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On Thursday, October 24, 2023, the latest express entry draw sent out 1,548 invitations to apply for Permanent Residency in a PNP-only round of invitation. In this draw, the lowest CRS cut-off score was 776.

IRCC hasn’t held a PNP-only draw since May of 2023 and the CRS cut-off score of this draw increased by 85 points compared to the last PNP-only draw.

See below the Latest Express Entry CRS Score Distribution

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	1,536
501-600	1,307
451-500	60,587
491-500	4,853
481-490	9,514
471-480	18,836
461-470	15,063
451-460	12,321
401-450	54,565
441-450	11,256
431-440	11,705
421-430	9,926
411-420	10,525
401-410	11,153
351-400	60,378
301-350	31,189
0-300	5,311
Total	214,873

 

See below the CRS Score Trend in 2023

Immigration Program	Total Invitations	Average CRS Score	Lowest CRS Score	Highest CRS Score
Agriculture and Agri-food draw	600	354	354	354
Transport-targeted draw	1,000	435	435	435
Trades Targeted Draw	1,500	388	388	388
Targeted Draw for French Speakers	7,400	430	375	472
STEM Targeted Draw	500	486	486	486
Healthcare Targeted Draw	2,000	469	463	476
No Program Specified	70,625	497	481	531
Provincial Nominee Program	2,848	740	691	791
Federal Skilled Worker	3,300	489	489	489

IRCC has added more occupations to the list of occupations eligible for 50 additional CRS points with a certificate of qualification. See below the complete list of 101 professions that can now receive 50 extra CRS points for a certificate of qualification.

1. Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists – 22114
2. Drafting technologists and technicians – 22212
3. Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) – 22311
4. Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics – 22312
5. Chefs – 62200
6. Cooks – 63200
7. Butchers – retail and wholesale – 63201
8. Bakers – 63202
9. Hairstylists and Barbers – 63210
10. Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations – 72010
11. Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations – 72011
12. Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades – 72012
13. Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades – 72013
14. Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers – 72014
15. Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades – 72020
16. Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews – 72021
17. Supervisors, printing and related occupations – 72022
18. Supervisors, railway transport operations – 72023
19. Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators – 72024
20. Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations – 72025
21. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors – 72100
22. Tool and die makers – 72101
23. Sheet metal workers – 72102
24. Boilermakers – 72103
25. Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters – 72104
26. Ironworkers – 72105
27. Welders and related machine operators – 72106
28. Electricians (except industrial and power system) – 72200
29. Industrial electricians – 72201
30. Power system electricians – 72202
31. Electrical power line and cable workers – 72203
32. Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers – 72204
33. Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians – 72205
34. Plumbers – 72300
35. Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers – 72301
36. Gas fitters – 72302
37. Carpenters – 72310
38. Cabinetmakers – 72311
39. Bricklayers – 72320
40. Insulators – 72321
41. Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics – 72400
42. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics – 72401
43. Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics – 72402
44. Railway carmen/women – 72403
45. Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors – 72404
46. Machine fitters – 72405
47. Elevator constructors and mechanics – 72406
48. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers – 72410
49. Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators – 72411
50. Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics – 72420
51. Appliance servicers and repairers – 72421
52. Electrical mechanics – 72422
53. Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics – 72423
54. Other small engine and small equipment repairers – 72429
55. Crane operators – 72500
56. Water well drillers – 72501
57. Other technical trades and related occupations – 72999
58. Concrete finishers – 73100
59. Tilesetters – 73101
60. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers – 73102
61. Roofers and shinglers – 73110
62. Glaziers – 73111
63. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) – 73112
64. Floor covering installers – 73113
65. Residential and commercial installers and servicers – 73200
66. General building maintenance workers and building superintendents – 73201
67. Pest controllers and fumigators – 73202
68. Other repairers and servicers – 73209
69. Transport truck drivers – 73300
70. Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators – 73301
71. Railway and yard locomotive engineers – 73310
72. Railway conductors and brakemen/women – 73311
73. Heavy equipment operators – 73400
74. Printing press operators – 73401
75. Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction – 73402
76. Supervisors, logging and forestry – 82010
77. Supervisors, mining and quarrying – 82020
78. Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services – 82021
79. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors – 82030
80. Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services – 82031
81. Underground production and development miners – 83100
82. Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers – 83101
83. Logging machinery operators – 83110
84. Fishing masters and officers – 83120
85. Fishermen/women – 83121
86. Supervisors, mineral and metal processing – 92010
87. Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities – 92011
88. Supervisors, food and beverage processing – 92012
89. Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing – 92013
90. Supervisors, forest products processing – 92014
91. Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing – 92015
92. Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling – 92020
93. Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing – 92021
94. Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing – 92022
95. Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing – 92023
96. Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly – 92024
97. Power engineers and power systems operators – 92100
98. Water and waste treatment plant operators – 92101
99. Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing – 93100
100. Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing – 93101
101. Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators – 93102

