In the 116th Express Entry Draw of May 1st, the government in Canada issued 3,350 invitations to applicants seeking permanent residence.
The details of the
115th Express Entry Draw held on April 17th are that the IRCC issued 3,350 invitations to applicants seeking the PR. The CRS cutoff score was 451 points leading to the entry of many candidates.
The minimum CRS necessary for 116th draw was only 450 points. IRCC also used the tie-break option for this draw with the date and time of Nov 5, 2018, at 12:27:07 UTC. This underlines the fact that the candidates having the CRS of 450 and above with a profile in the pool of Express Entry based on the tie-break date/time received the ITA.
The Express Entry in Canada primarily deals with three economic immigration programs. These are:
• Canadian Experience Class
• Federal Skilled Trades Class
• Federal Skilled Worker Class,
These Profiles get a score from 1,200 points and are based on work experience, age, language proficiency, education, and also other factors. The Express Entry Candidates can take many steps for improving their score or ranking. They can also submit the PR application package to IRCC in 60 days after they receive the ITA.
Important Express Entry Facts
Its date of launch was January 1, 2015, and it held its initial draw on January 31, 2015. Additionally, it issued most invitations to apply in a draw at 3,923 on April 12, 2017. The maximum decrease in CRS between two draws consecutively. It had a big gap of 35 days between two draws: between April 17, 2015, and May 22, 2015. It also issued 31,063 ITAs in 2015, followed by 33,782 in 2016. In 2017 it had a leap of 86,023, followed by 89,800 in 2018. Finally, to date, it has issued 31,250 in 2019. All these figures lead to a Total of 271,918 ITAs since the launching of the system.
Draws From the Express Entry Pool
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
| 116 | 450 | May 1, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 115 | 451 | April 17, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 114 | 451 | April 3, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 113 | 452 | March 20, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 112 | 454 | March 6, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 111 | 457 | February 20, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 110 | 438 | January 30, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 109 | 443 | January 23, 2019 | 3,900 |
| 108 | 449 | January 10, 2019 | 3,900 |
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