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Canada has announced it will increase the number of Express Entry points available to French-speaking and bilingual candidates. The decision, announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday, will see the points for French-language increase from 15 to 25, and for bilingual candidates from 30 to 50. Specific points for French language skills were first
Canada has equalled the largest Express Entry draw of all time, issuing Invitations to Apply to 4,500 candidates. The October 14 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 471 points, exactly the same as the previous all-program draw. In the last four Express Entry draws, Canada has now issued 17,100 ITAs. By
Canada immigration authorities issued the second-most Express Entry Invitations to Apply on record in the third quarter of 2020, putting the system on track for a record year. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 28,450 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) between July and September, second only to the second quarter of 2017 when 29,855 invites
Canada has conducted a new all-program Express Entry draw, issuing Invitations to Apply to 4,200 candidates. The September 30 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 471 points, a point down on the previous all-program draw. This draw, and the immediately previous draws on September 16 and September 2, are jointly the
Canada has conducted a second-consecutive all-program Express Entry draw issuing Invitations to Apply to 4,200 candidates. The September 16 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 472 points, three points lower than the previous all-program draw. This draw, and the previous draw on September 2, are jointly the second-largest Express Entry draws
Immigrants who work in Canada before making a permanent move earn more money and are more likely to remain employed, according to two new studies. In Two-step Immigration Selection: Skilled Work Experience vs. Pre-arranged Jobs, the fifth of Ottawa’s Economic Insight Series of studies, the authors note having a pre-arranged job and previous Canadian work
Canada has conducted the second-largest Express Entry draw of all time, issuing Invitations to Apply to 4,200 candidates. The September 2 draw – only the third all-program draw to take place since March – required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 475 points, one point lower than the previous all-program draw. The largest
Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw aimed at Canadian Experience Class candidates, issuing Invitations to Apply to 3,300 candidates. The August 20 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 454, nine points higher than the previous CEC draw. The draw follows an August 19 Provincial Nominee Program draw, that saw
Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw aimed at Provincial Nominee Program candidates, issuing Invitations to Apply to 600 candidates. The August 19 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 771, 86 points higher than the previous PNP draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s return to a program-specific draw follows a
Canada immigration authorities have conducted a rare Express Entry draw aimed at Federal Skilled Trades Program candidates, issuing 250 Invitations to Apply. The August 6 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 415. It was the first Skilled Trades draw since October 16, 2019. It followed an August 5 all-program draw that
