The Express Entry system, known for its efficiency and effectiveness in managing Canada’s immigration applications for skilled workers, has evolved to include category-based rounds of invitations. Complementing the General and Program-specific rounds, these category-focused rounds aim to identify and invite top-ranking candidates meeting specific economic requirements of Canada.
The Category-based selections in Canada’s Express Entry system, empower the country to extend Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to potential applicants who possess particular skills, training, or language proficiencies. Initiated in 2023, these category-based draws are set to continue with the same classifications in 2024, as announced by IRCC.
Complementing the General and Program-specific rounds, these category-focused rounds aim to identify and invite top-ranking candidates meeting specific economic requirements of Canada. Selection criteria include proficiency in an official language, relevant work experience in key sectors, and educational qualifications.
Such a strategic approach by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) underscores a commitment to fulfilling distinct economic objectives. It involves selecting eligible candidates from the Express Entry pool based on defined category requirements, thereby streamlining the immigration process to align with Canada’s economic needs.
This targeted approach focuses on six key categories, each playing a crucial role in bolstering Canada’s economic landscape:
The categories can change on a yearly basis based on what is reported to parliament. Each year the IRCC will report:
To be eligible for an invitation through a category-based round, all requirements for that round must be met. There are also specific conditions that must be met depending on the category that is being targeted. For the 2023 categories, eligibility includes:
French-language proficiency: Must have a French-language test result that shows a minimum score of 7 in all 4 language abilities on the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens.
Healthcare occupations: Have accumulated within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in one of the 35 targeted NOC codes.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations: Have accumulated within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in one of the 24 targeted NOC codes.
Trade occupations: Have accumulated within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in one of the 10 targeted NOC codes.
Transport occupations: Have accumulated within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in one of the 10 targeted NOC codes.
Agriculture and agri-food occupations: Have accumulated within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in one of the 3 targeted NOC codes.
You can find the specific professions and their National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes on our dedicated pages. These pages are updated with the latest information for each category’s draw. Please check the list below for more details.
Draw | Date | Category | Number of ITAs | CRS Cut Off | Tie-Breaking Rule |
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291 | March 26, 2024 | French language proficiency | 1,500 | 388 | March 10, 2024 at 20:06:26 UTC |
