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IRCC invites CEC candidates for second consecutive week

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship has released the latest Canadian Experience Class draw under the Express Entry Round of invitations.

400 CEC candidates have been invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada within 60 days of the issuance of ITAs. The successful candidates had to score 539 minimum in order to be considered.

CEC Draw details

  • Number of invitations issued: 400
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 400 or above
  • Date and time of round: November 19, 2024 at 14:38:41 UTC
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 539

The same number of candidates have been issued ITA compared with the previous CEC draw of 13 November. However, in that draw the CRS was a bit higher (547).

There may be more CEC draws shortly, as the new immigration plan of Canada was announced on 24 October according to which more changes will be provided to those in Canada on temporary residence visas with Canadian experience. The Canadian government aims to welcome 124,680 Express Entry applicants in the coming year.

A significant portion of these admissions—over 82,000—will focus on a newly introduced category called the In-Canada Focus category.

This category primarily targets candidates already residing in Canada, particularly those in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). However, it will also consider applicants from other streams, including the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-aligned Express Entry streams.

Express Entry Pool as of 19 November: CRS score distribution

As per IRCC the current Express Entry Pool situation for the CRS score distribution is as follows:

CRS score rangeNumber of candidates
601-1200100
501-60016,495
451-50064,596
491-50012,208
481-49012,318
471-48015,238
461-47013,141
451-46011,691
401-45057,062
441-45011,045
431-44012,196
421-43011,113
411-42011,463
401-41011,245
351-40051,434
301-35022,865
0-3005,615
Total218,167

Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024

Date of issueDraw CategoryNumber of ITAs issuedMinimum CRS
November 19Canada Experience Class400539
November 18Provincial Nominee Program174816
November 13Canada Experience Class400547
November 12Provincial Nominee Program733812
October 23Trade occupations1,800433
October 22Canada Experience Class400539
October 21Provincial Nominee Program648791
October 10French language proficiency1,000444
October 9Canada Experience Class500539
7 OctoberProvincial Nominee Program1,613743
19 SeptemberCanada Experience Class4,000509
13 SeptemberFrench Language Proficiency1,000446
09 SeptemberProvincial Nominee Program911732
27 AugustCanada Experience Class3,300507
26 AugustProvincial Nominee Program1,121694
15 AugustFrench Language Proficiency2,000394
14 AugustCanada Experience Class3,200509
13 AugustProvincial Nominee Program763690
31 JulyCanada Experience Class5,000510
30 JulyProvincial Nominee Program964686
18 JulyFrench Language Proficiency1,800400
17 JulyCanada Experience Class6,300515
16 JulyProvincial Nominee Program1,391670
8 JulyFrench proficiency3,200420
5 JulyHealth Occupations3,750445
4 JulyTrade Occupations1,800436
02 JulyProvincial Nominee Program920739
19 JuneProvincial Nominee Program1,499633
May 31Canada Experience Class3,000522
May 30Provincial Nominee Program2,985676
April 24French language proficiency1,400410
April 23General2,095529
April 11STEM occupations4,500491
April 10General1,280549
March 26French language proficiency1,500388
March 25General1,980524
March 13Transport occupations975430
March 12General2,850525
February 29French language proficiency2,500336
February 28General1,470534
February 16Agriculture and agri-food occupations150437
February 14Healthcare occupations3,500422
February 13General1,490535
February 1French language proficiency7,000365
January 31General730541
January 23General1,040543
January 10General1,510546