Canadian immigration department IRCC releases another Canada Experience Class draw on 27 August by inviting 3,300 candidates. The comprehensive ranking system score required remained at a minimum of 507 points.
The successful candidates now have 60 days to apply for the permanent residence status.
This is the fifth CEC draw in 2024 and the current draw has the lowest CRS score till now.
IRCC has invited most of the Express Entry Program candidates from this category which are 20,800 so far. This means the current focus is still on candidates with Canadian experience and temporary residence status.
Canadian Experience Class
- Number of invitations issued: 3,300
- Date and time of round: August 27, 2024 at 17:44:02 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 507
- Tie-breaking rule: June 05, 2024 at 01:08:58 UTC
Express Entry Pool as of 27.08.2024: CRS Score Distribution
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 127 |
| 501-600 | 9,764 |
| 451-500 | 61,133 |
| 491-500 | 10,918 |
| 481-490 | 12,038 |
| 471-480 | 14,722 |
| 461-470 | 12,676 |
| 451-460 | 10,779 |
| 401-450 | 51,863 |
| 441-450 | 10,259 |
| 431-440 | 11,142 |
| 421-430 | 9,814 |
| 411-420 | 10,493 |
| 401-410 | 10,155 |
| 351-400 | 52,363 |
| 301-350 | 24,396 |
| 0-300 | 5,491 |
| Total | 205,137 |
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 27 August | Canada Experience Class | 3,300 | 507 |
| 26 August | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,121 | 694 |
| 15 August | French Language Proficiency | 2,000 | 394 |
| 14 August | Canada Experience Class | 3,200 | 509 |
| 13 August | Provincial Nominee Program | 763 | 690 |
| 31 July | Canada Experience Class | 5,000 | 510 |
| 30 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 964 | 686 |
| 18 July | French Language Proficiency | 1,800 | 400 |
| 17 July | Canada Experience Class | 6,300 | 515 |
| 16 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,391 | 670 |
| 8 July | French proficiency | 3,200 | 420 |
| 5 July | Health Occupations | 3,750 | 445 |
| 4 July | Trade Occupations | 1,800 | 436 |
| 02 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 920 | 739 |
| 19 June | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,499 | 633 |
| May 31 | Canada Experience Class | 3,000 | 522 |
| May 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 2,985 | 676 |
| April 24 | French language proficiency | 1,400 | 410 |
| April 23 | General | 2,095 | 529 |
| April 11 | STEM occupations | 4,500 | 491 |
| April 10 | General | 1,280 | 549 |
| March 26 | French language proficiency | 1,500 | 388 |
| March 25 | General | 1,980 | 524 |
| March 13 | Transport occupations | 975 | 430 |
| March 12 | General | 2,850 | 525 |
| February 29 | French language proficiency | 2,500 | 336 |
| February 28 | General | 1,470 | 534 |
| February 16 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations | 150 | 437 |
| February 14 | Healthcare occupations | 3,500 | 422 |
| February 13 | General | 1,490 | 535 |
| February 1 | French language proficiency | 7,000 | 365 |
| January 31 | General | 730 | 541 |
| January 23 | General | 1,040 | 543 |
| January 10 | General | 1,510 | 546 |