Canada held two Express Entry Draws in single day

Canada has invited Express Entry Provincial Nomination & Canadian Experience Class candidates in two different draws held on 09^th April, 2020.

The Express Entry manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main skilled labour immigration categories – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class.

A job offer is not required in order to be eligible for an Express Entry invitation to apply (ITA), though additional CRS points are awarded if a candidate has one.

Candidates follow Canadian Immigration points and are ranked in the pool based on a score awarded under the CRS that considers factors such as age, education, skilled work experience and proficiency in English or French and then picked up in subsequent Canada Express Entry Invitations draw.

Details of two different Canada Express Entry draws are below:

Express Entry Draw # 141

For Provincial Nomination Program

Invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to provincial nomination program candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores (CRS) as low as 698.

Several Express Entry-aligned provincial nomination streams also have lower CRS requirements compared to all-program federal draws.

A provincial nomination results in an additional 600 CRS points and effectively guarantees an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

In order to be considered for a nomination through most Express Entry-aligned provincial streams, the first step is to submit an Express Entry profile.

Statistics are mentioned below:

Number of invitations issued: 606

Rank required to be invited to apply: 606^th or above

Date and time of round: April 9, 2020 at 14:14:53 UTC

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 698

Tie-breaking rule: December 18, 2019 at 11:29:51 UTC

If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

Express Entry Draw # 142

For Canadian Experience Class

Invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to Canadian Experience Class candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores (CRS) as low as 464.

Statistics are mentioned below:

Number of invitations issued: 3,294

Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,294^th or above

Date and time of round: April 9, 2020 at 17:36:14 UTC

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 464

Tie-breaking rule: January 4, 2020 at 12:16:45 UTC

If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

Source: Express Entry Rounds of Invitations