NEWS – AMI Group – Education & Visa

Express Entry Draw 155

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 14:20:58 +0000

For the first time since March 4^th, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an all program Express Entry draw encompassing candidates in the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). Today’s draw (155) was held at 13:08:41 UTC. 3,900 candidates that had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 478 received an invitation to apply (ITA). The total number of ITAs issued in 2020 is now up to 53,800. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is committed to reaching its immigration targets for 2020. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of February 11, 2020, at 03:17:13 UTC. This simply means that all candidates with a CRS score of 478 or above, and previous candidates with a score of 478 or above who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the selected tie-breaking date and time will receive an invitation in this round. If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence or COVID-19 immigration updates please contact us directly.

** Candidates must have a provincial nominee

Express Entry Draw 156 – Provincial Nominee Class

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 14:18:59 +0000

Today, July 22^nd, 2020, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an Express Entry draw for candidates involved in the Provincial Nomination Program (PNP). Today’s draw (156) was held at 12:15:22 UTC. 557 candidates that had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 687 received an invitation to apply (ITA).A decrease of 9 points compared to the previous Provincial Nominee Program draw held on June 24th, 2020. The CRS score may seem high but candidates with a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 CRS points which explain the spike in required points for the PNP. Today’s draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 54,357. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is committed to reaching its immigration targets for 2020. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of November 11, 2019, at 08:51:21 UTC. This simply means that all candidates with a CRS score of 687 or above, and previous candidates with a score of 687 or above who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the selected tie-breaking date and time will receive an invitation in this round. If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 please contact us directly.

Express Entry Draw 157

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 14:17:57 +0000

Today, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a second Express Entry draw within 24 hours for candidates involved in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Today’s draw (157) was held at 12:24:39 UTC. 3,343 candidates that had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 445 received an invitation to apply (ITA). Today’s CRS cut-off score was 14 points higher than the previous CEC-specific draw which took place on June 25, 2020. Today’s draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 57,700. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is committed to reaching its immigration targets for 2020. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of July 12, 2020 at 15:16:55 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score of 445 or above, and previous candidates with a score of 445 or above who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the selected tie-breaking date and time will receive an invitation in this round. Yesterday’s Express Entry draw was for candidates with a provincial nomination which adds an additional 600 points to their CRS score. This explains why certain Express Entry draws require very high points. If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 related immigration matters please contact us directly.

EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW 158

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 14:08:11 +0000

Today, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an all program Express Entry draw encompassing candidates in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

Today’s draw (158th) was held at 13:10:05 UTC. 3,900 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 476 received an invitation to apply (ITA). Today’s CRS cut-off score decreased by 2 points compared to the previous all-program draw which took place on July 8th, 2020.

The draw today brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 61,600. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is committed to reaching its immigration targets for 2020.

IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of July 27, 2020, at 01:02:47 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score of 476 or above, and previous candidates with a score of 476 or above who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the selected tie-breaking date and time will receive an invitation in this round.

If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 related immigration matters please contact us directly.

EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW 159

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:54:12 +0000

Yesterday, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an Express Entry draw (159th) for candidates involved in the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). 250 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 415 received an invitation to apply (ITA). Yesterday’s draw was the first FSTP-specific draw of 2020 and the first one since October 16, 2019. The draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 61,850. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is committed to reaching its immigration targets for 2020. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of June 2, 2020, at 09:35:31 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score of 415 or above, and previous candidates with a score of 415 or above who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the selected tie-breaking date and time will receive an invitation in this round. If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 related immigration matters please contact us directly.

Express Entry Draw 160 + 161 – Provincial Nominee Class

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:52:21 +0000

Today, August 19th, 2020, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an Express Entry draw for candidates involved in the Provincial Nomination Program (PNP). Today’s draw (160) was held at 12:41:09 UTC. 600 candidates that had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 771 received an invitation to apply (ITA), an increase of 84 points compared to the previous Provincial Nominee Program draw held on July 22nd, 2020. Candidates with a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 CRS points which explain the spike in required points for this draw as only candidates with Nomination Certificates were selected. Today’s draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 62,450. This signifies that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada is continuing to select skilled workers for permanent residence. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of July 24, 2020, at 11:39:23 UTC. 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.

If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 please contact us directly.

EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW 162

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:50:50 +0000

Today, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an all program Express Entry draw encompassing candidates in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). Today’s draw (162) was held at 14:17:32 UTC. 4,200 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 475 received an invitation to apply (ITA), a decrease of 1 point compared to the previous all-inclusive draw held on August 5th, 2020. Today’s draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 69,950. 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. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of August 16, 2020 at 01:22:18 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. If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 please contact us directly.

EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW 163

AMI Education — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:49:09 +0000

Today, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an all program Express Entry draw encompassing candidates in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). Today’s draw (163) was held at 07:25:09 UTC. 4,200 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 472 received an invitation to apply (ITA), a decrease of 3 points compared to the previous all-inclusive draw held on September 2nd, 2020. Today’s large draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 74,150. 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. IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of March 09, 2020 at 13:03:40 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. If you have any questions about express entry, permanent residence, provincial nominations or COVID-19 please contact us directly.