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In this week’s third Express Entry draw, the IRCC is inviting 2,000 candidates.

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In the most recent Express Entry lottery, Invitations to Apply (ITAs) have been released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). In a category-based selection draw for individuals with French language competency, the department extended invitations to 2,000 candidates. A minimum score of 394 on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was required for candidates to be considered. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Following a program-specific draw for 3,200 candidates for the Canadian Experience Class on August 14, this is the third draw of the week. 763 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates were awarded ITAs in a draw held on August 13. A minimum CRS score of 690 was required. The draws this week come after an exceptionally high number of Express Entry drawings held in July. In nine different drawings, the IRCC awarded almost 25,000 ITAs to hopefuls. This indicates that since the system’s inception in 2015, July has seen the highest number of Express Entry draws of any month. It represents a noteworthy recovery after a sluggish June that saw only one. Two of the four draws held in July were for candidates who satisfied the requirements for French language competency. The other four draws were category-based selection draws. This category’s draw on July 18 has the lowest CRS score of the month (400). ITAs were given to candidates in commerce and healthcare occupations in the other two category-based draws. Three of the five draws that remained were for candidates who were already enrolled in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and two of the draws were specifically for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). PNP candidates received the highest CRS score of the month on July 2 (739). The IRCC is meeting its objective of holding more domestic drawings for candidates for permanent residency who are currently residents of Canada, as seen by the number of program-specific draws held after a year of just category-based selection and general draws. This is a part of the department’s declaration that it will endeavor to meet its goal for admissions of permanent residents while simultaneously working to decrease the number of temporary residents in Canada. Summary of Express Entry draw results in 2024 Date Draw Type Number of ITAs Minimum CRS August 15 French language proficiency 2,000 394 August 14 Canadian Experience Class 3,200 509 August 13 Provincial Nominee Program 763 690 July 31 Canadian Experience Class 5,000 510 July 30 Provincial Nominee Program 964 686 July 18 French language proficiency 1,800 400 July 17 Canadian Experience Class 6,300 515 July 16 Provincial Nominee Program 1,391 670 July 8 French proficiency 3,200 420 July 5 Healthcare occupations 3,750 445 July 4 Trade occupations 1,800 436 July 2 Provincial Nominee Program 920 739 June 19 Provincial Nominee Program 1,499 663 May 31 Canadian Experience Class 3,000 522 May 30 Provincial Nominee Program 2,985 676 April 24 French proficiency 1,400 410 April 23 General 2,095 529 April 11 STEM occupations 4,500 491 April 10 General 1,280 549 March 26 French language proficiency 1,500 388 March 25 General 1,980 524 March 13 Transport occupations 975 430 March 12 General 2,850 525 February 29 French language proficiency 2,500 336 February 28 General 1,470 534 February 16 Agriculture and agri-food occupations 150 437 February 14 Healthcare occupations 3,500 422 February 13 General 1,490 535 February 1 French language proficiency 7,000 365 January 31 General 730 541 January 23 General 1,040 543 January 10 General 1,510 546 Express Entry: What Is It? IRCC launched Express Entry, an application management system, in 2015 to assist in the selection of economic immigrant candidates who have the best chance of successfully assimilating into Canada’s employment and economy. Applications from three programs are managed by it using the Comprehensive Ranking System: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the CEC. Based on human capital variables like age, occupation, education, language proficiency, and job experience, the system assesses and ranks candidates. A candidate’s total CRS score is determined by adding the scores for each factor. The best scorers have the best chance of being invited to submit an application for permanent residence. What is category-based selection? Category-based selection rounds of invitations were introduced in May 2023 as a means for IRCC to further target the Express Entry candidates that are likely to either fill an urgent need in the workforce or to help the department reach a demographic target. IRCC says the department decided on the six categories following months of consultations with relevant stakeholders. Categories include: Healthcare occupations Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions Trades occupations, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors Transport occupations Agriculture and agri-food occupations French-language proficiency The recently released Express Entry year-end report for 2023 found that candidates in the STEM category received the most ITAs throughout the year (32,111) followed by French-language candidates (15,812). However, according to an Access to Information Request shared with CIC News earlier this year, it is expected that candidates in the French-speaking category will receive the highest number of ITAs in 2024. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration

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PNP candidates are invited to Canada’s most recent Express Entry draw.

