Hello Future Neighbour,
IRCC invited 5,900 candidates to apply for permanent residency in STEM targeted Express Entry Draw on Friday, December 8, 2023. This is the second round of STEM invitation being announced by IRCC since the first one held on July 5, 2023, the CRS cutoff score was 481 and it was targeted at profiles under the 24 STEM occupations listed below.
Completed profiles in the pool as at November 25, 2023 were qualified for this round of invitation.
See below list of 24 STEM occupations eligible for the latest Express Entry draw
| NOC Code | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 20010 | Engineering managers |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers |
| 21200 | Architects |
| 21201 | Landscape Architects |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners |
| 21203 | Land surveyors |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries |
| 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 |
| 21300 | Civil Engineers |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
| 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
See below CRS Score Distribution in the Pool
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
| 601-1200 | 4,525 |
| 501-600 | 5,457 |
| 451-500 | 60,014 |
| 491-500 | 6,634 |
| 481-490 | 10,335 |
| 471-480 | 17,312 |
| 461-470 | 14,165 |
| 451-460 | 11,568 |
| 401-450 | 53,502 |
| 441-450 | 10,885 |
| 431-440 | 11,111 |
| 421-430 | 9,973 |
| 411-420 | 10,608 |
| 401-410 | 10,925 |
| 351-400 | 58,457 |
| 301-350 | 30,148 |
| 0-300 | 5,267 |
| Total | 217,370 |
See below other Express Entry Draws of Last Week
| Description | December 7 | December 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Draw type | French focused | General or all program draws |
| Invitations | 1,000 | 4,750 |
| CRS Cutoff | 470 | 561 |
| Tie-breaking rule | October 3, 2023 | November 8, 2023 |
As at last week, IRCC has sent a total of 11,650 invitations to apply for permanent residency in three Express Entry draws.
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