290 | March 25, 2024 | General | 1,980 | 524 | February 25, 2024 at 14:42:38 UTC |
289 | March 13, 2024 | Transport occupations | 975 | 430 | July 31, 2023 at 13:27:26 UTC |
288 | March 12, 2024 | General | 2,850 | 525 | March 12, 2024 at 15:56:42 UTC |
287 | February 29, 2024 | French language proficiency | 2,500 | 336 | January 18, 2024 at 09:15:46 UTC |
286 | February 28, 2024 | General | 1,470 | 534 | January 16, 2024 at 03:51:05 UTC |
285 | February 16, 2024 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations | 150 | 437 | January 29, 2024 at 03:32:58 UTC |
284 | February 14, 2024 | Healthcare occupations | 3,500 | 422 | January 30, 2024 at 02:39:54 UTC |
283 | February 13, 2024 | General | 1,490 | 535 | February 11, 2024 at 15:26:56 UTC |
282 | February 1, 2024 | French language proficiency | 7,000 | 365 | September 08, 2023 at 09:47:27 UTC |
281 | January 31, 2024 | General | 730 | 541 | July 15, 2023 at 10:52:08 UTC |
280 | January 23, 2024 | General | 1,040 | 543 | January 21, 2024 at 07:43:47 UTC |
279 | January 10, 2024 | General | 1,510 | 546 | December 31, 2023 at 18:23:22 UTC |
278 | December 21, 2023 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations | 400 | 386 | July 06, 2023 at 05:44:14 UTC |
277 | December 20, 2023 | Transport occupations | 670 | 435 | August 30. 2023 at 17:30:21 UTC |
276 | December 19, 2023 | Trade occupations (2023-1) | 1,000 | 425 | November 04, 2023 at 11:16:58 UTC |
275 | December 18, 2023 | General | 1,325 | 542 | December 18, 2023 at 16:12:22 UTC |
274 | December 8, 2023 | STEM occupations | 5,900 | 481 | November 25, 2023 at 09:48:36 UTC |
273 | December 7, 2023 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 1,000 | 470 | October 03, 2023 at 04:45:27 UTC |
272 | December 6, 2023 | General | 4,750 | 561 | November 08, 2023 at 06:00:13 UTC |
271 | October 26, 2023 | Healthcare occupations (2023-1) | 3,600 | 431 | May 24, 2023 at 19:47:51 UTC |
270 | October 25, 2023 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 300 | 486 | September 30, 2023 at 04:22:17 AM UTC |
269 | October 24, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,548 | 776 | July 07, 2023 at 07:28:57 UTC |
268 | October 10, 2023 | No Program Specified | 3,725 | 500 | October 02, 2023 at 15:25:30 UTC |
267 | September 28, 2023 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1) | 600 | 354 | June 12, 2023 at 10:23:21 UTC |
266 | September 27, 2023 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 500 | 472 | August 16, 2023 at 09:00:14 UTC |
265 | September 26, 2023 | No Program Specified | 3,000 | 504 | September 11, 2023 at 20:24:18 UTC |
264 | September 20, 2023 | Transport Occupations | 1,000 | 435 | June 17, 2023 at 06:44:01 UTC |
263 | September 19, 2023 | No Program Specified | 3,200 | 531 | September 12, 2023 at 12:16:31 UTC |
262 | August 15, 2023 | No Program Specified | 4,300 | 496 | August 01, 2023 at 12:59:52 UTC |
261 | August 3, 2023 | Trade occupations | 1,500 | 388 | June 07, 2023 at 07:03:08 UTC |
260 | August 2, 2023 | French language proficiency | 800 | 435 | July 31, 2023 at 09:57:30 UTC |
259 | August 1, 2023 | No Program Specified | 2,000 | 517 | June 30, 2023 at 11:45:05 UTC |
258 | July 12, 2023 | French language proficiency | 3,800 | 375 | June 15, 2023 at 23:49:05 |
257 | July 11, 2023 | No Program Specified | 800 | 505 | October 01, 2022 at 06:13:05 UTC |