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In the most recent Express Entry lottery, Invitations to Apply (ITAs) have been released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). In a draw linked with the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), the department invited 763 candidates. A minimum score of 690 on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was necessary for candidates to be considered. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment The lottery that took place today is the first of August and comes after an extraordinary number of Express Entry draws in July. In nine different drawings, the IRCC awarded almost 25,000 ITAs to hopefuls. This indicates that since the system’s inception in 2015, July has seen the highest number of Express Entry draws of any month. It represents a noteworthy recovery after a sluggish June that saw only one. Two of the four draws held in July were for candidates who satisfied the requirements for French language competency. The other four draws were category-based selection draws. This category’s draw on July 18 has the lowest CRS score of the month (400). ITAs were given to candidates in commerce and healthcare occupations in the other two category-based draws. Three of the five draws that remained were for candidates who were already enrolled in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and two of the draws were specifically for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). PNP candidates received the highest CRS score of the month on July 2 (739). The IRCC is meeting its objective of holding more domestic drawings for candidates for permanent residency who are currently residents of Canada, as seen by the number of program-specific draws held after a year of just category-based selection and general draws. This is a part of the department’s declaration that it will endeavor to meet its goal for admissions of permanent residents while simultaneously working to decrease the number of temporary residents in Canada. Summary of Express Entry draw results in 2024 Date Draw Type Number of ITAs Minimum CRS July 31 Canadian Experience Class 5,000 510 July 30 Provincial Nominee Program 964 686 July 18 French language proficiency 1,800 400 July 17 Canadian Experience Class 6,300 515 July 16 Provincial Nominee Program 1,391 670 July 8 French proficiency 3,200 420 July 5 Healthcare occupations 3,750 445 July 4 Trade occupations 1,800 436 July 2 Provincial Nominee Program 920 739 June 19 Provincial Nominee Program 1,499 663 May 31 Canadian Experience Class 3,000 522 May 30 Provincial Nominee Program 2,985 676 April 24 French proficiency 1,400 410 April 23 General 2,095 529 April 11 STEM occupations 4,500 491 April 10 General 1,280 549 March 26 French language proficiency 1,500 388 March 25 General 1,980 524 March 13 Transport occupations 975 430 March 12 General 2,850 525 February 29 French language proficiency 2,500 336 February 28 General 1,470 534 February 16 Agriculture and agri-food occupations 150 437 February 14 Healthcare occupations 3,500 422 February 13 General 1,490 535 February 1 French language proficiency 7,000 365 January 31 General 730 541 January 23 General 1,040 543 January 10 General 1,510 546 What is Express Entry? Express Entry is an application management system introduced by IRCC in 2015 to help select economic immigration candidates who are most likely to integrate into Canada’s economy and workforce successfully. It uses the Comprehensive Ranking System to manage applications from three programs; the CEC, the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). The system evaluates and ranks candidates based on human capital factors such as their age, occupation, education, language ability and work experience. Each factor is assigned a score, and the sum is a candidate’s overall CRS score. Those with the highest scores are the most likely to receive an invitation to apply for permanent residency. What is category-based selection? Category-based selection rounds of invitations were introduced in May 2023 as a means for IRCC to further target the Express Entry candidates that are likely to either fill an urgent need in the workforce or to help the department reach a demographic target. IRCC says the department decided on the six categories following months of consultations with relevant stakeholders. Categories include: Healthcare occupations Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions Trades occupations, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors Transport occupations Agriculture and agri-food occupations French-language proficiency The recently released Express Entry year-end report for 2023 found that candidates in the STEM category received the most ITAs throughout the year (32,111) followed by French-language candidates (15,812). However, according to an Access to Information Request shared with CIC News earlier this year, it is expected that candidates in the French-speaking category will receive the highest number of ITAs in 2024. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment

