{"id":54,"date":"2024-08-20T07:27:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T07:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=54"},"modified":"2024-08-20T07:27:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T07:27:38","slug":"canadas-express-entry-draw-results-from-february-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Express Entry Draw Results from February 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the department’s third Express Entry draw this week,\u00a0IRCC has issued 150\u00a0Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a category-based Express Entry draw\u00a0for eligible candidates with work experience in Agriculture\/Agri-Food\u00a0occupations. This marks\u00a0IRCC’s first Agriculture\/Agri-Food draw since December 21, 2023.\u00a0The minimum\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score held by those who received an ITA in today’s draw\u00a0was 437.<\/p>\n

Today’s draw follows two other draws that IRCC conducted this week. The results of those draws are as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n

February 14:\u00a0Healthcare category-based draw where IRCC issued 3,500 ITAs to eligible candidates with a 422 minimum CRS<\/p>\n

February 13:\u00a0All-program draw\u00a0where IRCC issued 1,490 ITAs to eligible candidates\u00a0with a\u00a0minimum CRS score of 535<\/p>\n

Express Entry<\/p>\n

Express Entry is IRCC’s application management system, which the federal government uses to manage immigration applications from three economic-class immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).<\/p>\n

Standard Express Entry Draws<\/p>\n

Before the introduction of a new draw type in May 2023 (more on those later), IRCC only conducted “standard” Express Entry draws. These draws ranked eligible candidates based on their CRS scores, the name given to IRCC’s\u00a0measure that assigned a number to each Express Entry candidate\u00a0based on a variety of human capital factors.\u00a0This score is used, in the context of standard draws, to\u00a0determine who will receive an\u00a0ITA in a given Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n

Pursuing permanent residence through Express Entry’s standard draws requires\u00a0candidates to follow these general steps:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Self-assess eligibility for any of the Express Entry-managed programs: the FSTP, the FSWP and\/or the CEC<\/li>\n
  2. If eligible,\u00a0create an Express Entry\u00a0profile online with IRCC<\/li>\n
  3. Formally enter the candidate “pool”, at which time candidates will receive their\u00a0CRS score\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Wait for IRCC’s next Express Entry draw to see if you receive an ITA*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: During each draw,\u00a0ITAs are only given to eligible candidates with CRS scores above the cut-off score for that specific Express Entry draw. It is important to know that\u00a0ITAs are the only way that Canadian immigration candidates\u00a0can apply for permanent residence.<\/p>\n

    Category-Based Express Entry Draws<\/p>\n

    First conducted in June 2023, IRCC introduced a new type of draw called category-based selection draws in the middle of last year. Category-based draws, rather than prioritizing a candidate’s CRS score,\u00a0focused on helping the Canadian government address specific labour market challenges by\u00a0bringing in\u00a0more foreign skilled workers but focusing on immigration candidates with work experience or proficiencies in certain areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    In 2023,\u00a0these six categories have been designated as areas of focus* for IRCC’s category-based draws:<\/p>\n

    1. Immigration candidates\u00a0with\u00a0work experience in:\u00a0<\/p>\n