Express Entry: IRCC issues 5,956 ITAs in the fifth draw of May 2021

Canada has held its latest round of invitations under the Express Entry system.

On May 31, 2021, a total of 5,956 candidates – eligible for the Canadian Experience Class – received invitations from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC].

Those invited can now submit their applications to IRCC for permanent residence in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyvE4Ts06VQ Applying for Canada PR through the federal Express Entry system is by invitation-only.

An Overview of Express Entry Draw #190
Date and Time of round	May 31, 2021 at 13:19:23 UTC
Number of invitations issued	5,956
Candidate invited from	Canadian Experience Class [CEC]
Minimum Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score cut-off	CRS 380
Tie-breaking rule applied	May 31, 2021 at 13:19:23 UTC
Invitations issued by date [May 31]	42,100 [in 2020] | 74,773 [in 2021]

  This is the fifth Express Entry draw to be held in May. A total of 13,002 Invitations to Apply [ITAs] have been issued by IRCC in May 2021.

With a tie-breaking rule applied, candidates that received invitations in the latest IRCC Express Entry draw were those eligible for the CEC and with a minimum CRS 380 score, provided they had entered their profile in the pool before the date and time specified. The tie-breaking rule is only applicable to profiles with the minimum required CRS in that specific draw. Express Entry profiles created earlier are prioritized by IRCC over those created at a later point in time.

With the latest Express Entry draw, a total of 74,773 Canada immigration hopefuls have been invited by IRCC in the 20 federal draws held so far in 2021.

The Express Entry admissions target for 2021 is that of 108,500.

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