IRCC relesases the CEC draw to those candidates who have one year Canadian work experiance. These candidates can now apply for the permenent residency. Same number of invitations to apply have been issued as of last time (6,000). This is about 11 points less than of last time.
The candidates who were eligible to apply under the CEC stream had to show a minimum of one year of Canadian work experience and an intermediate level of English language level.
Canada has so far invited 88,715 total candidates from PNP and CEC stream to apply for PR
The 24th draw of Express Entry issued ITA’s to 6,000 candidates. This is the 12th CEC draw of 2021. The CEC stream has now become the key path for permanent residency candidates as it requires the candidates to have only one year’s work experience in Canada.
Canada is slowly opening its borders for immigrants. The good news came out on 21 June 2021 when it was announced that candidates having valid COPR can now travel to Canada. The validity of the “Certificate of Permanent Residence” is normally for a year since the issuance date. The ones having it expired, can contact the IRCC for the renewal.
IRCC has not so far indicated when the candidates of other express entry programs are invited to apply for PR. Since the travel restrictions came into action on 18 March 2021, only CEC and PNP streams have been the ones for which the candidates have received ITAs. This is why because these candidates were already in Canada. Canada is likely to consider other programs such as are Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Skilled Trade program towards the end of the year.
Details of latest “Express Entry” (Canadian Experience Class) round of invitations
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system number 194 – June 24, 2021:
- Number of invitations issued: 6,000
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 6,000th or above
- Date and time of round: June 24, 2021, at 14:39:59 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 357
- Tie-breaking rule: February 17, 2021, at 10:15:50 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 June 21, 2021 (CEC Stream)
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 778 |
| 501-600 | 2,013 |
| 451-500 | 33,372 |
| 491-500 | 1,179 |
| 481-490 | 3,449 |
| 471-480 | 9,421 |
| 461-470 | 10,020 |
| 451-460 | 9,303 |
| 401-450 | 40,328 |
| 441-450 | 8,341 |
| 431-440 | 8,554 |
| 421-430 | 6,416 |
| 411-420 | 7,770 |
| 401-410 | 9,247 |
| 351-400 | 53,416 |
| 301-350 | 30,951 |
| 0-300 | 5,388 |
| Total | 166,246 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 the immigration quota is concerned. Among the first 24 draws of Express Entry in 2021, the 12 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