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Canada invited another 5,000 federal Express Entry system candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence.<\/p>\n
This means that a total of 102,350 immigration candidates were invited to apply in 2020, surpassing the 100,000 mark for the first time. This is also the largest number of invitations ever issued in a calendar year.<\/p>\n
Canada surpassed its original target on November 18, when a record breaking 5,000 candidates were issued invitations to apply for permanent residence.<\/p>\n
The recent increase in the number of invitations may come as no surprise, after Canada announced its plans to welcome a record number of new permanent residents by 2023.<\/p>\n
Complete our FREE Express Entry form to see if you are eligible to immigrate to Canada!<\/p>\n
Canada plans to welcome over 400,000 new permanent residents every year between 2021 and 2023. At least 100,000 of these will come through the Express Entry system.<\/p>\n
Those invited must have been awarded a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 469. This is only the second time the minimum CRS score required was below 470.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In this draw, the\u00a0tie-breaking rule\u00a0was applied. This means that\u00a0candidates who had a CRS score of 469 or more, only received an invitations had they\u00a0submitted their Express Entry profile before June 4, 2020, at 22:26:05 UTC.<\/p>\n
The Express Entry system manages the pool of eligible candidates for Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class.<\/p>\n
In addition, some Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are aligned with the federal Express Entry system.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Candidates applying to immigrate to Canada through any of these programs are awarded a point score based on the\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Points are given based on various human capital factors such as their age, work experience, education and\u00a0language proficiency.<\/p>\n
The highest-ranking candidates in the Express Entry pool\u00a0are invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence through regular Express Entry draws.<\/p>\n
Complete our FREE Express Entry form to see if you are eligible to immigrate to Canada!<\/p>\n