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How to remain in the Express Entry pool and be eligible for jobs in Canada

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The expansion of Canada’s labor market is largely due to its economic immigration policies, which have increased the country’s workforce by about 100% in recent years. Owing to the crucial role immigration plays in the Canadian economy, employment efforts are frequently linked to immigration programs in order to assist Canadian firms in filling open positions for which they may not be able to hire domestically. Employers’ capacity to select applicants from the Express Entry candidate pool is a prime illustration of this. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration When is the Express Entry system used by firms for hiring?   Hiring a foreign national from the Express Entry pool requires employers to meet Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) rules and be in particular circumstances. Employers specifically need to: Verify if the position being hired for meets the requirements for skilled labor. Jobs falling into categories 0, 1, 2, or 3 of the National Occupation Classification (NOC)* under Canada’s TEER (Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibility) system are considered skilled labor; additionally Provide evidence that they have posted the job opening on the Job Bank website run by the Government of Canada and in “two other places” to demonstrate their inability to find a domestic candidate. *The NOC system is used in Canada to define and classify the many professions that are practiced there. It comprises the TEER system, which classifies work levels according to the qualifications, experience, degree, and duties required to carry out the duties of the position. How does Express Entry hiring work for employers?   Using the National Job Bank’s “Job Match” tool, firms in Canada search for prospects and extend job offers through Express Entry. In addition to a plethora of other employment-related services and resources, such as career planning tools, labor market statistics, and hiring assistance, the Job Bank is the federal platform for job postings. The Job Bank’s system will attempt to match up profiles that correspond with the job description in a posting with an employer’s job ad through the use of the Job Match tool. An employer can decide whether to consider these individuals for the post after they have been identified and the hiring procedures have been followed. Keep in mind that the Job Match function takes into account every person in the Job Bank system, not simply those who are part of the Express Entry pool. An employer may initially need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) if, after fulfilling all requirements, they choose to extend a job offer to a foreign national in the Express Entry pool. The government conducts labor market impact assessments, or LMIAs, to ascertain the effects of hiring foreign workers on the Canadian labor market. For a document to support a Canadian employer’s hiring of a foreign national, the result must be positive or neutral. Additionally, there are several circumstances in which an LMIA is not required. The business is required by Express Entry to extend a legitimate job offer to the candidate following the acquisition of an LMIA, if necessary. How may those who join the Express Entry pool as newcomers be considered for jobs?   Those new to the Express Entry pool who wish to utilize the Job Bank’s “Job Match” feature must: Possess a current Express Entry profile, complete with a job seeker validation code and profile number; and Open a Job Match account (not to be confused with a Job Bank account, as they are related services). When establishing a profile on the Job Match platform, individuals will be prompted to input their Express Entry details. The IRCC provides job seeker validation numbers, which enable qualified profiles to start seeking for work in Canada. Once a legitimate profile has been submitted to the Express Entry pool, they are generated along with the profile number. It is suggested that candidates get in touch with IRCC if they do not obtain a job seeker validation code. Following the setup and connection of both accounts, job advertisements from the Job Bank will be matched with newcomers. Candidates for Express Entry will only see job ads that have been active on the Job Bank for more than 30 days. Follow these procedures if you are having trouble connecting your Job Match and Express Entry accounts. Visit the government’s dedicated portal here to learn more about the Job Match feature and to register for the program. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration

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As an Express Entry candidate, will my job offer earn me points in the Comprehensive Ranking System?

