CANADA – Slight dip seen in latest Express Entry draw
IMPACT – MEDIUM
What is the change? Canada conducted its 21st Express Entry draw of the year Wednesday, issuing 2,772 invitations to apply for permanent residency. The lowest qualifying score was 435.
What does the change mean? The number of invitations dipped slightly, but the low minimum qualifying score of 435 indicates that a wide array of candidates is being invited to apply for permanent residence.
Background: There have been 21 draws so far this year:
| Date |
Invitations |
Minimum Score |
| Jan. 3 |
2,902 |
468 |
| Jan. 11 |
3,334 |
459 |
| Jan. 25 |
3,508 |
453 |
| Feb. 8 |
3,664 |
447 |
| Feb. 22 |
3,611 |
441 |
| March 1 |
3,884 |
434 |
| March 24 |
3,749 |
441 |
| April 5 |
3,753 |
431 |
| April 12 |
3,923 |
423 |
| April 19 |
3,665 |
415 |
| May 4 |
3,796 |
423 |
| May 17 |
3,687 |
415 |
| May 25* |
143 |
775 |
| May 25** |
400 |
199 |
| May 31 |
3,877 |
413 |
| June 28 |
3,409 |
449 |
| July 12 |
3,202 |
440 |
| Aug. 2 |
3,264 |
441 |
| Aug. 9 |
2,991 |
433 |
| Aug. 23 |
3,035 |
434 |
| Sept. 6 |
2,772 |
435 |
*PNP nominees only
**Federal Skilled Trades Program applicants only.
BAL Analysis: Canada is continuing its broad trend of issuing a high number of invitations for permanent residency per draw. So far this year, the government has issued roughly 66,500 invitations, more than the number of invitations issued in 2016 and 2015 combined.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group and our network provider located in Canada. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney.
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