September 6, 2017 – Canadian Immigration authorities conducted the 21^st round of invitations under Express Entry in 2017 and 71^st overall, inviting 2,772 applicants for permanent residence under all programs. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 435, a point higher than the previous draw.

It was the 20^th draw in 2017 under the Express Entry System where the lowest CRS score was well below 500. It was the 6^th draw since immigration authorities substantially modified the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System on June 6, 2017.  The latest draw factors in all applications in the pool who received additional points under the recent changes.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada also published a breakdown of the Express Entry Pool, as of August 30, 2017, show below:

CRS Score Range	Number of Candidates
601-1200	247
451-600	570
401-450	12,123
441-450	216
431-440	924
421-430	2,692
411-420	3,366
401-410	4,925
351-400	26,017
391-400	4,379
381-390	5,371
371-380	5,485
361-370	5,455
351-360	5,327
301-350	16,629
0-300	2,932
Total	58,518

The spread of scores shows how there are thousands of candidates sat just below the score required to achieve a coveted Invitation to Apply. A job offer, worth 50 or 200 points, would make a definitive difference to these candidates. Our dedicated in-house recruitment service, skilledworker.com, can help candidates with all their job search needs.

Express Entry is an immigration system implemented by Canadian immigration authorities (IRCC) on January 1, 2015 which manages skilled worker applications under Federal Economic programs. This includes the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Skilled Trades Program the Canada Experience Class and certain parts of the Provincial Nominee Program.

Stakeholders expect to see near 30 draws and up to 70,000 invitations issued in 2017, with majority of draws featuring CRS scores well below 450 to enable Canadian immigration authorities to meet targeted annual immigration levels for 2017.

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What This Means For Employers

Employers are encouraged to consider securing an LMIA or nomination under provincial nomination programs (PNP’s) to ensure long term retention of employees.

We provide Canadian employers with unparalleled immigration legal services and recruitment of foreign nationals through skilledworker.com. We bring approved candidates to Canada in the shortest time possible. Employers in a wide range of industries can directly benefit from our unique position as one of Canada’s leading online immigration firms in the industry to meet both their recruitment and immigration requirements.

Interested employers wishing to seek our assistance are invited to contact us here for further information.

What This Means For Candidates

It is expected that the majority of applicants to be issued (ITA’s) under Canada’s Express Entry Immigration system in 2017 will require a CRS score well under 450 points, enabling a significant number of applicants to receive permanent admission to Canada without a job offer or nomination under a provincial immigration program.  However, securing an approved offer of employment is highly recommended.  Watch our Facebook livestream video on how to find jobs in Canada from overseas.

Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our free online evaluation. We will provide you with your evaluation results within 1-2 business days.

Resources:

• Immigration.ca News Articles – A daily news source outlining the latest developments in immigration, employment and the economy with commentaries by Attorney Colin Singer.
• At skilled worker.com we are dedicated to developing long-term strategic alliances with client companies and candidates alike.  We strictly adhere to our guiding principles of honesty, integrity and confidentiality.

Colin R. Singer is immigration counsel for www.immigration.ca and Managing Partner of skilled worker.com. He is one of Canada’s foremost senior corporate immigration attorneys. Colin is internationally recognized as an experienced and recommended authority on Canadian immigration and foreign recruitment. In addition to being licensed human resources professional, he is a licensed Canadian lawyer in good standing with the Quebec Law Society for more than 25 years and is authorized by the Canadian government in all immigration matters.

Interested employers: Kindly contact us here to receive further information.

Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.

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