All-program Express Entry draw Opened after 18 Months- Invites all category Foreign Skilled Workers

The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has finally conducted an all-program Express Entry draw after almost 1.5 years. In this latest EE draw opened on 6 July 2022, candidates from all Express Entry categories were eligible including the popular Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) category. 

The FSW candidates were desperately waiting for this draw since the day Immigration Minister announced the big news that Canadian government is going to resume all-program express entry draws from 6th July. Find out more about this much-awaited draw. 

All program Express Entry draw results 6 July 

In this latest EE draw, the IRCC has issued total 1,500 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) Visa to all category candidates. The CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score requirement or CUT OFF in this draw is understandably high, i.e. 557 points.

The CRS score is high this being all program draw and huge number of accumulated FSW category candidates in the EE pool. The CEC category candidates were also eligible for this draw first time since September 2021. 

All- program Express Entry Draw on 6 July 2022

Click here to see the complete list of Express Entry draws until date

Now, after this latest draw, now Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued total 12,288 invitations this year in overall 14 Express Entry draws.

Canadian government is easing immigration program for applicants

The liberal government of Canada is known for its lenient approach towards new immigrants. This has been evident in last few months as the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released various key changes and updates in last few months to facilitate the entry of newcomers in Canada. Here are few of such positive changes:

• IRCC resumed all-program draws from 6 July 2022 to invite all category skilled workers from overseas.
• IRCC has recently confirmed that they have resumed the 6 months processing time for Express entry PR applications received from applicants post Invitation to Apply (ITA)
• The IRCC will complete the switch from NOC system 2016 to NOC 2021 in November 2022. The NOC 2021 presents a TEER system, which has six categories: TEER category 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. In NOC 2016, eligible occupations for Express Entry were from Skill Level B and above. However, under NOC 2021, TEER 3 and above will be eligible.
• The IRCC to hold occupation-based EE draws in next few months. It has proposed these amendments under Bill C-19, providing the immigration minister more freedom regarding inviting overseas skilled worker candidates in the Express Entry pool.

Considering all above factors, it’s the perfect time to start your application and apply for PR visa in Canada.

To confirm your eligibility and apply for Canadian PR visa at earliest, you may contact Visas Avenue Canada immigration expert on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can send us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.

- Rajneesh Kumar