Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the latest Express Entry draw.
The department invited 5,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC)- only draw.
To be considered, candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 510.
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Today’s draw was the ninth of an already busy month for Express Entry. In total, IRCC has issued 25,125 ITAs throughout July.
Draws this month have been alternating between program-specific draws, such as the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and category-based selection draws.
In category-based draws, most ITAs have gone to candidates who demonstrate French language proficiency, totalling 5,000 ITAs over two draws. IRCC also issued 3,750 ITAs to healthcare candidates on July 5 and 1,800 to candidates in trade occupations on July 4.
A high number of ITAs have also been issued in program-specific draws. As of July 31, IRCC has invited 11,300 Canadian Experience Class candidates and 3,275 PNP candidates. Candidates in both programs often already live and work in Canada as temporary residents. The return to program-specific draws on May 30 after a full year without them aligns with IRCC’s previously announced intention to hold more domestic draws.
In March this year, the department introduced a new goal of reducing and stabilizing the number of temporary residents in Canada while also meeting its permanent resident targets as outlined in the Immigration Levels Plan.
Summary of Express Entry draw results in 2024
DateDraw TypeNumber of ITAsMinimum CRS
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 for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class, and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).
These are three of Canada’s most prominent economic immigration programs. They all use the Comprehensive Ranking System to evaluate candidates based on their human capital factors such as age, education, occupation, language abilities and work experience.
Each factor is assigned a score and taken together they make up a candidate’s overall CRS score. Based on these human capital factors they are deemed more likely to contribute to Canada’s workforce and strengthen its demographics. The higher the score, the more likely they are to receive an ITA.
Express Entry is aimed to facilitate faster processing for high skilled candidates. The department has a published service standard of six months for processing Express Entry applications.
What is category-based selection?
To further target candidates with the skills or attributes Canada needs, IRCC introduced category-based selection draws in May 2023. The categories were chosen following consultations with external and internal stakeholders. They 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
These categories will remain in place throughout the remainder of 2024 but may change next year.
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