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IRCC invites 5,500 Express Entry candidates in second draw of 2023 IRCC held a surprise draw today marking Express Entry draws in two consecutive weeks. IRCC has now already invited 11,000 Express Entry candidates in 2023, which is the quickest start to Express Entry ever.

Canada held the second Express Entry draw of the year today.

By Edana Robitaille

Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2023 Today's all-program round of invitations is the first since the November 23 Express Entry draw.

Canada held its first Express Entry draw of the year today, and the first since November 23.

By Edana Robitaille

2022: Express Entry year in review Fewer draws and an updated NOC set the stage for a higher number of Express Entry ITAs in 2023.

The past year has been a unique one for Canada’s Express Entry application management system. The resumption of all-program draws, after an 18-month pause that began in December 2020, has allowed Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to work towards,  pre-pandemic targets of Express Entry invitations.

By Edana Robitaille

Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking Scores in 2022 This year saw the resumption of Express Entry draws for the first time since 2020—what determines the CRS cut-offs, and can past scores tell us about the future?

This July marked the return of the Express Entry system for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, as Canada invited skilled immigrants from overseas for the first time since 2020.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Canada invites 4,750 candidates in the most recent Express Entry draw CRS score continues to drop in eleventh all-program draw since July 6.

On November 23, Canada held its most recent all-program Express Entry draw.

By Edana Robitaille

Canada invites 4,750 candidates in latest Express Entry draw The CRS continues to decline in the tenth all-program draw since July 6.

Canada’s held its most recent all-program Express Entry draw on November 9.

By Edana Robitaille

Express Entry CRS score drops to 496 This is the first time the CRS has dropped below 500 in an all-program draw since December 2020.

On October 26 Canada’s held its most recent all-program Express Entry draw.

By Edana Robitaille

The traits of Canada’s most successful immigrants—Study According to Statistics Canada, pre-landing Canadian work experience, proficiency in English or French, education, and age were all factors that influenced immigrants' earnings in Canada.

Recently, Statistics Canada released their report “Immigration selection factors and the earnings of principal applicants”. The report was an update of the 2015 investigation that helped guide development of Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS); the main way that skilled foreign workers are assessed by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Canada invites 4,250 candidates in latest all-program Express Entry draw This was the eighth all-program draw since July 6.

Canada’s most recent all-program Express Entry draw was held on October 12, 2022. It was the eighth all-program draw since they resumed on July 6.

By Edana Robitaille