Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has conducted its most recent Express Entry draw; it released 800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for candidates who have proven proficiency in French. It is required that the candidate would have had at least a CRS score of 478 to receive this draw.
Express Entry Recent Draws Schedules
This is the third Express Entry draw so far this week. Last week’s earlier draw under the CEC program had targeted the 400 candidates.
Also today, the third draw in November, comes the day following an announcement of the Immigration Levels Plan for the upcoming calendar year. Under that plan, IRCC will admit 124,680 candidates from the Express Entry pool in 2024.
Admissions Targets and Focus Areas
Today’s successful candidates will account for part of the count toward next year’s immigration targets. They may be processed through the new In-Canada Focus category for Express Entry or the Federal Economic Priorities category.
- In-Canada Focus: This target for permanent residents would be 82,980 and is intended to help temporary residents who are already residing in Canada. It’s projected as accounting for around 40% of economic admissions, largely from the Canadian Experience Class and Provincial Nominee Program.
- Federal Economic Priorities: At 41,700 permanent resident admissions, this class will focus on applicants from Express Entry programs who are required to meet pressing labor market needs in health care, in the trades, or who speak French outside of Quebec.
Latest Draw Details
- Draw Date: November 15, 2024
- Draw Type: French Language Proficiency
- Number of Invitations: 800
- Minimum CRS Score Required: 478
Express Entry Draws List
| Date | Draw Type | Number of ITAs | Minimum CRS |
| November 15 | French Language Proficiency | 800 | 478 |
| November 13 | Canadian Experience Class | 400 | 547 |
| November 12 | Provincial Nominee Program | 733 | 812 |
| October 23 | Trade Occupations | 1,800 | 433 |
| October 22 | Canadian Experience Class | 400 | 539 |
| October 21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 648 | 791 |
| October 10 | French Language Proficiency | 1,000 | 444 |
| October 9 | Canadian Experience Class | 500 | 539 |
| October 7 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,613 | 743 |
| September 19 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,000 | 509 |
| September 13 | French Language Proficiency | 1,000 | 446 |
| September 9 | Provincial Nominee Program | 911 | 732 |
| August 27 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,300 | 507 |
| August 26 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,121 | 694 |
| August 15 | French Language Proficiency | 2,000 | 394 |
| August 14 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,200 | 509 |
| August 13 | Provincial Nominee Program | 763 | 690 |
| July 31 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,000 | 510 |
| July 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 964 | 686 |
| July 18 | French language proficiency | 1,800 | 400 |
| July 17 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,300 | 515 |
| July 16 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,391 | 670 |
| July 8 | French proficiency | 3,200 | 420 |
| July 5 | Healthcare occupations | 3,750 | 445 |
| July 4 | Trade occupations | 1,800 | 436 |
| July 2 | Provincial Nominee Program | 920 | 739 |
| June 19 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,499 | 663 |
| May 31 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 522 |
| May 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 2,985 | 676 |
| April 24 | French proficiency | 1,400 | 410 |
| April 23 | General | 2,095 | 529 |
| April 11 | STEM occupations | 4,500 | 491 |
| April 10 | General | 1,280 | 549 |
| March 26 | French language proficiency | 1,500 | 388 |
| March 25 | General | 1,980 | 524 |
| March 13 | Transport occupations | 975 | 430 |
| March 12 | General | 2,850 | 525 |
| February 29 | French language proficiency | 2,500 | 336 |
| February 28 | General | 1,470 | 534 |
| February 16 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations | 150 | 437 |
| February 14 | Healthcare occupations | 3,500 | 422 |
| February 13 | General | 1,490 | 535 |
| February 1 | French language proficiency | 7,000 | 365 |
| January 31 | General | 730 | 541 |
| January 23 | General | 1,040 | 543 |
| January 10 | General | 1,510 | 546 |
Overview of Express Entry?
Express Entry is Canada’s online application management system for three leading economic immigration programs:
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
The candidates in these streams are ranked through CRS based on a tremendous number of criteria such as the candidate’s age and language proficiency, education, etc. One can accumulate additional points for having a:
- Sibling living in Canada
- Spouse or common-law partner living in Canada with him/her
- Past and present education and/or work experience in Canada accompanied by experience elsewhere
Best PNP streams can boost a candidate’s CRS score by as high as 600 points, effectively assuring him an ITA in the next draw.
CRS and Selection Process
CRS scores delineate the status of who gets ITAs in draws. For example, candidates with the highest score are most likely to receive invitations for those eligible in the case of that particular category of the draw.
This week’s activity puts emphasis on the fact that Canada continues to pursue its strategy of meeting labor market needs and furthering diversity through economic immigration programs.
