Express Entry: 6,000 receive ITAs by IRCC in latest draw

Another 6,000 Canada immigration candidates have received invitations to apply in the latest draw to be held by the federal government of Canada under the federal Express Entry system.

In Express Entry Draw #183 – held on April 16, 2021 at 21:35:52 UTC – a total of 6,000 Invitations to Apply [ITAs] have been issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC].

As per IRCC, “Candidates from the Canadian Experience Class were eligible for this round of invitations”. Those invited can now proceed to applying to IRCC for their permanent residence in Canada through the Express Entry system. Generally, 6 months is the standard processing time for Canada PR applications submitted through IRCC Express Entry.

An Overview of Express Entry Draw #183
Date and Time of round	April 16, 2021 at 21:35:52 UTC
Number of invitations issued	6,000
Candidate invited from	Canadian Experience Class [CEC]
Minimum CRS cut-off	417
Tie-breaking rule applied	March 01, 2021 at 19:53:46 UTC
Invitations issued by date [April 16]	30,400 [in 2020] | 55,390 [in 2021]

Here, CRS implies the Comprehensive Ranking System wherein a score is allotted to Express Entry candidates, while in the IRCC pool of candidates. The CRS is allotted out of a maximum of 1,200 points. A PNP nomination in itself fetches 600 CRS points. As this was another of the program-specific draws to be held by IRCC in the recent past, only CEC candidates were eligible for the latest federal Express Entry draw.

The CEC is one of the 3 economic immigration programs managed by IRCC through the federal Express Entry system. The other Express Entry programs are the Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSWP] and the Federal Skilled Trades Program [FSTP]. For individuals possessing skilled work experience in Canada, the CEC targets temporary foreign workers and foreign graduates that have qualifying Canadian work experience. The CEC has no education requirement.

  Minimum requirements for the CEC of IRCC Express Entry –

• At least 1 year’s [within the 3 years prior to applying] skilled work experience in Canada,
• Meeting the required language levels, and
• The work experience should have been gained while working in Canada on a temporary resident status with the authorization to work overseas in Canada.

Skilled work experience, as per Canada’s National Occupational Classification [NOC], is experience of working in either Skill Level 0 [zero], Skill type A, or Skill Type B. With the tie-breaking rule of March 01, 2021 at 19:53:46 UTC applied to Express Entry Draw #183, CEC candidates that had a CRS of 417 and above received an ITA, provided they had submitted their profile before the date and time in the tie-break.

Recently, IRCC has been prioritizing candidates that were more likely to already be within Canada.   While no all-program Express Entry draws have been held so far, securing a provincial nomination through the Provincial Nominee Program of Canada ensures an ITA by IRCC.

  With the latest draw, a total of 55,390 ITAs have been issued in 2021 in the 13 federal draws held so far this year. Canada is the most popular country for migrate overseas. 401,000 newcomers are to be welcomed by Canada in 2021. Of these, 232,500 will gain Canadian permanent residence through economic immigration. For 2021, the Express Entry admissions target is 108,500.

Express Entry Draws in 2021   Total draws so far: 13 ITAs issued so far: 55,390
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	Express Entry: 183 ITAs issued in latest draw by IRCC
9	#179	CEC	March 18, 2021	11:30:56 UTC	CRS 449	5,000	February 19, 2021 at 15:59:57 UTC	Express Entry: Another draw held in 2 days, CEC invited
10	#180	PNP	March 31, 2021	11:21:22 UTC	CRS 778	284	March 16, 2021 at 16:09:32 UTC	Express Entry: 284 PNP candidates invited in 4th draw of March
11	#181	CEC	April 1, 2021	11:04:53 UTC	CRS 432	5,000	February 16, 2021 at 09:51:22 UTC	Express Entry: 5,000 CEC candidates invited in first draw of April
12	#182	PNP	April 14, 2021	11:01:51 UTC	CRS 753	266	March 01, 2021 at 15:22:18 UTC	Express Entry: Second draw of April 2021 invites 266
13	#183	CEC	April 16, 2021	21:35:52 UTC	CRS 417	6,000	March 01, 2021 at 19:53:46 UTC	--

Note. PNP: Provincial Nominee Program, CEC: Canadian Experience Class [CEC]. If you are looking to Work, Study, Invest, Visit, or Migrate to Canada, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No. 1 Immigration & Visa Company.

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