3900 candidates invited in the latest Express Entry draw

Canada conducted the latest Express Entry draw on 2^nd October. This was the second-largest draw held after January this year. 3900 candidates were invited to apply for a Permanent Residence in the latest draw.

The lowest-ranked candidate had a score of 464 in the 2^nd October draw. There was an increase of 300 invitations as compared to the previous draw held on 18^th September which issued 3600 invites.

The last time Canada issued 3900 invitations was in the 23^rd January draw this year.

The Federal Express Entry Program is the largest source of skilled overseas workers in Canada. Applicants need to submit an online Expression of Interest (EOI) to apply. The EOI requires details like age, education, work experience, language skills, family details etc. Based on factors like age, education, work experience etc, each applicant is assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. Eligible applications are placed in an online pool. Highest ranking candidates are invited in regular draws conducted by the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada).

You do not need a job offer from Canada to apply under the Express Entry Program.

The tie-break rule was used in the latest draw too. The date and time used were 20^th September 2019 at 15:05:04 UTC. This means all candidates scoring 464 or more who have submitted their profile before this time were invited.

With the latest draw, the number of invitations issued by Canada in 2019 reaches 67,300.

2018 saw a record number of 89,800 invitations being issued. If Canada keeps up the large size in the remaining quarter of 2019, it is all set to surpass the record of 2018. Given Canada’s higher intake targets for 2019, it is quite possible that the record will be broken, as per CIC News.

The higher cut-off score in this draw could be attributed to the long gap between the draws. With longer gaps between draws, the Express Entry Pool replenishes with high-scoring candidates. With shorter gaps between draws, this does not happen which results in a drop in the cut-off scores.

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