{"id":4975,"date":"2024-03-27T14:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadaii.com\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2024-03-27T14:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:35:03","slug":"ircc-issues-itas-to-express-entry-candidates-in-second-draw-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadaii.com\/en\/ircc-issues-itas-to-express-entry-candidates-in-second-draw-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"IRCC issues ITAs to Express Entry candidates in second draw this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a>\u00a0(IRCC) has issued invitations to candidates in the second\u00a0Express Entry<\/a><\/span>\u00a0draw of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The department issued 1,500\u00a0invitations to apply<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(ITAs) in a category-based selection draw for French language proficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Candidates required a minimum\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(CRS) score of 388.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s draw was general (meaning candidates were considered from all Express Entry programs, regardless of their eligibility for category-based selection) and invited 1,980 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 524.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This represented a one-point decrease from the last general draw on March 12 in which 2,850 candidates with a minimum CRS of 525 received ITAs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There has been one other draw this month. On March 13 IRCC held a category-based selection draw for candidates in transport occupations. The department invited 945 candidates with a 430 minimum CRS score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is category-based selection?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Category-based selection draws were introduced in May 2023<\/span>,<\/a>\u00a0as a means for IRCC to identify Express Entry candidates with the in-demand skills and attributes and issue ITAs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The department created six categories that will remain in place throughout 2024. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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