Canada invites 3,000 Express Entry candidates on March 14 draw.
The Government of Canada has invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canada permanent residence in a new draw that took place on March 14. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this draw was 456.
In this 2018 year, Canada has established a target of 74,900 admissions through the three economic immigration classes administered through the Express Entry system — the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class.
It is worth noting that the 2018 target for the three Express Entry classes is 3,200 more admissions than the target for 2017, which ultimately saw 86,023 ITAs issued and a record low CRS score of 413 in May. April and May 2017 also saw the biggest draws conducted that year with the largest taking place on April 12, when 3,923 ITAs were issued.
IRCC still has a long way to go toward reaching its 2018 and 2019 targets. Including the March 14 draw, Canada has now issued a total of 14,500 ITAs in 2018. It remains to be seen how the Government of Canada will meet its targets. It could mean larger draws or more frequent draws, or some other approach.
This Express Entry-linked stream, which is part of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), allows the province to search the Express Entry pool for candidates with a CRS score of at least 400, among other criteria.
Ontario held three draws in February through the Human Capital Priorities Stream, issuing a total of 1,088 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to Express Entry Candidates. Since the start of 2018, a total of 1,808 invitations have been issued to Express Entry candidates through the stream.
Express Entry candidates who successfully apply for a provincial nomination are awarded an additional 600 points toward their CRS score.
Express Entry-linked PNPs in Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia have also been active so far this year.
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