Express Entry Draw 53: The Current Express Entry draw has created a history in the section of the Canadian immigration system by presenting draws which are continuously inviting more skilled workers with falling Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. The CRS score is needed by an applicant to achieve an Invitation to Apply (ITA) by Canada. The Current Express Entry draw 53, occurred on January 25, 2017 granted 3,508 ITAs along with 453 minimum qualifying CRS score.
Applicants who attained an ITA are allowed to apply for Canadian permanent residency through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Family members who are going to accompany the primary applicant such as spouse or common-law partner, dependent children are also eligible under Canada PR visa to reside in Canada.
Applicants who want to submit their application for Canada permanent residency under one of the program named, Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FTSC), or Canadian Experience Class (CEC), should first submit their profile in the Express Entry pool of Candidate. After this each individual will be given a CRS score depending on the factors such as age, education, work experience, language capability etc. All profiles are ranked in the Express Entry pool on the basis of their CRS score, and then IRCC periodically organize Express Entry draws in order to invite the highest-ranking profiles from the pool to apply for Canada Permanent Residency.
Updated Express Entry Draw 2016 -2017: Last 3 months
Draw | Date | Number of Invitation | Minimum CRS score |
53 | January 25 | 3,508 | 453 |
52 | January 11 | 3,334 | 459 |
51 | January 4 | 2,902 | 468 |
50 | December 22 | 2,878 | 475 |
49 | December 16 | 1,936 | 497 |
48 | November 30 | 559 | 786 (Provincial nomination applicants only) |
47 | November 16 | 2,427 | 470 |
46 | November 2 | 2,080 | 472 |
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