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1800 candidates invited in IRCC’s third Express Entry draw of this week. French-speaking candidates were the main focus of this category-based selection process. Candidates needed a minimum CRS score of 400 to be considered.
Furthermore, the current minimum CRS score required for an Express Entry draw is among the lowest this year. In a program-specific draw yesterday, 6,300 candidates in the Canadian Experience Class were invited, with the lowest score of any non-category-based selection draw at 515.
Earlier this week, the IRCC held a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-only draw, inviting 1,391 applicants with a minimum CRS score of 670. On July 8, a category-based selection draw invited 3,200 candidates for French proficiency.
PNP-only Express Entry draws typically have higher CRS scores because PNP nominations add an extra 600 CRS points. For instance, an Express Entry candidate with a score of 300 would have a total CRS of 900 if they received a PNP nomination.
This month has been the busiest for Express Entry this year, with 19,161 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued by the IRCC across seven different draws.
