May 6th - 2016 - Canadian Immigration authorities conducted the 10th round of invitations under Express Entry in 2016 and 33rd overall, inviting 799 applicants for permanent residence. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 534. It was the lowest number of invitations issued under Express Entry this year and the first draw where the lowest CRS score climbed above 500 since the early inception of the express entry system.
Express Entry is an immigration system implemented by Canadian immigration authorities ("CIC") on January 1, 2015 which manages skilled worker applications under Federal Economic programs. This includes the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Skilled Trades Program the Canada Experience Class and certain parts of the Provincial Nominee Program.
Stakeholders expect to see future CRS scores well below 500 this year to enable Canadian immigration authorities to meet targeted annual immigration levels for 2016.
Read our 2015 Express Entry Year-End report, here.
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