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October 26, 2023

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Monday, October 23, 2023, the SINP Draw invited 99 Candidates for permanent residency under the express entry and occupation-in-demand categories. Profiles with CRS Score of 84 or above under the 26 occupations listed below were targeted in this round of invitation.

This happens to be one of the lowest scores in comparison to previous SINP Draws. The last round of invitation by Saskatchewan-SINP Draw was August 16, 2023.

See below list of Occupations targeted in this round of SINP Draw

  • 13201 – Production and transportation logistics coordinators
  • 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
  • 21211 – Data scientists
  • 21220 – Cybersecurity specialists
  • 21221 – Business systems specialists
  • 21222 – Information systems specialists
  • 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
  • 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
  • 21231 – Software engineers and designers
  • 21232 – Software developers and programmers
  • 21233 – Web designers
  • 21234 – Web developers and programmers
  • 21301 – Mechanical engineers
  • 21321 – Industrial and manufacturing engineers
  • 22220 – Computer network and web technicians
  • 22221 – User support technicians
  • 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
  • 32122 – Medical sonographers
  • 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers
  • 60031 – Accommodation service managers
  • 62100 – Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
  • 63200 – Cooks
  • 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers
  • 72024 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
  • 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
  • 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors

A minimum score of 60 is required to create an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile, and this draw invited only valid profiles with this qualifying score.

Need help creating an EOI profile, 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

October 26, 2023

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the latest Express Entry invited 300 candidates for permanent residency in a Francophile Draw. The CRS cutoff score was 486.

A PNP-Only Draw was sent out on the 24th of October with 1,548 candidates being invited for permanent residency with the lowest ranked CRS cutoff score of 776.

See below the latest Express Entry Draws this week:

October 25, 2023 October 24, 2023
EE program French speakers
with minimum score of 7
Provincial Nominee Program
Number of
invitations
300 1,548
CRS Score
Cutoff
486 776
Tie-Breaking Rule September 30, 2023 at 04:22:17 AM UTC July 07, 2023 at 07:28:57 UTC

See below Express Entry processing time as of October 17, 2023

Application Type Current Processing Time Change since October 6
Canadian Experience Class (CEC) 5 months No Change
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) 6 months No Change
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) (not updated
by IRCC since March 1 as
there could be no application
in processing for FSTP as of now
No Change
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry 8 months No Change

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

October 25, 2023

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

 

October 20, 2023

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

 

 

 

October 18, 2023

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

October 12, 2023

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

October 12, 2023

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

October 11, 2023

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, the latest Express Entry Draw sent 3,725 invitations to apply for permanent residency in no program specified round of invitations.

See below latest Express Entry CRS Score Distribution

CRS score range Total Number of candidates
as of October 10
Total Number of candidates
as of September 26
Net Change
601-1200 1,210 544 666
501-600 2,237 2,923 -686
451-500 59,674 58,645 1,029
491-500 4,508 3,727 781
481-490 9,121 8,544 577
471-480 18,794 19,143 -349
461-470 15,016 15,048 -32
451-460 12,235 12,183 52
401-450 54,162 54,225 -63
441-450 11,163 11,205 -42
431-440 11,580 11,590 -10
421-430 9,844 9,810 34
411-420 10,484 10,478 6
401-410 11,091 11,142 -51
351-400 60,078 60,843 -765
301-350 30,996 31,532 -536
0-300 5,235 5,288 -53
Total 107,400 108,805 -1,405

The CRS cutoff score dropped by 4 points to 500 in this round. We are hopeful that the CRS score continues to drop in future rounds. However, profiles with CRS scores less than 500 can gain more experience and qualification thereby increasing their chances.

See below CRS Score Pattern in 2023

Immigration Program Total
Invitations
Average
CRS Score
Lowest
CRS Score
Highest
CRS Score
Trades Targeted Draw 1,500 388 388 388
Targeted Draw for French Speakers 8,100 416 375 472
STEM Targeted Draw 500 486 486 486
Healthcare Targeted Draw 2,000 469 463 476
No Program Specified 70,625 496 481 531
Provincial Nominee Program 2,848 740 691 791
Federal Skilled Worker 3,300 489 489 489
Canadian Experience Class N/A N/A N/A N/A

There is also an option of PNP for eligible applicants whose occupation do not appear on the list of targeted categories.

Need help creating an express entry or 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

October 5, 2023

Hello Future Neighbour,

The BC PNP latest draw invited over 186 candidates to apply for Permanent Residency (PR) in general and targeted draws on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The cutoff score increased in all categories. Invitations were sent to Early Child Educators, Tech occupations and Healthcare-related occupations.

Please see below latest BC PNP Draw

Draw type Stream Invitations Cutoff Score
General (including 35 tech occupations) Skilled Worker 110 111
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) 51 60
Targeted for 39 Healthcare occupations 25 60
Targeted draw for Veterinarians (31103) and Animal health technologists (32104) <5 60

The BC PNP Draw is announced on Tuesdays or Wednesdays every week in different targeted rounds of invitation.

If you have received an invitation to apply and need help with preparing your application, or reviewing an application you already prepared; do not hesitate to send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration@gmail.com

October 5, 2023

IRCC no longer needs an Immigration Medical Exam (IME) from Express Entry Applicants that have received invitations to apply. This change took effect on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Previously, applicants were expected to attach a copy of their upfront medical exam in their profile builder while submitting their application as part of the requirements to be medically allowed into Canada. The upfront medical exam usually lasted for a duration of 12 months and if applicants do not get into Canada during this period, it is considered invalid.

This update is also extended to the family members of Express Entry Applicants.

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