Posted on March 24 2021

Express Entry: 183 ITAs issued in latest draw by IRCC

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated January 13 2024

Canada has held another round of invitations under the federal Express Entry System.

An online system, the Express Entry is used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] for managing applications for Canadian permanent residence from skilled workers under the 3 main economic immigration programs of Canada –

the Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSWP],
the Federal Skilled Trades Program [FSTP], and
the Canadian Experience Class [CEC].

In the latest Express Entry draw – Draw #178 held on March 17, 2021 at 11:49:48 UTC – another 183 Canada immigration hopefuls have been issued invitations to apply for their Canada PR.

An Overview of Express Entry Draw #178
Date and Time of round	March 17, 2021 at 11:49:48 UTC
Number of invitations issued	183
Candidate invited from	Provincial Nominee Program [PNP]
Minimum CRS cut-off	CRS 682 [PNP nomination = 600 CRS points]
Tie-breaking rule applied	March 04, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC
Invitations issued by date [March 17]	18,700 [in 2020] \| 38,840 [in 2021]

As this was a targeted draw, only candidates from the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada were eligible.

Canada's PNP has almost 80 immigration pathways available, many linked with the federal Express Entry System. An Express Entry candidate that is a provincial nominee is guaranteed an ITA from IRCC.

A PNP nomination in itself fetches an Express Entry candidate 600 CRS points.

By CRS here is implied the Comprehensive Ranking System that is used for ranking Express Entry profiles against one another. It is the highest-ranked profiles that are invited by IRCC to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

A tie-breaking rule, of March 04, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC, was applied by IRCC to Express Entry Draw #178. The tie-breaking rule is only applicable to profiles that have the minimum CRS required.

As per 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.”

Simply put, profiles that have been entered into the Express Entry pool earlier gain precedence over those entered at a later date.

401,000 newcomers are to be welcomed by Canada in 2021. Of these, 108,500 will be through the Express Entry system.

Another 80,800 will gain their Canadian permanent residence in 2021 through the PNP route.

How many will Canada accept through the Express Entry system in 2021-23?
Year	Targeted admissions
2021	108,500
2022	110,500
2023	113,750

Canada remains the most-accepting country for a migrant.

Express Entry Draws in 2021 Total draws so far: 8 ITAs issued so far: 38,840
Sl. No.	Draw No.	Invited	Date of Draw	Time of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued	Tie-breaking rule applied	For details
1	#171	PNP	January 6, 2021	14:39:02 UTC	CRS 813	250	November 2, 2020 at 11:11:52 UTC	Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2021
2	#172	CEC	January 7, 2021	14:15:32 UTC	CRS 461	4,750	September 12, 2020 at 20:46:32 UTC	Express Entry: 4,750 invited with Canadian experience
3	#173	PNP	January 20, 2021	14:13:12 UTC	CRS 741	374	September 5, 2020 at 19:39:04 UTC	Express Entry: 374 invited with a PNP nomination
4	#174	CEC	January 21, 2021	14:22:20 UTC	CRS 454	4,626	July 23, 2020 at 17:32:00 UTC	Canada holds second Express Entry draw within 2 days
5	#175	PNP	February 10, 2021	14:31:18 UTC	CRS 720	654	August 14, 2020 at 06:51:00 UTC	Express Entry: 654 PNP candidates invited in the latest draw
6	#176	CEC	February 13, 2021	11:56:56 UTC	CRS 75	27,332	September 12, 2020 at 15:31:40 UTC	Express Entry: A historic 27,332 invited in a single draw
7	#177	PNP	March 08, 2021	13:53:21 UTC	CRS 739	671	February 16, 2021 at 19:10:25 UTC	Canada invites 671 PNP candidates in latest EE draw
8	#178	PNP	March 17, 2021	11:49:48 UTC	CRS 682	183	March 04, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC	--