Finally, the first CEC (Canada Experience Class) draw of September 2021 is out now. IRCC has invited 2,000 candidates to apply for permanent residency in Canada. Express entry round of invitations normally allows more than these numbers every month but this time fewer candidates have been invited. The comprehensive ranking system score was 462 to be eligible.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issued the draw on14 September. Including this latest CEC draw, Canada has so far invited through express entry a total of 108,414 candidates and it is expected that it would reach the target of 108,500 in 2021 till the end of September.
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation in 2021
| 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 |
| 12/05/2021 (PNP) | 16 | 557 | 752 |
| 13/05/2021 (CEC) | 17 | 4,147 | 401 |
| 20/05/2021 (CEC) | 18 | 1,842 | 397 |
| 26/05/2021 (PNP) | 19 | 500 | 713 |
| 31/05/2021 (CEC) | 20 | 5,956 | 380 |
| 09/06/2021 (PNP) | 21 | 940 | 711 |
| 10/06/2021 (CEC) | 22 | 6,000 | 368 |
| 23/06/2021 (PNP) | 23 | 1,002 | 742 |
| 24/06/2021 (CEC) | 24 | 6,000 | 357 |
| 07/07/2021 (PNP) | 25 | 627 | 760 |
| 08/07/2021 (CEC) | 26 | 4,500 | 369 |
| 21/07/2021 (PNP) | 27 | 462 | 734 |
| 22/07/2021 (CEC) | 28 | 4,500 | 357 |
| 04/08/2021 (PNP) | 29 | 512 | 760 |
| 05/08/2021 (CEC) | 30 | 3,000 | 404 |
| 18/08/2021 (PNP) | 31 | 463 | 751 |
| 19/08/2021 (CEC) | 32 | 3,000 | 403 |
| 01/09/2021 (PNP) | 33 | 635 | 764 |
| 14/09/2021 (CEC) | 34 | 2,000 | 462 |
The current draw has been released late this time. Usually, the CEC draw follows the PNP draw every month twice. This month, the draw was issued on 1 September.
What is the CEC program?
No doubt, the Canada Experience Class PR program is one of the three famous programs of Express Entry. In other words, over the past few months, this permanent residency category has received much space as far as the immigration quota is concerned. Indeed, 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 for complete details of the CEC program.
Immigration future of Canada
In total so far this year, 184,000 immigrants have been admitted to Canada confirmed by the immigration minister Marco Mendicino to Reuters in an interview on 13 August. This makes sure that the target of 401,000 may be achieved at the end of the year. Furthermore, Canada has also so far invited through express entry a total of 102,779.
The Canadian government has tabled the 2021‒2023 Immigration Levels Plan that will allow 401,000 immigrants in 2021, 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000 in 2023. This is Canada’s most ambitious immigration program in history. The IRCC spends about $2 billion per year on grants and donations linked to settlement initiatives, making it the world’s greatest. Furthermore, the federal government has also recently reserved CAD100 Million for the integration of the newcomers.
Considering all measures taken by the Canadian government and IRCC, the draws of the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program seem to be released in near future.
How will Canada’s elections shape the immigration system of the country? Will there be a new government or the same one could be able to continue as before? Will the government of Canada and IRCC continue Federal Express Entry programs and provincial nominee programs? All questions are worth answering before elections are going to take place.
On September 20, there will be a federal election in Canada. As usual, after this election, there will be an announcement of the changes in the immigration rules and regulations. These changes will last for the upcoming at least 4 years.