133rd Express Entry Draw of Canada Issues 3,200 Invitations

The immigration authorities in Canada conducted their 133rd Express Entry draw, within eight days of the earlier draw, and issued 3,200 Invitations to Apply, to the promising candidates, on December 19. 

There was a decline of three points in its minimum Comprehensive Ranking System which now stands at 469. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at present has invited 85,300 candidates during the present year and the admission target for top skilled immigration was 81,400. In 2018 IRCC had the record for issuing 89,800 ITAs in Express Entry in one year. There was a tie-breaking rule in the latest draw set at November 14th, 2019, at 4.41 AM EST. In the event of more than a candidate having an identical minimum CRS score, those submitting the Express Entry profile prior to the specific date/time secured the invitations. This was the 26th invitations round in Express Entry during the present year.

The authorities in Canada began implementing the immigration system of Express Entry on January 1st, 2015, to manage the applications of skilled workers under various Federal Economic programs. These are: Canadian Experience Class

Federal Skilled Trades Class 

Federal Skilled Worker Class, 

While the Stakeholders expected to see 30 draws and issuing of around 80,000 invitations in 2019, the Canadian immigration authorities have made a great effort to meet the target of annual immigration in 2019.