On 5th February 2020, Canadian Government invited 3,500 to apply for Canadian permanent residency under the Express Entry Program.
Statistics are mentioned below:
Number of invitations issued: 3,500
Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,500th or above
Date and time of round: February 05, 2020 at 13:11:46 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 472
Tie-breaking rule: January 30, 2020 at 07:36:26 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.
Candidates 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.
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
| 601-1,200 | 439 |
| 451-600 | 19,861 |
| 401-450 | 41,655 |
| 441-450 | 9,777 |
| 431-440 | 9,669 |
| 421-430 | 6,676 |
| 411-420 | 7,250 |
| 401-410 | 8,283 |
| 351-400 | 49,178 |
| 391-400 | 8,475 |
| 381-390 | 10,515 |
| 371-380 | 10,218 |
| 361-370 | 10,191 |
| 351-360 | 9,779 |
| 301-350 | 27,639 |
| 0-300 | 3,719 |
| Total | 142,491 |
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.
The target for new permanent resident admissions through the three federal high-skilled programs is slated to rise to 85,800 ITAs this year and 88,800 in 2021.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html