March 24, 2017 - Today, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 3749 people to apply for Permanent Residence to Canada through Express Entry. ​The number of invitations dropped slightly by 135 invitations compared to the last draw on March 1, 2017 and the lowest qualifying score was 441, an increase of 7 points from the last round. The slight boost in the Comprehensive Ranking System points has, unfortunately, led to fewer invitations issued today.  
 
The take-away from today's draw is that you should be sure to create a profile in Express Entry, if you have not already done so. It may be that today's draw could be the beginning of a trend of points increasing over the coming weeks and months.  It may also be that IRCC determines the number of ITAs that it wants to issue each draw and then works backward to determine the minimum points is will settle on. Regardless of the explanation or rational for the number of ITAs issued,  if you don't throw your hat in the ring, you will never get picked, so create your profile now.  

 If you would like more information about Express Entry, or require assistance in preparing a profile, please contact  Green and Spiegek

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