In the 182nd Express Entry draw held on April 14, a total of 266 candidates received invitations to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
In the 182nd Express Entry draw held on April 14, a total of 266 candidates received invitations to apply for permanent residence in Canada. All the invited candidates were provincial nominees with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 753. Though the score may seem exorbitantly high, considering the fact that provincial nominees receive additional 600 CRS score points, this is not at all high. The basic CRS score of a candidate with a total of score of 753 would be 153 points. Besides, compared to the previous PNP-specific draw held on March 31, the CRS cut-off score is 25 points lower.
Tie-break rule was applied in the draw and the time stamp given was March 01, 2021 at 15:22:18 UTC. It means only those candidates who had submitted their Express Entry profiles before the said date and time received invitations in the draw.
In the first three months of the current year, Canada invited a record number of Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. If this trend continues, Canada will meet its ambitious immigration target set for the year 2021.
The number of Express Entry who has received invitations so far this year is 49390. The number is almost double, compared to the number of Express Entry invitations issued during the same period last year. The reason is that, in a historic Express Entry draw held on February 13 this year, Canada invited 27332 Canadian Experience Class candidates to apply for permanent residence.
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