IRCC’s 21,667 ITAs issued in March stand because the second most invites issued in a single month since Specific Entry started in 2015. The one month when the immigration division has ever issued extra ITAs was February 2021, throughout which IRCC gave out 27,986 ITAs throughout two attracts.
Be aware: IRCC’s first Specific Entry attract February 2021 (Feb. 10) noticed the immigration division difficulty 654 ITAs, which was adopted by a 27,332 ITA draw on February 13
Largest all-program Specific Entry draw(s) ever
Along with the above milestone for single-month ITAs, IRCC additionally performed its largest-ever all-program draw this previous month. This file was set on March 15, when 7,000 candidates acquired an invite to use for everlasting resident standing in Canada. Beforehand, IRCC’s largest all-program draw (by variety of ITAs) occurred in January this 12 months, when 5,500 ITAs have been issued within the first draw of 2023 (January 11).
Additional to setting this all-time file, IRCC proceeded to match the variety of ITAs issued within the March fifteenth draw twice extra within the month. Because of this, for 3 consecutive weeks, IRCC issued 7,000 ITAs to Canadian immigration candidates – setting the desk for yet one more Specific Entry milestone.
21,000 ITAs have been issued over two weeks
Because of the timing of the three attracts above, IRCC issued a complete of 21,000 ITAs over two weeks in March. The primary of those attracts, which set the preliminary all-program draw ITA file, got here on March 15. Eight days later, Canada’s immigration division held a shock draw, throughout which an extra 7,000 ITAs have been issued on March 23. Lastly, IRCC issued their final set of seven,000 ITAs on March 29.
Complete Rating System rating cut-offs for all-program attracts hit their lowest in 27 months
On the finish of March, Specific Entry candidates noticed the system’s lowest all-program cut-off Complete Rating System (CRS) rating since December 2020.
As of the final draw performed this previous month, the cut-off CRS rating fell to 481. This comes after candidates noticed a cut-off rating of 484 on March 23 and 490 on March 15.
Be aware: On December 23, 2020, the CRS cut-off rating (for all-program attracts) was 468
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