Canada holds largest EE draw since February this year

In the latest Express Entry Draw #162 held on September 2, 2020 at 14:17:32 UTC, the Canadian government has invited 4,200 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score required was that of CRS 475.

The previous Express Entry draw was held on August 20, 2020.

As no program was specified for the draw, Express Entry candidates eligible for any of the following were considered –

Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSWP]

Federal Skilled Trades People [FSTP]

Canadian Experience Class [CEC]

Provincial Nominee Program [PNP]

A tie-breaking rule of August 16, 2020 at 01:22:18 UTC was applied in the latest draw. The tie-breaking rule comes into play when more than 1 candidates have the minimum required cut-off score.

As per Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC], “If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.” Put simply, profiles submitted to the Express Entry pool earlier get precedence over profiles submitted later.

The large number of invitations issued in the latest draw is the most Invitations to Apply [ITAs] issued since the imposition of the COVID-19 special measures in Canada on March 18. With 4,200 ITAs issued on September 2, Canada has confirmed its commitment to welcoming large numbers of immigrants in the near future.

6 months is the standard processing timeframe for Canadian permanent residence applications submitted through the Express Entry System.

Total 29 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
25	#158	August 5, 2020	476	3,900
26	#159 [FSTP]	August 6, 2020	415	250
27	#160 [PNP]	August 19, 2020	771	600
28	#161 [CEC]	August 20, 2020	454	3,300
29	#162	September 2, 2020	475	4,200
Total ITAs issued in 2020 so far – 69,950.

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