256 | July 7, 2023 | French language proficiency | 2,300 | 439 | January 20, 2023 at 17:18:32 UTC |
255 | July 6, 2023 | Healthcare occupations | 1,500 | 463 | June 19, 2023 06:41:05 UTC |
254 | July 5, 2023 | STEM occupations | 500 | 486 | November 23, 2022 00:01:29 UTC |
253 | July 4, 2023 | No Program Specified | 700 | 511 | July 01, 2023 09:31:32 UTC |
252 | June 28, 2023 | Healthcare occupations | 500 | 476 | November 12, 2023 12:47:27 UTC |
251 | June 27, 2023 | No Program Specified | 4,300 | 486 | June 21, 2023 00:57:04 UTC |
250 | June 8, 2023 | No Program Specified | 4,800 | 486 | May 19, 2023 14:04:00 UTC |
249 | May 24, 2023 | No Program Specified | 4,800 | 488 | December 26, 2022 01:12:48 UTC |
248 | May 10, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 589 | 691 | March 08, 202316:42:17 UTC |
247 | April 26, 2023 | No Program Specified | 3,500 | 483 | April 22, 2023 19:46:58 UTC |
246 | April 12, 2023 | No Program Specified | 3,500 | 486 | July 19, 2022 11:05:24 UTC |
245 | March 29, 2023 | No Program Specified | 7,000 | 481 | February 14, 2023 07:35:00 UTC |
244 | March 23, 2023 | No Program Specified | 7,000 | 484 | May 19,2022 06:48:41 UTC |
243 | March 15, 2023 | No Program Specified | 7,000 | 490 | February 16, 2023 10:33:06 UTC |
242 | March 01, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 667- PNP Only Draw | 748 | December 12, 2022, at 10:48:12 UTC |
241 | February 15, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 699- PNP Only Draw | 791 | February 08, 2023, at 18:09:01 UTC |
240 | February 02, 2023 | 3,300- FSW Only Draw | 489 | March 29, 2022, at 16:09:00 UTC | |
239 | February 01, 2023 | 893- PNP Only Draw | 733 | December 09, 2022, at 10:49:57 UTC | |
238 | January 18, 2023 | 5,500 | 490 | November 24, 2022 21:14:59 UTC | |
237 | January 11, 2023 | 5,500 | 507 | December 06, 2022 11:00:07 UTC | |
236 | November 23, 2022 | 4,750 | 491 | October 13, 2022 11:22:17 UTC | |
235 | November 9, 2022 | 4,750 | 494 | June 06,2022 20:48:23 UTC | |
234 | October 26, 2022 | 4,750 | 496 | May 09,2022 09:04:20 UTC | |
233 | 12 October 2022 | 4,250 | 500 | October 10, 2022 17:10:53 UTC | |
232 | 28 September 2022 | 3,750 | 504 | May 02, 2022 at 17:17:32 UTC | |
231 | 14 September 2022 | 3,250 | 510 | September 13, 2022 at 00:38:05 UTC | |
230 | 31 August 2022 | 2,750 | 516 | April 16, 2022 | |
229 | 17 August 2022 | 2,250 | 525 | December 28, 2021 | |
228 | 3 August 2022 | 2,000 | 533 | January 6, 2022 | |
227 | 20 July 2022 | 1,750 | 542 | December 30, 2021 | |
226 | 6 July 2022 | 1,500 | 557 | November 13, 2021 | |
225 | 22 June 2022 | 636 | 752 | April 19, 2022 | |
224 | 8 June 2022 | 923 | 796 | October 10, 2021 | |
223 | 25 May 2022 | 589 | 741 | February 2, 2021 | |
222 | 11 May 2022 | 545 | 753 | December 15, 2021 | |
221 | 27 April 2022 | 829 | 772 | March 24, 2022 | |
220 | 13 April 2022 | 787 | 782 | April 07, 2022 | |
219 | 30 March 2022 | 919 | 785 | November 15, 2021 | |
218 | 16 March 2022 | 924 | 754 | February 10, 2022 | |
217 | 2 March 2022 | 1047 | 761 | January 05, 2022 | |
216 | 16 February 2022 | 1082 | 710 | October 07, 2021 | |
215 | 2 February 2022 | 1070 | 674 | February 18, 2021 | |
214 | 19 January 2022 | 1036 | 745 | July 05, 2021 | |
213 | 5 January 2022 | 392 | 808 | March 04, 2021 | |
212 | 22 December 2021 | 746 | 720 | November 24, 2021 | |
