Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the third Express Entry draw for March 2024.
A general round of invitations to profiles with a CRS score of 524 or higher resulted in the distribution of 1,980 invitations to apply (ITAs).
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published revised eligibility rules for the Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP) today.
These new requirements come into effect today, on March 19, 2024.
What are the new eligibility criteria for Canada’s Spousal Open Work Permit in 2024?
International students’ spouses or partners who want to apply for an open work permit as a spouse or common-law partner must meet the following qualifications.
Effective March 19, 2024, the spouse or common-law partner of an overseas student can now apply for an open work permit under three different circumstances.
1. If the spouse or common-law partner apply for an open work permit on or after March 19, 2024.
Starting March 19, 2024, if you are enrolled in classes for one of the professional degrees and have a valid study permit, your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible for an open work permit.
A university professional degree programme, such as a master’s or PhD programme, or one of the following in a polytechnic institution:
To establish your enrollment in a degree-granting programme of study, your spouse or common-law partner must provide one of the following documents:
2. If the spouse or common-law partner apply for an open work permit before March 19, 2024
If your spouse or common-law partner applied for an open work permit before March 19, 2024.
Your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible for an open work permit if you meet the following three conditions:
3. If your partner or spouse wants to apply for an extension of their current open work permit,
Canada issued 975 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for the Transport professions category in another targeted Express Entry draw.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the March 13 draw was 430 points, 5 points lower than the previous Transport Occupations draw on December 20, 2023, which had a minimum CRS score of 435 points.
The most recent draw, which included all programmes, took place on March 12, 2024. It issued 2,850 ITAs, with a minimum CRS of 525.
Canada issues 2,850 Express Entry invitations to apply under the General category.
The first Express Entry draw in March 2024 distributed 2,850 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency in a general round of invites.
A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 525 points is 9 points lower than the previous all-program draw, which was held on February 28, 2024 and had a minimum CRS score of 534 points.
The last draw took place on February 29, 2024, and it was for French language proficiency. It granted 2,500 ITAs, with a minimum CRS of 336.
On March 7, 2024, we sent targeted notifications of interest to possible candidates who may be eligible for Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream.
Candidates were only notified if they had a CRS score of 352-421 and job experience in the following national occupational classification (NOC) codes.