{"id":8660,"date":"2021-05-26T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:37:29","slug":"express-entry-draw-166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/?p=8660","title":{"rendered":"EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW 166"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aligning with Canada\u2019s National Francophone Immigration Week, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an all-program\u00a0Express Entry draw. This includes candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).\u00a0<br><br>From this Express Entry draw onwards, French-speaking applicants are now eligible for additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. French language skills can now increase an applicant\u2019s score by 25 points, up from 15. Bilingual applicants can now get 50 points, up from 30. Typically, Express Entry draws are announced every two weeks but there was a delay in this draw to update certain profiles to reflect the new changes in points.<br><br>Today\u2019s Express Entry draw (166)\u00a0was held\u00a0at 12:17:58 UTC. 4,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 478\u00a0received an invitation to apply (ITA). The CRS score increased by 7 points compared to the previous all-inclusive draw held on October 14th, 2020.<br><br>Today\u2019s large draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 87,350. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is committing to immigration by continuing to select skilled workers for permanent residence.\u00a0<br><br>IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of October 26, 2020, at 22:44:19 UTC. This means that if more than one eligible candidate had the minimum CRS score, only those who submitted their Express Entry profiles before this date and time received invitations.<br><br>If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 please\u00a0contact us\u00a0directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-36x20.png 36w, https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021-48x27.png 48w, https:\/\/amigroups.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/crs-match-17-2021.png 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aligning with Canada\u2019s National Francophone Immigration Week, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an all-program\u00a0Express Entry draw. 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