211 | 10 December 2021 | 1,032 | 698 | September 10, 2021 | |
210 | 24 November 2021 | 613 | 737 | June 22, 2021 | |
209 | 10 November 2021 | 775 | 685 | August 12, 2021 | |
208 | 27 October 2021 | 888 | 744 | October 7, 2021 | |
207 | 13 October 2021 | 681 | 720 | March 16, 2021 | |
206 | 29 September 2021 | 761 | 742 | July 29, 2021 | |
205 | 14 September 2021 | 521 | 732 | February 24, 2021 | |
204 | 14 September 2021 | 2,000 | 462 | September 11, 2021 | |
203 | 1 September 2021 | 635 | 764 | April 12, 2021 | |
202 | 19 August 2021 | 3,000 | 403 | August 1, 2021 | |
201 | 18 August 2021 | 463 | 751 | April 13, 2021 | |
200 | 5 August 2021 | 3,000 | 404 | August 3, 2021 | |
199 | 4 August 2021 | 512 | 760 | March 5, 2021 | |
198 | 22 July 2021 | 4,500 | 357 | February 14, 2021 | |
197 | 21 July 2021 | 462 | 734 | April 11, 2021 | |
196 | 8 July 2021 | 4,500 | 369 | June 10, 2021 | |
195 | 7 July 2021 | 627 | 760 | June 14, 2021 | |
194 | 24 June 2021 | 6,000 | 357 | February 17, 2021 | |
193 | 23 June 2021 | 1,002 | 742 | February 18, 2021 | |
192 | 10 June 2021 | 6,000 | 368 | April 28, 2021 | |
191 | 9 June 2021 | 940 | 711 | February 16, 2021 | |
190 | 31 May 2021 | 5,956 | 380 | May 28, 2021 | |
189 | 26 May 2021 | 500 | 713 | April 6, 2021 | |
188 | 20 May 2021 | 1,842 | 397 | April 24, 2021 | |
187 | 13 May 2021 | 4,147 | 401 | April 29, 2021 | |
186 | 12 May 2021 | 557 | 752 | April 29, 2021 | |
185 | 29 April 2021 | 6,000 | 400 | April 24, 2021 | |
184 | 28 April 2021 | 381 | 717 | March 16, 2021 | |
183 | 16 April 2021 | 6,000 | 417 | March 1, 2021 | |
182 | 14 April 2021 | 266 | 753 | March 1, 2021 | |
181 | 1 April 2021 | 5,000 | 432 | February 16, 2021 | |
180 | 31 March 2021 | 284 | 778 | March 16, 2021 | |
179 | 18 March 2021 | 5,000 | 449 | March 17, 2021 | |
178 | 17 March 2021 | 183 | 682 | March 04, 2021 | |
177 | 8 March 2021 | 671 | 739 | February 16, 2021 | |
176 | 13 February 2021 | 27,332 | 75 | September 12, 2020 | |
175 | 10 February 2021 | 654 | 720 | August 14, 2020 | |
174 | 21 January 2021 | 4,626 | 454 | July 23, 2020 | |
173 | 20 January 2021 | 374 | 741 | September 5, 2020 | |
172 | 7 January 2021 | 4,750 | 461 | September 12, 2020 | |
171 | 6 January 2021 | 250 | 813 | November 2, 2020 | |
170 | 23 December 2020 | 5,000 | 468 | June 4, 2020 | |
169 | 9 December 2020 | 5,000 | 469 | June 4, 2020 | |
168 | 25 November 2020 | 5,000 | 469 | October 15, 2020 | |
167 | 18 November 2020 | 5,000 | 472 | October 27, 2020 | |
166 | 5 November 2020 | 4,500 | 478 | October 26, 2020 | |
165 | 14 October 2020 | 4,500 | 471 | September 1, 2020 | |
164 | 30 September 2020 | 4,200 | 471 | March 2, 2020 | |
163 | 16 September 2020 | 4,200 | 472 | March 9, 2020 | |
162 | 2 September 2020 | 4,200 | 475 | August 16, 2020 | |
161 | 20 August 2020 | 3,300 | 454 | July 27, 2020 | |
160 | 19 August 2020 | 600 | 771 | July 24, 2020 | |
159 | 6 August 2020 | 250 | 415 | June 2, 2020 | |
158 | 5 August 2020 | 3,900 | 476 | July 27, 2020 | |
157 | 23 July 2020 | 3,343 | 445 | July 12, 2020 | |
156 | 22 July 2020 | 557 | 687 | November 11, 2019 | |
155 | 8 July 2020 | 3,900 | 478 | February 11, 2020 | |
154 | 25 June 2020 | 3,508 | 431 | April 3, 2020 | |
153 | 24 June 2020 | 392 | 696 | April 23, 2020 | |
152 | 11 June 2020 | 3,559 | 437 | May 25, 2020 | |
151 | 10 June 2020 | 341 | 743 | April 14, 2020 | |
