Canada Express Entry draw invites 4300 candidates along with 500 more under the first round of the Healthcare category. STEM invites are to be issued on July 5.
On June 27, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 4,300 candidates in the fifteenth Express Entry draw of 2023. To qualify, the candidates were required to score a minimum of 486 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Previously, a similar draw was held on June 8, inviting 4,800 candidates with the same CRS cut-off score.
Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System is used to manage skilled worker applications. The candidates are ranked according to their scores in CRS. It evaluates the candidate (and if applicable, their spouse or partner) based on their human capital. The highest-scoring candidates are invited by the Canadian Government to immigrate there.
In a positive turn of events, IRCC announced in May 2023 introducing the addition of a category-based selection of Express Entry candidates. These are meant to help meet specific economic goals. They will likely vary from year to year depending upon the evolving priorities of the Canadian immigration system. Specific, category-based draws will be held starting in late summer.