In the latest general or all-category draw of federal Express Entry System opened on 28 February 2024, the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 1,470 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) Visa. All invited candidates in this particular EE draw require submitting the complete Canada PR application within 60 days of receiving the ITA (Invitation to Apply).
Express Entry Draw – 28 Feb 2024
In this latest EE draw, the IRCC has invited 1,470 candidates under all EE categories, who had the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score of 534 points or higher.
Express Entry Draw Result – 28 Feb 2024
Date | EE Draw Category | No. of ITAs | Minimum CRS Score Requirement | Tie-breaking rule |
February 28, 2024 | All-programs | 1,470 | 534 | January 16, 2024 at 03:51:05 UTC |
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EE Draw Analysis
This was eighth Express Entry draw this year and fifth EE draw in February 2024 itself. In the five EE draws occurred this month, the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited record 13,610 candidates to apply for Canadian PR visa.
Overall, in total eight immigration invitation rounds of federal EE System occurred this year until date, the IRCC has issued total 16,890 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for Canada PR visa.
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Canada has retained existing Categories for 2024 category-based EE Draws
In a recent announcement, the Canadian immigration has affirmed its decision to uphold the six established categories (introduced in 2023) for category-based selection in Express Entry draws throughout the year 2024.
The categories retained for 2024 are:
Needless to mention that CRS score requirement in category-based EE draws remain relatively low. Hence, the CUT OFF may remain high for all-program draws, however, the applicants with low CRS score can stay positive knowing that they have great opportunity ahead of getting the Canada PR invitation through the category-based express entry draws.
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