150 | 28 May 2020 | 3,515 | 440 | March 7, 2020 | |
149 | 27 May 2020 | 385 | 757 | April 27, 2020 | |
148 | 14 May 2020 | 3,371 | 447 | December 23, 2019 | |
147 | 13 May 2020 | 529 | 718 | March 19, 2020 | |
146 | 1 May 2020 | 3,311 | 452 | October 10, 2019 | |
145 | 29 April 2020 | 589 | 692 | March 11, 2020 | |
144 | 16 April 2020 | 3,782 | 455 | January 20, 2020 | |
143 | 15 April 2020 | 118 | 808 | March 18, 2020 | |
142 | 9 April 2020 | 3,294 | 464 | January 4, 2020 | |
141 | 9 April 2020 | 606 | 698 | December 18, 2019 | |
140 | 23 March 2020 | 3,232 | 467 | November 25, 2019 | |
139 | 18 March 2020 | 668 | 720 | March 19, 2020 | |
138 | 4 March 2020 | 3,900 | 471 | February 24, 2020 | |
137 | 19 February 2020 | 4,500 | 470 | January, 13th 2020 | |
136 | 5 February 2020 | 3,500 | 472 | January, 30th 2020 | |
135 | 22 January 2020 | 3,400 | 471 | May 9, 2019 | |
134 | 8 January 2020 | 3,400 | 473 | 27 December 2019 | |
133 | 19 December 2019 | 3,200 | 469 | 14 November 2019 | |
132 | 11 December 2019 | 3,200 | 472 | 6 December 2019 | |
131 | 27 November 2019 | 3,600 | 471 | 11 November 2019 | |
130 | 13 November 2019 | 3,600 | 472 | 8 October 2019 | |
129 | 30 October 2019 | 3,900 | 475 | 29 August 2019 | |
128 | 16 October 2019 | 500 | 357 | 4 March 2019 | |
127 | 2 October 2019 | 3,900 | 464 | 20 September 2019 | |
126 | 18 September 2019 | 3,600 | 462 | 29 August 2019 | |
125 | 4 September 2019 | 3,600 | 463 | 23 August 2019 | |
124 | 20 August 2019 | 3,600 | 457 | 24 March 2019 | |
123 | 12 August 2019 | 3,600 | 466 | 6 August 2019 | |
122 | 24 July 2019 | 3,600 | 459 | 25 May 2019 | |
121 | 10 July 2019 | 3,600 | 460 | 11 June 2019 | |
120 | 26 June 2019 | 3,350 | 462 | 11 May 2019 | |
119 | 12 June 2019 | 3,350 | 465 | 6 June 2019 | |
118 | 29 May 2019 | 3,350 | 470 | 23 May 2019 | |
117 | 15 May 2019 | 500 (Federal Skilled Trades Specific Draw) | 332 | 29 August 2018 | |
116 | 1 May 2019 | 3,350 | 450 | 5 November 2018 | |
115 | 17 April 2019 | 3,350 | 451 | 2 April 2019 | |
114 | 3 April 2019 | 3,350 | 451 | 9 January 2019 | |
113 | 20 March 2019 | 3,350 | 452 | 7 February 2019 | |
112 | 6 March 2019 | 3,350 | 454 | 11 February 2019 | |
111 | 20 February 2019 | 3,350 | 457 | 6 December 2018 | |
110 | 30 January 2019 | 3,350 | 438 | 26 April 2018 | |
109 | 23 January 2019 | 3,900 | 443 | 2 January 2019 | |
108 | 10 January 2019 | 3,900 | 449 | 2 January 2019 | |
107 | 19 December 2018 | 3,900 | 439 | 6 February 2018 | |
106 | 12 December 2018 | 3,900 | 445 | 28 November 2018 | |
105 | 28 November 2018 | 3,900 | 445 | 22 October 2018 | |
104 | 15 November 2018 | 3,900 | 449 | 16 September 2018 | |
103 | 29 October 2018 | 3,900 | 442 | 16 October 2018 | |
102 | 15 October 2018 | 3,900 | 440 | 18 September 2018 | |
101 | 3 October 2018 | 3,900 | 445 | 2 October 2018 | |
100 | 24 September 2018 | 400 (Federal Skilled Trades Specific Draw) | 284 | 18 February 2018 | |
99 | 18 September 2018 | 3,500 | 441 | 6 September 2018 | |
98 | 5 September 2018 | 3,900 | 440 | 29 April 2018 | |
97 | 22 August 2018 | 3,750 | 440 | 21 February 2018 | |
96 | 8 August 2018 | 3,750 | 440 | 31 January 2018 | |
95 | 25 July 2018 | 3,750 | 441 | 31 December 2017 | |
94 | 11 July 2018 | 3,750 | 442 | 26 June 2018 | |
93 | 25 June 2018 | 3,750 | 442 | 28 January 2018 | |
92 | 13 June 2018 | 3,750 | 451 | 21 July 2017 | |
