IRCC’s most up-to-date Specific Entry draw, which occurred immediately, noticed the division conduct its first category-based draw for Science, Know-how, Engineering and Arithmetic (STEM) candidates in 2024. That is IRCC’s first STEM draw since December 8, 2023. Throughout immediately’s draw, IRCC issued 4,500 Invites to Apply (ITAs) to eligible candidates with a minimal Complete Rating System (CRS) rating of 491.
IRCC’s April 11 draw follows a basic draw yesterday (April 10, 2024) the place the division issued 1,280 ITAs to eligible candidates in a basic draw. The minimal CRS rating for the April 10 draw was 549.
Be aware: This can be a creating story, which CanadaVisa will replace later this week if IRCC conducts any extra Specific Entry attracts.
Specific Entry
Specific Entry is the identify of IRCC’s utility administration system for immigration purposes made to 3 particular economic-class everlasting residence (PR) applications. The applications managed below this technique are the Federal Expert Employee Program (FSWP), the Federal Expert Trades Program (FSTP) and the Canadian Expertise Class (CEC).
Throughout the Specific Entry system, IRCC conducts three kinds of attracts: basic, program-specific, and category-based.
Normal and Program-specific Specific Entry Attracts
IRCC’s first two draw varieties have been round for the reason that division first launched the Specific Entry system in 2015. These attracts are primarily centered on the Canadian immigration candidates with the very best CRS scores.
These scores are distinctive numerical values assigned to all Specific-Entry eligible candidates based mostly on quite a lot of human capital components (age, training, work expertise and many others.).
As soon as the Specific Entry candidate confirms their eligibility for at the very least one of the three Specific Entry-managed applications and creates a web-based profile with IRCC, they are going to obtain their CRS rating. Right now, they have to then watch for IRCC to conduct its subsequent Specific Entry draw to see if they’ve met the factors* and whether or not they are going to obtain an ITA.
*To obtain an ITA from IRCC, candidates should have a CRS rating above the cut-off rating decided by IRCC for that given draw
Be aware: ITAs are the one approach an Specific Entry candidate can apply for PR in Canada.
Class-Primarily based Specific Entry Attracts
First carried out in June 2023, IRCC first launched category-based attracts in Could final yr as a technique to appeal to Canadian immigration candidates with particular kinds of work expertise and proficiencies, which the division deemed to be “in-demand” based mostly on Canada’s labour market and demographic wants.
Already confirmed to be persevering with with the identical six focus classes in 2024, IRCC selected candidates with the next attributes as areas of precedence for its category-based attracts:
- Work expertise in Healthcare
- Work expertise in Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Arithmetic (STEM)
- Work expertise in Trades
- Work expertise in Transport
- Work expertise in Agriculture and Agri-Meals
- Robust French language proficiency (outlined as a “minimal rating of seven in all 4 language talents on the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens” (NCLC)).
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