Number of ITAs increased in latest Express Entry draw with a fall in CRS score

The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) continues to increase the number of ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for Canadian PR visa. In the latest Express Entry draw opened on 31 August 2022, the IRCC has issued 2,750 invitations to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) Visa. The cut off also dropped to significantly low mark in this latest all-program draw of Express Entry System.

All program Express Entry draw result 31 August

In the latest EE draw, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited 2,750 Express Entry candidates with a CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score of 516 points or above. Now, IRCC has opened 5 all-program draws this year inviting candidates under all EE categories, i.e

• Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
• Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
• Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

All- program Express Entry Draw on 31 August 2022

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

After this latest draw on 31st August, now IRCC has issued total 21,038 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) this year in 18 EE draws opened this year. The trend has been positive for the skilled worker applicants in last few draws, as the ITAs are constantly increasing with along with a consistent fall in the CUT OFF. With this trend, the CRS score requirement will be soon under 500 after few draws, which will please thousands of Express Entry candidates waiting for their turn since long.

The Canadian government is constantly easing the process and taking various steps to clear the application backlog and enhance the processing time. A perfect example of faster Canada PR application processing are the two Canadian PR visa applications of Visas Avenue clients, which got processed in record 35 and 21 days. Take a look.

Siddartha Received Canadian PR visa in 35 Days

(6 July 2022 – 11 August 2022)

Carlton received PR visa in 21 Days

(3 August- 24 August 2022)

To ensure faster processing, an applicant also need to submit the genuine and complete Permanent Resident (PR) Visa application along with the documents.

To check your eligibility and apply for Canadian RP Visa this year through Visas Avenue, you may get in touch with VA Canada Migration Expert on  Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.

- Rajneesh Kumar