91 | 30 May 2018* | 700 | 288 | *PNP and FST only | |
90 | 23 May 2018 | 3500 | 440 | 30 December 2017 | |
89 | 9 May 2018 | 3500 | 441 | 12 December 2017 | |
88 | 25 April 2018 | 3500 | 441 | 8 December 2017 | |
87 | 11 April 2018 | 3500 | 444 | 26 March 2018 | |
86 | 26 March 2018 | 3000 | 446 | 23 February 2018 | |
85 | 14 March 2018 | 3000 | 456 | 3 March 2018 | |
84 | 21 February 2018 | 3000 | 442 | 11 February 2018 | |
83 | 7 February 2018 | 3000 | 442 | 29 May 2017 | |
82 | 24 January 2018 | 2750 | 444 | 17 January 2018 | |
81 | 10 January 2018 | 2750 | 446 | 18 November 2017 | |
80 | 20 December 2017 | 2750 | 446 | 2 October 2017 | |
79 | 6 December 2017 | 2750 | 452 | 16 November 2017 | |
78 | 15 November 2017 | 2750 | 439 | 19 October 2017 | |
77 | 8 November 2017 | 2000 | 458 | 23 October 2017 | |
76 | 1 November 2017 | 505 | 241 | n/a | |
75 | 1 November 2017 | 290 | 673 | n/a | |
74 | 18 October 2017 | 2757 | 436 | n/a | |
73 | 4 October 2017 | 2801 | 438 | n/a | |
72 | 20 September 2017 | 2871 | 433 | n/a | |
71 | 6 September 2017 | 2772 | 435 | n/a | |
70 | 23 August 2017 | 3035 | 434 | n/a | |
69 | 9 August 2017 | 2991 | 433 | n/a | |
68 | 2 August 2017 | 3264 | 441 | n/a | |
67 | 12 July 2017 | 3202 | 440 | n/a | |
66 | 28 June 2017 | 3409 | 449 | n/a | |
65 | 31 May 2017 | 3877 | 413 | n/a | |
64 | 26 May 2017 | 400 | 199 | n/a | |
63 | 26 May 2017 | 143 | 775 | n/a | |
62 | 19 May 2017 | 3687 | 415 | n/a | |
61 | 4 May 2017 | 3796 | 423 | n/a | |
60 | 19 April 2017 | 3665 | 415 | n/a | |
59 | 12 April 2017 | 3923 | 423 | n/a | |
58 | 5 April 2017 | 3753 | 431 | n/a | |
57 | 24 March 2017 | 3749 | 441 | n/a | |
56 | 1 March 2017 | 3884 | 434 | n/a | |
55 | 22 February 2017 | 3611 | 441 | n/a | |
54 | 8 February 2017 | 3664 | 447 | n/a | |
53 | 25 January 2017 | 3508 | 453 | n/a | |
52 | 11 January 2017 | 3334 | 459 | n/a | |
51 | 4 January 2017 | 2902 | 468 | n/a | |
50 | 22 December 2016 | 2878 | 475 | n/a | |
49 | 16 December 2016 | 1936 | 497 | n/a | |
48 | 30 November 2016 | 559 | 786 | n/a | |
47 | 16 November 2016 | 2427 | 470 | n/a | |
46 | 2 November 2016 | 2080 | 472 | n/a | |
45 | 19 October 2016 | 1518 | 484 | n/a | |
44 | 12 October 2016 | 1518 | 484 | n/a | |
43 | 21 September 2016 | 1288 | 483 | n/a | |
42 | 7 September 2016 | 1000 | 491 | n/a | |
41 | 24 August 2016 | 750 | 538 | n/a | |
40 | 10 August 2016 | 754 | 490 | n/a | |
39 | 27 July 2016 | 755 | 488 | n/a | |
38 | 13 July 2016 | 747 | 482 | n/a | |
37 | 29 June 2016 | 773 | 482 | n/a | |
36 | 15 June 2016 | 752 | 488 | n/a | |
35 | 1 June 2016 | 762 | 483 | n/a | |
34 | 18 May 2016 | 763 | 484 | n/a | |
33 | 6 May 2016 | 799 | 534 | n/a | |
32 | 20 April 2016 | 1018 | 468 | n/a | |
31 | 6 April 2016 | 954 | 470 | n/a | |
30 | 23 March 2016 | 1014 | 470 | n/a | |
29 | 9 March 2016 | 1013 | 473 | n/a | |
28 | 24 February 2016 | 1484 | 453 | n/a | |
27 | 10 February 2016 | 1505 | 459 | n/a | |
26 | 27 January 2016 | 1468 | 457 | n/a | |
25 | 13 January 2016 | 1518 | 453 | n/a | |
24 | 6 January 2016 | 1463 | 461 | n/a | |
23 | 18 December 2015 | 1503 | 460 | n/a | |
22 | 4 December 2015 | 1451 | 461 | n/a | |
21 | 27 November 2015 | 1559 | 472 | n/a | |
20 | 13 November 2015 | 1506 | 484 | n/a | |
19 | 23 October 2015 | 1502 | 489 | n/a | |
18 | 2 October 2015 | 1530 | 450 | n/a | |
