By admin (May 21, 2024)
First Ever French Category Based Express Entry Draw has Held by IRCC
First ever French category based Express Entry draw has held by IRCC in which 2,300 candidates with strong French speaking abilities were invited.
This Express Entry draw has been held by Canada for the fourth day in a row this week. A CRS cut-off score of 439 is required by the candidates, which can be considered the lowest CRS score of 2023.
In two weeks, this is the sixth round of invitations and over 9,800 candidates were invited during this period. This week, the majority of invitations were issued and the most recent round took place yesterday on July 6 in which 1,500 Express Entry Candidates in the Third Round of Category Based Draw. Candidates with work experience in healthcare professions were invited.
This draw was expected to occur alongside the first-ever Express Entry invitations for 500 healthcare professionals following an announcement on June 27.
On July 5, the First Ever Express Entry STEM Draw was Held by IRCC. 500 invitations were sent to the candidates with a minimum CRS score of 486.
700 Candidates Were Invited by IRCC in an All Program Express Entry Draw on July 4, which was a surprise draw. A CRS score of 511 points was required by the candidate which is the highest of any all-program draw in 2023.
Invitation to French-Speakers
The only selection-based criteria that do not use work experience as the key attribute for the six new selection categories is strong French-speaking abilities.
The promotion of the French Language outside of Quebec has been mandated by the immigration minister of Canada. The objective of Canada is to support economic growth through Francophone immigration outside of Quebec by prioritizing the invitation of French-speaking newcomers as stated by IRCC in a release while announcing the draw for French-speaking Express Entry candidates.
Category-Based Selection
On May 31, new categories were announced by the immigration minister of Canada for category-based selection. A law passed last June due to which the immigration minister of Canada has the authority to invite economic immigration candidates based on a specific attribute rather than their overall Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, the new categories were expected after this announcement.
Healthcare, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professions, transport, agriculture and agri-food, trades such as carpenters and plumbers, and strong French-language proficiency were the categories for 2023 which were chosen after discussions with provincial and territorial governments as well as IRCC partners and stakeholders.
These categories may change in 2024 as they will be reviewed each year in IRCC’s presentation to the parliament. Canada hopes to admit up to 82,880 newcomers according to the Immigration Level Plans 2023-2025 through Express Entry by the end of 2025. Category-based selection may help closing urgent skills and labour gaps in the workforce of Canada.Canada Immigration News will provide you latest news and updates about the Express Entry Category-Based draws.