Highly skilled job seekers from India turning to Canada over U.S., study shows


A rising number of job seekers from India are looking for work opportunities in Canada over the United States, with searches for tech jobs leading the way, a recent study says.  Canada’s share of job searches conducted from India rose from six to 13 per cent between August 2016 and July 2018, says the study […]

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Minimum score decreases by five points in latest Express Entry draw


The Government of Canada has invited 3,900 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held Monday, October 15. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this invitation round returned to 440, which is the lowest score drawn this year. Today’s minimum score is five points less than the minimum Comprehensive […]

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Express Entry set multiple records in the 3rd quarter of 2018


The Government of Canada’s Express Entry economic immigration system had a banner third quarter of 2018, issuing a record high number of invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence over the months of July, August and September.  Introduced in 2015, the  Express Entry system manages the pool of eligible candidates in Canada’s three main economic immigration […]

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Express Entry: How Canada’s main economic immigration system has evolved over 100 draws


Canada’s Express Entry economic immigration selection system has come a long way since its introduction in January 2015. Express Entry manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s main economic immigration categories — Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class  — and has now issued more than 213,000 invitations to apply […]

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New Express Entry draw ties largest draw, lowest minimum score of 2018


A new Express Entry draw held August 8 has issued a total of 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of at least 440. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw marks the second time this year that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada […]

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Minimum CRS drops to 442 in second Express Entry draw in 11 days


The Government of Canada has issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to 3,750 Express Entry candidates in a new draw held on June 25, 2018. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System score was 442. Today’s all-programs draw is the second Express Entry invitation round in 11 days and is the second consecutive draw in […]

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Canada conducts largest Express Entry draw of 2018


The Government of Canada conducted its largest Express Entry draw of 2018 on Wednesday, June 13, issuing 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores of 451 or above. Prior to the 3,750 Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, issued in today’s all-program invitation round, the largest all-program draw from […]

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