Canada Express Entry Draw – August 21, 2015
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Bassel Zoueiter - Posted in Blogs
As of January 1, 2015, foreign nationals must receive an invitation from CIC before they may apply to the above programs. Express Entry eliminates the requirement to process applicants in these programs through a first come first serve basis. CIC aims to process 80 percent of complete Express Entry applications in six months or less. Quebec’s economic immigration programs are not managed through Express Entry.
Under Express Entry, candidates who meet the criteria will be accepted into a pool of possible candidates for immigration to Canada. Candidates will be ranked against others in the pool using a point-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will regularly select the highest-ranking candidates from the pool by inviting them to apply to immigrate to Canada as permanent residents.
CIC will invite candidates from the Express Entry pool to apply on a regular basis. Every round of invitations will have a set of instructions the electronic system will use to invite candidates from the pool.
The most recent Express Entry draw was conducted on August 21, 2015 with 1,523 ITA’s and a lowest CRS score of 456
We put together a summary of the round of invitations during 2015, along with the number of candidates that will get an Invitation to Apply (ITA), and if it applies, which specific immigration program(s) are included.
Draws From CIC Express Entry Pool (Updated 8/21/15):
| EE Draw # | Draw Date | Lowest CRS Score | Invitations Issued | Draw Type |
| Express Entry Draw # 1 | 31-Jan-15 | 886 | 779 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 2 | 7-Feb-15 | 818 | 779 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 3 | 20-Feb-15 | 808 | 849 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 4 | 27-Feb-15 | 735 | 1,187 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 5 | 20-Mar-15 | 481 | 1,620 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 6 | 27-Mar-15 | 453 | 1,637 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 7 | 10-Apr-15 | 469 | 925 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 8 | 17-Apr-15 | 453 | 715 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 9 | 22-May-15 | 755 | 1,361 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 10 | 12-Jun-15 | 482 | 1,501 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 11 | 26-Jun-15 | 469 | 1,575 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 12 | 10-Jul-15 | 463 | 1,516 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 13 | 17-Jul-15 | 451 | 1,581 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 14 | 7-Aug-15 | 471 | 1,402 | General |
| Express Entry Draw # 15 | 21-Aug-15 | 456 | 1,523 | General |
Number of Invitations to Apply (ITA) Issued:
Minimum CRS Points Required:
* The horizontal line at 600 represents the maximum number of points a candidate can be awarded without obtaining a qualifying job offer from a Canadian employer or a provincial nomination.
