Latest Express Entry Draw: 2,000 ITAs Issued on August 3, 2022
Canada just held its third all-program Express Entry draw on 3rd August after a halt of nearly 18 months. this time, IRCC has invited 2,000 candidates with a CRS score of requirement 533 or higher.
Draw Number: 228
Draw Date and Time: 03-August-2022 at 15:16:24 UTC
Number of ITAs Issued: 2,000
Minimum CRS Score Requirement: 533
Category: All-Programs (FSW, FST and CEC)
Tie-breaking rule: January 06, 2022 at 14:29:50 UTC
All those who have obtained their invitations to apply for Canada PR in this round must submit their complete and final application along with supporting documents and fees within 60 days.
Is this a good time to enter Express Entry pool of candidates?
Even if your estimated CRS score is below 500, this is considered as the right time to enter the Express Entry pool.
The primary reasons for you to enter the pool of candidates is an increased visibility to Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). Most of the PNPs are actively nominating eligible candidates from the pool under popular PNP streams.
In fact, in the upcoming years it is expected that more candidates might migrate via PNPs than Canada's Federal High Skilled Worker programs, like Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades and Canadian Experience Class.
Provinces are actively scanning Express Entry pool to find suitable candidates that can help fill provincial labour market and demographic needs. PNPs are inviting eligible candidates directly from the pool with considerably low score requirements, which in turn improves your chances of obtaining an invitation from a Canadian provincial nominee program.
