Latest Express Entry Draw Invites Immigrants under CEC Category

On October 9, 2024, IRCC conducted its latest Express Entry Draw, inviting candidates to apply for Canada PR.

In this draw, a total number of 500 invitations were issued to potential candidates. 

However, the draw was held under the Canadian Experience Class category, and the lowest-ranked candidates' CRS score to be invited was 539. 

The Express Entry system is point-based and transparently ranks the candidates in the Express Entry pool using the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) calculator. 

Calculate your CRS score here: 

IRCC selects immigration candidates from the economic programs managed by the Express Entry system, namely, the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class. 

Guidelines for the rounds of Invitations: 

The instructions for each invitation round are posted online at the time of the round, and the Express Entry System also uses this information to invite candidates from the Express Entry pool.

Rounds of invitations instructions include: 

• Date and Time in which the round is held.
• Eligibility of a candidate for a specific category. Applies only for the category-based rounds.
• The number of candidates that will get an invitation to apply.
• Specifies the type of round, i.e., general, program-specific, or category-based.

Specifies the included immigration program in the round. Applies to only program-specific rounds. 

Different types of rounds of Invitations:

There are three different types of rounds of invitations.

General Category: In this category, the candidates with the highest ranking and eligible for one of the three programs managed by the Express Entry System (the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class) are invited to the Express Entry pool. 

Program-Specific: Candidates who are eligible for any Express Entry programs are invited. If the round is held only for the Provincial Nominee Program, candidates who qualify for the PNP are invited.

Category-based: For this round of invitations, the Minister establishes a round to meet the economic benefit, and the candidates eligible for the category-based round are invited.

For more Express Entry updates, check out our website.