Posted on April 30 2021

Express Entry: CEC-specific draw invites 6,000

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated January 13 2024

In another round of invitations to be held within two days, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] has invited Express Entry candidates with previous Canadian experience.

On April 29, 2021, IRCC Express Entry Draw #185 has invited another 6,000 Canada immigration hopefuls — eligible for the Canadian Experience Class [CEC] — to apply for their Canada PR.

The minimum ranking score required, as per the Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS], was that of CRS 400.

An Overview of Express Entry Draw #185
Date and Time of round	April 29, 2021 at 10:34:05 UTC
Number of invitations issued	6,000
Candidate invited from	Canadian Experience Class [CEC]
Minimum CRS cut-off	CRS 400
Tie-breaking rule applied	April 24, 2021 at 15:24:49 UTC
Invitations issued by date [April 29]	30,989 [in 2020] \| 61,771 [in 2021]

With a tie-breaking rule applied, CEC candidates that had a CRS 400 and above received an invitation in the latest Express Entry draw, provided they had entered their profile into the pool of candidates before the date and time specified.

One of the three economic immigration programs under the IRCC Express Entry system, the CEC is specifically targeted at skilled workers with Canadian work experience that wish to take up permanent residence in the country.

In order to be eligible for the CEC, a candidate must possess a minimum of one year’s skilled work experience in Canada in the previous three years before applying.

Here, by “skilled work experience” is implied work experience, in Canada, in either Skill Level 0, or Skill Type A or B as per the National Occupational Classification [NOC] matrix. The required job experience can be in one or more NOC 0, A or B jobs.

Do keep in mind that work experience gained while in Canada as a full-time student or while self-employed will not be counted towards meeting the minimum requirements for the CEC.

While there is no education requirement for the CEC, a candidate’s educational qualification can be used towards improving their rank in the federal Express Entry pool.

Those with a foreign credential will be required to secure an Educational Credential Assessment [ECA] report “for immigration purposes” from any of the organizations, such as the World Education Services or WES, that are designated for the same.

With the latest Express Entry Draw #185, the federal government of Canada has issued a total 61,771 invitations in the 15 IRCC draws held so far in 2021.

Canada will be taking in 401,000 newcomers in 2021.

Express Entry Draws in 2021 Total draws so far: 15 ITAs issued so far: 61,771
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	Express Entry: 6,000 receive ITAs by IRCC in latest draw
14	#184	PNP	April 28, 2021	11:00:02 UTC	CRS 717	381	March 16, 2021 at 21:20:50 UTC	Express Entry: latest federal draw invites 381 PNP nominees
15	#185	CEC	April 29, 2021	10:34:05 UTC	CRS 400	6,000	April 24, 2021 at 15:24:49 UTC	--