In the third Express Entry draw of the year, Canada issued 730 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the General category.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the draw on January 31 was 541 points, which was 2 points less than the score for the previous all-program draw, which took place on January 23, 2024. In the previous IRCC draw, 1,040 ITAs were issued.
Since the first Express Entry draw in 2024, fewer invitations have been issued, and the cutoff score has been increasing.
British Columbia has implemented a provincial ban on new colleges enrolling international students for a two-year period, following the federal government’s introduction of a temporary two-year cap on the number of Canada study permits issued.
The province wants to end “exploitative practices” in the field, according to BC Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson.
In addition, the province is imposing minimum language requirements at private institutions in order to make sure that international students are “better prepared” before entering BC.
In order to ensure that criteria are met, inspections of schools would occur more regularly. Additionally, private colleges and universities would have to demonstrate that their new curricula satisfy the demands of the job market and be more open about their tuition costs.
The IRCC invited Express Entry profiles with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 543 or above in a general draw today, and 1,040 invitations to apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residency (PR) were given out in the second Express Entry draw of 2024.
Detail of Draw:
Number of invitations issued: 1,040
Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,040 or above
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 543
Tie-breaking rule: January 21, 2024, at 07:43:47 UTC
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Tie-breaking: The day and time that candidates submitted their Express Entry profiles determines the cut-off if multiple candidates have the lowest score.
An invitation to apply for permanent residency (PR) was extended to 1,654 profiles on January 19, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) announced.
This was a general round of invites issued through the OINP Foreign Worker stream to profiles with a job offer in any of the TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupations with a score of 50 or higher.
This is the OINP Foreign Worker Stream’s first general draw since March 1, 2022. The previous draw, held on January 9, focused on profiles with job offers in any of the 63 skilled trade occupations, 41 healthcare occupations, or 15 tech occupations.
Those who are invited to apply must submit their full application within 14 calendar days of receiving the invitation.
In two new rounds of invitations, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 1,451 invitations to apply for permanent residency today.
630 invitations were sent under the OINP Foreign Worker stream to profiles with a score of 33 or higher and a job offer in any of the 63 skilled trade occupations.
On December 5, 2023, 821 invites were sent to profiles with a job offer in any of the 41 healthcare and 15 tech occupations (listed later in this article) and a score of 40 or higher in another OINP Foreign Worker stream draw. These scores were slightly lower than in previous draws.
Summary of OINP Draws today:
Invitations
Date profiles created
Score range
Notes
630
January 9, 2023 – January 9, 2024
33 and above
Targeted draw for 63 skilled trades occupations
821
January 9, 2023 – January 9, 2024
40 and above
Targeted draw for 41 healthcare and 15 tech occupations