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Candidates for Express Entry should be aware that the term “arranged employment” under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) only applies to qualifying job offers. CRS points play a significant role in an applicant’s economic immigration path through Express Entry. These points are significant in deciding who gets an Invitation to Apply (ITA) from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). They are used to rank candidate profiles against each other. Therefore, regardless of whether they apply to the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), all Express Entry candidates are continuously seeking methods to raise their CRS score and increase their chances of being granted permanent residence in Canada. A candidate’s CRS score might be raised by having “arranged employment” ready for their arrival in Canada. The benefit of arranged employment is that it can provide an applicant an extra 50 or 200 CRS points. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment The IRCC makes it clear that only specific employment offers are eligible for CRS points. The IRCC makes it clear that the requirements for qualified employment vary based on the program. CEC and FSWP For FSWP and CEC candidates to qualify for CRS points under the category of “arranged employment,” they need to have a job offer that is: For one employer, any of the following Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) categories apply to an employment that is classified under a National employment Classification (NOC) 2021 code: None, One, Two, or Three Constant, full-time, and compensated (at least 30 hours per week) Not cyclical Valid/offered for a minimum of a year following the candidate’s permanent resident (PR) visa being issued by the IRCC *The qualified employer(s) must possess a work permit that was issued** based on a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or a fresh positive LMIA that accepts the offer and names the worker and their job. **This is applicable to foreign nationals who hold NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 jobs and are actively employed in Canada. Those who apply for the FSTP and CEC and who currently hold an LMIA-based work permit are required to: Be employed by the company that is mentioned on their work permit. Possess the right to work in Canada from the time they apply for a PR visa until the visa is granted. Be given the option to work full-time by their present employer(s) if they are hired as PRs. A foreign person may also earn CRS points for “arranged employment” provided they have a valid LMIA-exempt work permit and are employed in a NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 role. Right now, they are employed by the company listed on their work permit. They have worked for that firm full-time for a year (or an equivalent number of months on a part-time basis). They have a legitimate job offer from that employer that will last for at least a year starting on the day the IRCC grants the candidate a PR visa. FSTP For FSTP workers to qualify for CRS points under the category of “arranged employment,” they need to have a job offer—or jobs—that: Total(s) 30 hours worked each week (if up to two different employers must make separate job offers) Is/are for ongoing, full-time, paid employment (at least 30 hours per week) for a minimum of one year Is/are for work that falls under a qualifying skilled trade occupation (under a qualifying NOC) *The qualifying employer(s) must either have a new positive LMIA that approves the offer and names the worker and their position or a work permit that was issued** based on a positive LMIA. **This applies to foreign nationals who are currently working in Canada in a skilled trade job FSTP applicants should be aware that foreign nationals with an existing LMIA-based work permit must: Be working for an employer listed on their work permit Possess the right to work in Canada from the time they apply for a PR visa until the visa is granted. Be given the option to work full-time by their present employer(s) if they are hired as PRs. Note: This full-time employment offer needs to be for a position in the same three-digit level of the NOC as your existing position, and it needs to be extended for at least a year. In addition, foreign nationals may earn CRS points for “arranged employment” provided they hold a valid LMIA-exempt work visa for any of the skilled trade jobs on the list. Right now, they are employed by the company listed on their work permit. The employer(s) on your work permit who are making the job offer have one year of full-time work experience (or an equivalent amount of part-time employment). They have a legitimate job offer from that company that will last for at least a year after the candidate’s PR visa is issued by the IRCC. Does an Express Entry job offer come with a work permit?   IRCC makes it clear that a work visa does not count as a job offer for the purpose of earning CRS points as an Express Entry candidate, regardless of the candidate’s employment status in Canada or elsewhere. A employment offer should include the following details for each Express Entry-managed program in addition to the ones mentioned above: Late In textual form For a permanent, full-time position A minimum of one year from the candidate’s acceptance date as a permanent resident of Canada Accompanied, unless LMIA-exempt, by a valid LMIA from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Not from a Canadian high commission, embassy, or consulate gives particular information on the position being offered, such as the salary, benefits, responsibilities, and working circumstances (such as hours worked). Get a Free Express Entry Assessment

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