 2024
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In the department’s third Express Entry draw this week, IRCC has issued 150 Invitations to apply(ITAs in a) Draws based on categories for eligible candidates with work experience in Agriculture/Agri-Food occupations. This marks IRCC’s first Agriculture/Agri-Food draw since December 21, 2023. The minimum is Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score held by those who received an ITA in today’s draw was 437.
The IRCC held two other draws this week. The results of the two draws are as follows.
February 14th: Draw based on the Healthcare category where IRCC issued 3500 ITAs for eligible candidates with a minimum CRS of 422
February 13th All-program draw where IRCC issued 1,490 ITAs to eligible candidates with a minimum CRS score of 535
Note: This is a developing story, which will be updated further if IRCC conducts more Express Entry draws this week.
Express Entry
Express Entry is IRCC’s application management system. The federal government uses it to manage immigration requests from three economic-class programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program(FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program(FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
Standard Express Entry Draws
IRCC conducted only “standard” Express Entry draw types before the introduction of a brand new draw type in 2023. These draws ranked eligible candidates based on their CRS scores, the name given to IRCC’s measure that assigned a number to each Express Entry candidate based on a variety of human capital factors. This score is used, in the context of standard draws, to determine who will receive an ITA in a given Express Entry draw.
Pursuing permanent residence through Express Entry’s standard draws requires candidates to follow these general steps:
- Self-assessment eligibility for Express Entry programs: FSTP (Full-service entry), FSWP (Flexible-service entry) and/or CEC
- If eligible, create an Express Entry profile online with IRCC
- Formally enter the candidate “pool”, at which time candidates will receive their CRS score
- Wait for IRCC’s next Express Entry draw to see if you receive an ITA*
Note: During each draw, ITAs are only given to eligible candidates with CRS scores above the cut-off score for that specific Express Entry draw. It is important to note that ITAs are the only way that Canadian immigration candidates can apply for permanent residence.
Category-BasedInstant Entry Draws
IRCC launched a new type draw in mid-last year, called category based selection draws. The first one was conducted in June of 2023. Category-based draws, rather than prioritizing a candidate’s CRS score, focused on helping the Canadian government address specific labour market challenges by bringing in more foreign skilled workers but focusing on immigration candidates with work experience or proficiencies in certain areas.
In 2023, these six categories have been designated as areas of focus* for IRCC’s category-based draws:
1. Immigration candidates with work experience in:
- Healthcare
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professions
- Trades such as plumbers, carpenters and contractors
- Transport
- Agriculture and agrifood
2. Immigration candidates with strong French proficiency
*IRCC has noted that it is allowing itself the room to conduct an annual review of these categories and adjust accordingly if required.
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‘ Credit:
Original content by Canadavisa.com, “Canada’s Express entry Draw Results from February 16 2024”
Read the full article here https://www.canadavisa.com/news/canada-express-entry-draw-results-week-of-february-12-2024.html
