April 19, 2017- Today, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 3,665 people to apply for Permanent Residence to Canada through Express Entry. The number of invitations issued dipped slightly by 258 invitations from the last draw on April 13, 2017. This draw set a new minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 415, a drop of 8 points from the last round. This is the third week in a row of Invitations issued by IRCC.
The following two examples show how different types of candidates who may now be invited to apply for permanent residence:
- A score of 415 may be enough for a candidate who is in their late 30s, married, with a Master's degree or Professional degree who has perfect English ability and at least 3 years of foreign work experience; or
- A 25 year old single post-graduate work permit holder with a Canadian education and sufficient English ability and one year of Canadian work experience.
The lower qualifying score has opened up the door to a whole new profile of candidates who may now be invited to apply for permanent residence. This includes those who are overseas without Canadian work experience as well as recent graduates in Canada and many others. Let's hope that the CRS can hover around 415 or go even lower. The take-away from this draw is the importance of creating an Express Entry profile. If you don't have a profile, you can't get an Invitation to Apply!
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