We expect to see more express entry draws this week from IRCC.

Need help creating an express entry or a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

 

Dear Future Neighbour,

As the year gradually comes to an end, IEC will be sending the last round of invitations for the year 2023 next week, October 23, 2023. All invited candidates are expected to submit their profiles on or before 9am Eastern time on set day.

The IEC 2023 applications are being processed within a six-week timeframe, candidates who receive invitations to apply before the season closes or have started their work permit application can still complete and submit the application.

See below IEC 2023 Working Holiday Invitations by countries

Candidates who desire to work for multiple employers in Canada but don’t have a job offer and would prefer to engage in multiple jobs to generate money for travel to explore Canada fit into this category.

Country	Total Invitations in 2023	Chances of receiving an invite next week
Andorra	27	Excellent
Australia	10,669	Excellent
Croatia	187	Excellent
Czech Republic	1,272	Excellent
Denmark	466	Excellent
Estonia	149	Excellent
Germany	6,040	Excellent
Greece	456	Excellent
Ireland	8,543	Excellent
Italy	3,264	Excellent
Korea Republic	13,503	Excellent
Luxembourg	56	Excellent
Netherlands	1,354	Excellent
New Zealand	3,056	Excellent
Norway	187	Excellent
Poland	1,080	Excellent
Portugal	1,402	Excellent
San Marino	4	Excellent
Slovenia	72	Excellent
Spain	2,848	Excellent
Sweden	564	Excellent
United Kingdom	15,573	Excellent
Austria	283	Very Low
Belgium	1,525	Very Low
Chile	7,668	Very Low
Costa Rica	2,071	Very Low
France	16,973	Very Low
Hong Kong	488	Very Low
Japan	8,355	Very Low
Latvia	79	Very Low
Lithuania	402	Very Low
Slovakia	560	Very Low
Taiwan	6,854	Very Low
Total	116,030

See below IEC 2023 Young Professional Invitations by countries

Candidates who get a job offer from a Canadian employer for advancement in their career fit into this category. This is a closed work permit, which means the candidate will only be able to work for the same company in the same location while in Canada.

Country	Total Invitations in 2023	Chances of receiving an invite next week
Australia	207	Excellent
Austria	14	Excellent
Chile	585	Excellent
Costa Rica	235	Excellent
Croatia	17	Excellent
Czech Republic	307	Excellent
Estonia	19	Excellent
France	3,770	Excellent
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE)	566	Excellent
Germany	608	Excellent
Greece	171	Excellent
Ireland	160	Excellent
Italy	213	Excellent
Latvia	11	Excellent
Lithuania	27	Excellent
Luxembourg	3	Excellent
Netherlands	184	Excellent
Norway	13	Excellent
Poland	93	Excellent
Portugal	46	Excellent
Slovakia	65	Excellent
Slovenia	16	Excellent
Spain	210	Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives	Not applicable	Excellent
Sweden	47	Excellent
Switzerland	292	Excellent
Taiwan	177	Excellent
Total	8,056

See below IEC 2023 International Co-op Invitations by countries

For this category, employer-specific work permits are granted to post-secondary students from eligible countries who desire to do their internship in Canada.

