Express Entry CRS drops to 417 as IRCC invites 6,000 candidates

IRCC (Canada) latest CEC, Express Entry Draw 2021

Friday 16.04.2021 became a good Friday for those candidates who were among 6,000 invited ones. Only candidates have been invited to apply who have Canadian work experience by the IRCC to apply for permanent residency. The 13th Express Entry draw of 2021 is out now. The draw was held for CEC (Canadian experience class) only with a score of fewer than 15 points against the last CEC draw. Candidates had to score 417 to get an invitation for PR. This is the second-largest draw after the one on 13 February 2021 when more than 27,000 candidates were invited to apply for the PR.

Details of latest “Express Entry” round of invitations

Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system number 183 – April 16, 2021:

• Number of invitations issued: 6,000
• Rank required to be invited to apply: 6,000th or above
• Date and time of round: April 16, 2021, at 21:35:52 UTC
• CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 417
• Tie-breaking rule: March 01, 2021, at 19:53:46 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 12th, 2021

Express Entry Draws for 2021 so far:

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.

Canadian immigration minister along with IRCC has surprised everyone during the first 4 months of 2021 where many difficult and outstanding decisions have been made. Some are as follows:

• Continuous draws of Express Entry
• Regulars invitations from Provinces
• 6th draw of Express Entry on 13 February with the biggest number of candidates invited in a single draw 27,332 with the least ever CRS score cut of 75
• The new public policy of Permanent residency for 90,000 candidates who are temporary workers in Canada in the health and care sector and other essential workers (you may read here complete details)
• The second big express entry draw with an invitation to 6,000 candidates (CEC) in the 13th draw of 2021

Including this latest express entry draw, Canada has so far invited 55,390 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. On the other hand, the total number of immigrants to be accepted in 2021 is 401,000.

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 13 draws of Express Entry in 2021, 6 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.