First Express Entry Draw

HIGHLIGHTS

• The latest 237 draw of Express Entry Program issued ITA’s to 5,500 candidates.
• The draw was conducted on January 11th , 2023.
• Candidates were invited under all categories of the Express Entry System; FSWP, FSTP & CEC streams.
• The Minimum CRS score was 507 this draw.
• Eligible candidates need to apply considering new NOC 2022.

DETAILS OF THE DRAW

Canada held its first all-program express entry draw of this year on 11^th January 2023.

Immigration and Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates to apply for Canada PR Visa. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 507. The program was not specified which means that eligible applicants were accepted to apply through programs like the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). These are all programs that are operated within the Express Entry system.

This draw has seen an increasing number of ITAs issued since they began in July of last year. There were 750 additional invitations over the November 23 which enticed 4,750 applicants. Moreover, a higher CRS score has also been seen since the draw on September 28, 2022.

PREVIOUS EXPREE ENTRY DRAW OF 2022

DRAW NUMBER	DATE	PROGRAM	ITA’s ISSUED	CRS SCORE
236	November 23rd	All-Program	4750	491
235	November 9th	All-Program	4750	494
234	October 26th	All-Program	4750	496
233	October 12th	All-Program	4250	504
232	September 28th	All-Program	3750	500
231	September 14th	All-Program	3250	510
230	August 31st	All-Program	2750	516
229	August 17th	All-Program	2250	525
228	August 3rd	All-Program	2000	533
227	July 20th	All-Program	2750	542
226	July 6th	All-Program	1500	557

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