New Record Low CRS Requirement in Seventeenth Express Entry Draw for Canadian Immigration

Friday, 18 September 2015 Category A new landmark has been reached in the short history of the Express Entry immigration selection sýtem with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issuing Invitation to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 450.  The seventeenth draw from the Express Entry pool took place on September 18, 2015, with 1,545 candidates in the pool receiving ITAs. These candidates are now in a position to submit an application for permanent residence, with processing times of six months or less.

This draw from the Express Entry pool marks the eighth draw in succession in which a number of candidates without a qualifying job offer or an enhanced provincial nomination certificate were selected. It is also the eighth draw in a row in which more than 1,400 candidates were selected.

Furthermore, with an increasing number of Canadian provinces having introduced Express Entry streams as part of their Provincial Nominee Programs, candidates in the Express Entry pool have been able to take advantage of opportunities for increasing their ranking and obtaining the all-important ITA. The provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan, as well as the Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, have all introduced such streams in recent months. In addition, it was announced earlier this week that Nova Scotia has been given an increases allocation for the Express Entry streams of its Nova Scotia Nominee Program.

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