Country	Total Invitations in 2023	Chances of receiving an invite next week
Australia	1	Excellent
Austria	2	Excellent
Chile	7	Excellent
Costa Rica	2	Excellent
Croatia	0	Excellent
Czech Republic	1	Excellent
Estonia	0	Excellent
France	4,195	Excellent
Germany	124	Excellent
Greece	1	Excellent
Ireland	18	Excellent
Italy	33	Excellent
Latvia	0	Excellent
Lithuania	0	Excellent
Luxembourg	3	Excellent
Norway	0	Excellent
Poland	2	Excellent
Portugal	3	Excellent
Slovakia	0	Excellent
Slovenia	0	Excellent
Spain	5	Excellent
Sweden	16	Excellent
Switzerland	56	Excellent
Taiwan	19	Excellent
Total	4,488

A total of 128,574 work permit invitations in the three categories have been issued so far since the 2023 IEC season began in January.

Need help creating a work permit profile or speaking with a professional consultant for further enquiry and assistance? Send an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

 

 

 

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the BC PNP draw sent over 152 invitations to apply for permanent residency in general and targeted draws.

The cutoff score remains the same for all categories.

See below summary of the latest BC PNP Draw

Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
General (includes tech occupations)	Skilled Worker	111	104
	Skilled Worker – EEBC option	111
	International Graduate	113
	International Graduate – EEBC option	113
	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	91
Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	31
Healthcare		60	17
Other priority occupations (NOCs 31003, 32104		60	<5

Need help creating a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, the latest BC PNP Draw invites over 180 candidates to apply for permanent residency in targeted draws. This invite cut across the 35 Tech Occupations, Early Child Educators and Assistants (NOC 42202), Healthcare-related occupations and other priority occupations.

A total of 118 invitations were targeted only at 35 tech occupations in all the BC PNP Skills Immigration streams and Express Entry streams. However, the cutoff score for the Tech targeted draw increased by 2 points in comparison with the last round of invitation on August 29.

45 invitations sent were targeted at profiles with experience as early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202).

Also, 17 invitations were targeted at profiles in 39 healthcare-related occupations. Less than 5 invitations have been sent targeting other priority occupations (NOCs 31003 and 32104).

Need help creating an express entry or a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, Alberta sent out a total of 13 invitations to apply for provincial nomination for permanent residency. Healthcare Pathway profiles with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 327 and above were targeted in this draw.

On October 5, 2023, They invited 150 applicants with Express Entry Profiles and a CRS score of 323 or above, family connection, and experience in a primary occupation in demand.

Prior to this, on October 3, 2023, The province sent out only 33 invitations with a job offer in the priority sector (agriculture). For this draw, they targeted profiles with a CRS score of 313 or above.

Alberta has currently issued a total of 8,437 nomination certificates in all the categories, over 1,313 nominations left for Alberta PNP 2023.

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

• Physicians – College of Physicians and Surgeon of Alberta (CPSA)
• Registered Nurses (RNs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) – College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)
• Nurse Practitioners (NPs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Physician Assistants – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
• Occupational Therapist – Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
• Physiotherapist – College of Physiotherapist of Alberta (CPA)
• Clinical Social Worker – Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
• Psychologist – College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

• 00012 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
  10011 Human resources managers
  10022 Advertising, marketing and public relations manager
  10030 Telecommunication carriers manager
  11200 Human resources professionals
  11202 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
  12101 Human resources and recruitment officers
  20010 Engineering managers
  20011 Architecture and science managers
  20012 Computer and information systems managers
  21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
  21211 Data scientists
  21220 Cybersecurity specialists
  21221 Business system specialists

• 21222 Information systems specialists
  21233 Web designers
  21223 Database analysts and data administrators
  21231 Software engineers and designers
  21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
  21232 Software developers and programmers
  21234 Web developers and programmers
  21300 Civil engineers
  21301 Mechanical engineers
  21310 Electrical and electronics engineers
  21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
  22110 Biological technologists and technicians
  22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
  22220 Computer network and web technicians
  22221 User support technicians
  22222 Information systems testing technicians
  22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
  22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
  22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
  32120 Medical laboratory technologists
  32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
  33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations

 

• 41402 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts
  50011 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
  51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
  52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
  60010 Corporate sales managers
  72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
  72201 Industrial electricians
  72205 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians

Need help creating an express entry or a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com