Second time in a row, 6,000 candidates have been issued “Invitation to Apply” from IRCC under the CEC (Canada Experience Class) stream. The 15 Express Entry draw of this year has a CRS score of fewer than 17 points against the last CEC draw. Candidates had to score 400 to get an invitation for PR. The invited candidates had to show that they have had one year of minimum work experience in Canada. After receiving the invitation, they can now apply for permanent residency.
Including this latest express entry draw, Canada has so far invited 61,771 total candidates from PNP and CEC stream to apply for PR. This simply means Canada is really going on the right path for completing the target of 108,500 candidates through express entry this year.
Details of latest “Express Entry” round of invitations
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system number 185 – April 29, 2021:
- Number of invitations issued: 6,000
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 6,000th or above
- Date and time of round: April 29, 2021, at 10:34:05 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 400
- Tie-breaking rule: April 24, 2021, at 15:24:49 UTC (If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.)
CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of April 26th, 2021
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 353 |
| 501-600 | 1,554 |
| 451-500 | 30,930 |
| 491-500 | 942 |
| 481-490 | 2,721 |
| 471-480 | 7,525 |
| 461-470 | 9,948 |
| 451-460 | 9,794 |
| 401-450 | 41,894 |
| 441-450 | 8,355 |
| 431-440 | 8,293 |
| 421-430 | 6,243 |
| 411-420 | 8,662 |
| 401-410 | 10,341 |
| 351-400 | 57,310 |
| 301-350 | 29,818 |
| 0-300 | 5,300 |
| Total | 167,159 |
Express Entry Draws for 2021 so far:
| Date | Draw | Number of ITA’s | Lowest CRS Scores |
| 6/1/2021 (PNP) | 1 | 250 | 813 |
| 7/1/2021 (CEC) | 2 | 4,750 | 461 |
| 20/1/2021 (PNP) | 3 | 374 | 741 |
| 21/1/2021 (CEC) | 4 | 4,626 | 454 |
| 10/2/2021 (PNP) | 5 | 654 | 720 |
| 13/2/2021 (CEC) | 6 | 27,332 | 75 |
| 08/3/2021 (PNP) | 7 | 671 | 739 |
| 17/03/2021 (PNP) | 8 | 183 | 682 |
| 18/03/2021 (CEC) | 9 | 5,000 | 449 |
| 31/03/2021 (PNP) | 10 | 284 | 778 |
| 01/04/2021 (CEC) | 11 | 5,000 | 432 |
| 14/04/2021 (PNP) | 12 | 266 | 753 |
| 16/04/2021 (CEC) | 13 | 6,000 | 417 |
| 28/04/2021(PNP) | 14 | 381 | 717 |
| 29/04/2021 (CEC) | 15 | 6,000 | 400 |
The most important thing to remember is that the draw is based on CEC (Canada experience class) that requires the candidates to have at least one year’s work experience in Canada. Furthermore, according to IRCC data from March 8, about 77% of Express Entry candidates in Canada are eligible for the CEC.
What is CEC program?
Canada Experience Class PR program is one of the three famous programs of Express Entry. Over the past few months, this permanent residency category has received much space as far as immigration quota is concerned. Among the first 15 draws of Express Entry in 2021, 7 have been from Canada Experience Class. This program helps those who have Canadian work experience and want to settle permanently in Canada. Certain language abilities, educational requirements, and admissibility in Canada are the main factors that can help you get PR through this program.
Eligibility criteria for CEC
Following are the major requirements for the CEC program:
- Canadian work experience
- Language proficiency
- Your education
- Your settlement location in Canada
- Admissibility
Read here complete details of CEC program.