17 | 18 September 2015 | 1545 | 450 | n/a | |
16 | 8 September 2015 | 1517 | 459 | n/a | |
15 | 21 August 2015 | 1523 | 456 | n/a | |
14 | 7 August 2015 | 1402 | 471 | n/a | |
13 | 17 July 2015 | 1581 | 451 | n/a | |
12 | 10 July 2015 | 1516 | 463 | n/a | |
11 | 26 June 2015 | 1575 | 469 | n/a | |
10 | 12 June 2015 | 1501 | 482 | n/a | |
9 | 22 May 2015 | 1361 | 755 | n/a | |
8 | 17 April 2015 | 715 | 453 | n/a | |
7 | 10 April 2015 | 925 | 469 | n/a | |
6 | 27 March 2015 | 1637 | 453 | n/a | |
5 | 20 March 2015 | 1620 | 481 | n/a | |
4 | 27 February 2015 | 1187 | 735 | n/a | |
3 | 20 February 2015 | 849 | 808 | n/a | |
2 | 7 February 2015 | 779 | 818 | n/a | |
1 | 31 January 2015 | 779 | 886 | n/a |
Applicant’s Comprehensive Ranking System score (CRS) will still count, and be an important factor for Express Entry draws. Category-based rounds of invitations will invite the top-ranking candidates in the pool who are eligible for the category being targeted for that round.
This will give candidates a better chance as their CRS score will only be ranked with those in that selected category rather than the entire Express Entry pool.
In their announcement, IRCC confirmed that the category-based rounds of invitation will add to general and provincial rounds, suggesting all program draws will continue to take place. If your occupation does not appear on the demand list, you can still be considered for these general draws.
Furthermore, provinces and territories will continue to use the Express Entry pool to source applicants. Candidates who have secured a provincial nomination have demonstrated they have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the province or territory’s economy, therefore they will receive an ITA via the all program or provincial Express Entry draws.
Yes, Express Entry will hold different types of draws throughout the year, not just category-based draws. There will be 3 types of rounds:
Immigration has been a key strategy for the Canadian government to help address labour market shortages. The current immigration plan also aims to attract the skills required to fill critical sectors, such as health care, skilled trades, manufacturing and technology sectors. Category-based draws will help to address these shortages by allowing the government to target roles and industries facing the most severe shortages.
Express Entry is a system used by the Canadian government to manage applications for Canadian permanent residency. Express Entry uses a point-based system, the CRS, to rank candidates’ profiles. The system manages three main programs:
Applying to Express Entry is a two-step procedure. The first step is to submit your profile with the required documents. Required documents usually consist of language test results, educational credentials and passport or travel documentation.
After you submit a profile and receive an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence, you can submit your complete application for the IRCC to review. Your complete application should include supporting documents such as reference letters, additional identity documents, police clearance certificates, and results of a medical examination.
Interested in learning more about your options to enter the Express Entry pool? Complete our free online assessment form today!
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