Our Analysis of This Week’s Express Entry Draw
Today’s Program-Specific draw for Canadian Experience Class candidates was a bit of a surprise, but we are not upset about it!
At 4,000 invitations, this latest draw reflects an increase from the August draw (3,200 invitations), but a decrease from July, where 5,000 and 6,300 invitations were issued in two separate CEC draws.
Notably, the CRS is 509 — showing no reduction in score from the last draw. As outlined, we would be surprised to see a significant dip from this high score given the high levels of competition in the Express Entry pool at the moment.
As for why we’re seeing the draw today instead of last week, we can only guess — but it may have something to do with a technical processing issue at IRCC. It’s possible we will see another CEC draw next week — with IRCC going back to its regular schedule. Or, given the size of this draw, we may need to wait until next month for another. Time will tell.
Last week, we saw the smallest French draw in 2024, with 1,000 invitations issued. We also saw a relatively small PNP draw, inviting 911 candidates.
Summary of This Year’s Express Entry Draws
January 2024: 3,280 invitations
February 2024: 16,110 invitations
March 2024: 7,305 invitations
April 2024: 9,275 invitations
May 2024: 5,985 invitations
June 2024: 1,499 invitations
July 2024: 25,125 invitations
August 2024: 10,384 invitations
September 2024 (to date): 5911 invitations.
In terms of the types of draws, here’s what we’ve seen so far this year:
https://moving2canada.com/news-and-features/news/immigration/express-entry-draw-315-cec-september-19/
