Canada has conducted a first all-program Express Entry draw since the coronavirus crisis took hold in March, issuing Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to 3,900 candidates to bring the total for 2020 over 50,000.
The July 8 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 478, much higher than the most recent Canadian Experience Class draw (431), but comparable to the previous all-program draw on March 4 (471).
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s move away from program-specific draws means Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades candidates were eligible for ITAs for the first time in four months.
IRCC had adopted a policy of targeting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and CEC candidates since COVID-19 travel restrictions were put in place on March 18.
The logic was that candidates in the two categories are more likely to already be in Canada than those coming through other Express Entry-linked programs, meaning they will not be affected by travel restrictions.
Since March 18, Canada has conducted 16 program-specific draws, eight targeting PNP candidates and eight targeting CEC candidates. Those draws saw 27,712 ITAs issued, including 3,648 to PNP candidates and 23,572 to CEC candidates.
Canada has now issued 53,800 ITAs so far in 2020, after issuing a total of 85,300 in 2019. IRCC broke the record for annual Express Entry ITAs in 2018 with 89,800.
Canada’s high-skilled immigration admission target for 2020 is 85,800, up from 81,400 in 2019. However, it is likely that permanent resident admissions will be affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
The latest draw saw the tie-breaking rule implemented on February 11, 2020 at 3.17am UTC, which is February 10, 2020 at 11.17pm EST. If more than one candidate had the minimum CRS score, only those who submitted their Express Entry profiles before this date and time received invitations.
This was the 22nd round of invitations under Express Entry in 2020 and 155th overall.
Source: CIC
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