3900 Invitations To Express Entry Candidates Through Latest Draw

According to the Canada Express Entry latest draw held on 15th November, there was a 3,900 Invitation to apply for Canada PR issued to the candidates of Express Entry. With this draw, the complete invitations provided by the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) for the year 2018 reaches to 78,100.
 

This is a rare Express Entry draw on 15^th November 2018, which invited candidates having their minimum CRS score (Comprehensive Ranking System Score) of 449. Also, the total number of the invitations issued by the IRCC for the year 2018 is very near to the absolute ITAs score of the previous year, i.e. it is just 8000 ITAs away for breaking the record.

The Express Entry is an electronic process introduced by the CIC and IRCC in 2015 for erasing the errors occurred within the previous immigration system. From the launch, the Express Entry has been providing a significant approach for the candidates planning for Canada Permanent Residency. 

The system consists of three economic immigration programs, namely: Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trade Class. Since the system is a point system, candidates need a minimum 67 points for eligibility. The eligible candidates enter into the Express Entry Pool. Here, candidates are placed based on their highest score.  

As, the draw declared with a minimum score of 449, the candidates having their CRS score 449 above received an ITA. However, it used a tie-break rule; the time and date was 12:41:42 UTC, and 16^th September 2018 respectively. The draw score of the latest draw was 7 points higher than the before draw conducted on 29^th October 2018.

It is observed that the maximum time allowed between the draws, increases the chances of having a raise in the Comprehensive Ranking System Score. When compared to the latest draw, it was conducted after seventeen days of the previous draw, which is a longer time gap than the regular two-week period.

Ways to improve your CRS Score: 

There are a number of ways for a candidate to increase their CRS score. Among the many options, the most popular option is the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Candidates who get selected through any of the PNP program receive a nomination certificate and extra 600 points towards the CRS score. Thus, the score is increased and the candidates are now guaranteed for receiving an ITA for Canadian PR.

Among the many PNP Programs, Express Entry-aligned PNPs in, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia turned up with extreme opportunities with active approach for the year 2018.Also, the Province Ontario with its three Express Entry-linked streams accounted 95% of nominations by the province. 

From 5^th  September 2018,  the IRCC continued the same trend of 3,900 draw size. It is fortunate that the increase in the draw sizes 1resulted 11,700 ITAs record for October and when comparing to the previous year, it is over the double of the ITAs of the month October. 

Since, the admission targets, the IRCC targets 2018 with 74,900 skilled candidates under the Federal High Skilled immigration as Canada PR’s. Also, under the multi-year immigration levels plan announced on 31^st October, the target grew to 81,400 candidates in 2019; 85,800 candidates in 2020 and 88,800 candidates in 2021. The most of the candidates who have processed from the Federal High Skilled category have their applications launched through the federal Express Entry system.

Hence, to be one of the Skilled Immigrant introduced under the multi-year immigration level plan, start your eligibility check and launch your application through the Federal Express Entry System.

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