Highlights: IRCC holds an Express Entry Draw after a long gap!
- IRCC conducted the latest Express Entry draw on December 6, 2023, after a month’s gap.
- The Express Entry draw issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualifying candidates.
- The minimum CRS score for the Express Entry draw was 561.
- Eligible candidates from CEC, PNP, FSTP & FSWP were selected for the Express Entry draw.
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The first Express Entry held Draw since October 2023
The first Express Entry since October 2023 was held on December 5, 2023, and Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued to 4750 candidates. Candidates with a CRS score of 561 or above were given invites.
The Express Entry draw was an All-program draw that selected candidates from the Canada immigration programs listed below:
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
The previous Express Entry draw was a category-based draw held on October 26, 2023, for Healthcare Occupations (2023-1). The draw invited 3,600 candidates with a CRS score of 431.
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Latest Express Entry Draws in 2023
The table given below has details of the recent Express Entry Draws held in the last five months of 2023:
|
Draw Number |
Date of the Draw |
Draw Type |
Number of Invitations |
CRS score |
|
#272 |
December 6, 2023 |
All-program Draw |
4,750 |
561 |
|
#271 |
October 26, 2023 |
Healthcare occupations (2023-1) |
3,600 |
431 |
|
#270 |
October 25, 2023 |
French language proficiency (2023-1) |
300 |
486 |
|
#269 |
October 24, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
1,548 |
776 |
|
#268 |
October 10, 2023 |
All-program Draw |
3,725 |
500 |
|
#267 |
September 28, 2023 |
Agriculture and Agri-food occupations (2023-1) |
600 |
354 |
|
#266 |
September 27, 2023 |
French language proficiency (2023-1) |
500 |
472 |
|
#265 |
September 26, 2023 |
All-program Draw |
3,000 |
504 |
|
#264 |
September 20, 2023 |
Transport occupations (2023-1) |
1000 |
435 |
|
#263 |
September 19, 2023 |
All-program Draw |
3,200 |
531 |
|
#262 |
August 15, 2023 |
All-program Draw |
4,300 |
496 |
|
#261 |
August 3, 2023 |
Trade occupations (2023-1) |
1,500 |
388 |
|
#260 |
August 2, 2023 |
French language proficiency (2023-1) |
800 |
435 |
|
#259 |
August 1, 2023 |
All-program Draw |
2,000 |
517 |
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