In a sudden Express Entry draw, Canada has extended invitations to 7,000 additional candidates.

IRCC has recently issued invitations to apply (ITAs) to 7,000 candidates in the eighth Express Entry draw of 2023. This all-program draw includes candidates from the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class, and the Federal Skilled Trades Program, with a minimum CRS score of 484. This draw ties the largest-ever all-program draw in March 15, 2023. Moreover, it is surprising because it marks the second consecutive week of IRCC inviting Express Entry candidates, as usually, these draws happen bi-weekly.

The draws early in 2023 focused largely on candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), but now IRCC is back to considering all candidates in the Express Entry pool. Meanwhile, provincial immigration ministers have endorsed the first multi-year provincial immigration plan, which will work similarly to the federal Immigration Levels Plan. The provinces will now know their allocation of provincial nominations in advance, and IRCC offers another PGWP extension, which allows Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders to gain permanent residence.

Express Entry is an application management system for three economic immigration programs; the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class. It selects candidates for permanent residence based on the chosen cut-off score in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

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