Jul 24, 2019 – Invitations to Apply were issued to 3,600 candidates in the second Express Entry draw of July 2019 even as the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 459, maintained its continued downward trajectory.

Since hitting 2019-high of 470 points on May 29, the CRS score has dropped by 11 points over four consecutive draws. The score in the latest draw is one point lower than July 10 draw.

Canada has now issued 49,000 ITAs in 2019, against a high-skilled immigration target of 81,400.

IRCC broke the record for annual Express Entry ITAs in 2018 with 89,800.

The draw saw the tie-breaking rule implemented on May 25, 2019 at 10.40 pm EST. If more than one candidate had the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

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