3,343 CEC candidates receive ITAs in latest draw

Express Entry Draw #157 was held by Canada on July 23, 2020, at 12:24:39 UTC. This was the second invitation round to be held in 2 days.

The previous draw was held on July 22, 2020.

3,343 Canadian Experience Class [CEC] candidates received invitations in the latest Express Entry draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score required to be eligible to receive an Invitation to Apply [ITA] was 445.

The CEC is one of the 3 economic immigration pathways – the Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSWP], the Federal Skilled Trades Program [FSTP], and the Canadian Experience Class [CEC] – managed through the federal Express Entry system of Canada.

The CEC is for skilled workers that have Canadian working experience and wish to settle in Canada as permanent residents. To be eligible, a candidate must have a minimum of 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada in the 3 years directly preceding the date of applying.

As per IRCC, “There is no education requirement for the Canadian Experience Class.”

Since the introduction of COVID-19 special measures on March 18, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] has been holding program-specific draws, alternating between the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] and the CEC. The exception to this being an all-program draw that was held on July 8, 2020.

As per the IRCC, the tie-breaking rule applied was that of July 12, 2020 at 15:16:55 UTC. All those candidates that had entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the date and time specified in the tie-breaking rule and had a CRS of 445 or above received invitations in this round.

With the latest draw on July 23, the total number of ITAs issued so far in 2020 comes to 57,700. This is more than the ITAs issued at the same time in 2019 and 2018.

The target for 2020 – as per the 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan – stands at 85,800.

Total 24 Express Entry draws held in 2020 so far.

Sl. No.	Draw No.	Date of Draw	Minimum CRS	ITAs issued
1	#134	January 8, 2020	473	3,400
2	#135	January 22, 2020	471	3,400
3	#136	February 5, 2020	472	3,500
4	#137	February 19, 2020	470	4,500
5	#138	March 4, 2020	471	3,900
6	#139 [PNP]	March 18, 2020	720	668
7	#140 [CEC]	March 23, 2020	467	3,232
8	#141 [PNP]	April 9, 2020	698	606
9	#142 [CEC]	April 9, 2020	464	3,294
10	#143 [PNP]	April 15, 2020	808	118
11	#144 [CEC]	April 16, 2020	455	3,782
12	#145 [PNP]	April 29, 2020	692	589
13	#146 [CEC]	May 1, 2020	452	3,311
14	#147 [PNP]	May 13, 2020	718	529
15	#148 [CEC]	May 15, 2020	447	3,371
16	#149 [PNP]	May 27, 2020	757	385
17	#150 [CEC]	May 28, 2020	440	3,515
18	#151 [PNP]	June 10, 2020	743	341
19	#152 [CEC]	June 11, 2020	437	3,559
20	#153 [PNP]	June 24, 2020	696	392
21	#154 [CEC]	June 25, 2020	431	3,508
22	#155	July 8, 2020	478	3,900
23	#156 [PNP]	July 22, 2020	687	557
24	#157 [CEC]	July 23, 2020	445	3,343
Total ITAs issued in 2020 so far – 57,700.

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