IRCC approves Pearson Test of English for Canadian immigration applications

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:21:05 +0000

IRCC has just announced it has approved the Pearson Test of English for Canadian immigration applications. Beginning in “late 2023”, the Pearson Test of English (PTE) will join CELPIP and IELTS General Training as one of three designated language tests that skilled workers will be able to complete to demonstrate their English language proficiency to […]

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IRCC invites 893 PNP candidates in new Express Entry draw

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:44:30 +0000

IRCC has held its third Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued permanent resident invitations to 893 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 733. This was the first program-specific Express Entry draw since July 2022. Between July until today, IRCC was holding […]

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IRCC invites 5,500 Express Entry candidates in second draw of 2023

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:08:07 +0000

Canada held the second Express Entry draw of the year today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 490. No program was specified, meaning eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal […]

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BREAKING: IRCC invites 5,500 Express Entry candidates in second draw of 2023

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:08:07 +0000

Canada held the second Express Entry draw of the year today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. No program was specified, meaning eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal […]

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Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2023

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:00:37 +0000

Canada held its first Express Entry draw of the year today, and the first since November 23. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. Eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the […]

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2022: Express Entry year in review

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:00:51 +0000

The past year has been a unique one for Canada’s Express Entry application management system. The resumption of all-program draws, after an 18-month pause that began in December 2020, has allowed Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to work towards,  pre-pandemic targets of Express Entry invitations. Over the year, the department has been working towards […]

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Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking Scores in 2022

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:00:04 +0000

This July marked the return of the Express Entry system for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, as Canada invited skilled immigrants from overseas for the first time since 2020. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment There are three programs managed by the Express Entry system: The Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP); The Federal Skilled Trades […]

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Canada invites 4,750 candidates in the most recent Express Entry draw

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:22:18 +0000

On November 23, Canada held its most recent all-program Express Entry draw. This is the eleventh draw since all-program draws resumed on July 6. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 4,750 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 491. Eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), […]

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Canada invites 4,750 candidates in latest Express Entry draw

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:40:10 +0000

Canada’s held its most recent all-program Express Entry draw on November 9. This is the tenth draw since all-program draws resumed on July 6. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 4,750 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 494. Eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), […]

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The traits of Canada’s most successful immigrants—Study

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:00:04 +0000

Recently, Statistics Canada released their report “Immigration selection factors and the earnings of principal applicants”. The report was an update of the 2015 investigation that helped guide development of Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS); the main way that skilled foreign workers are assessed by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Get a Free Canadian […]

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