The latest Canadian Experience Class draw under the Express Entry stream has been released. In the round of invitations, 4,000 candidates have been invited to apply for the permanent residence program in Canada. The successful invitees will now have 60 days to apply for the PR.
For the current draw, the comprehensive ranking system score (CRS) was 509 which is the average range score for the draws issued this year. This is the sixth program drawn from this stream so far in 2024 with an overall 24,800 candidates invited.
In terms of eligibility, the candidates must have Canadian experience for this program. Candidates need a minimum of 12 months of skilled work experience in Canada in the last 3 years before they apply.
The work experience must have been gained for a job that comes under the “Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities” (TEER) 0,1, or 3 categories.
Canadian Experience Class Latest Draw Details
- Number of invitations issued: 4,000
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,000 or above
- Date and time of round: September 19, 2024 at 13:12:22 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 509
- Tie-breaking rule: November 06, 2023 at 07:17:35 UTC
Express Entry pool as of 19.09.2024: CRS Score Distribution
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 764 |
| 501-600 | 11,752 |
| 451-500 | 61,769 |
| 491-500 | 11,352 |
| 481-490 | 12,110 |
| 471-480 | 14,582 |
| 461-470 | 12,690 |
| 451-460 | 11,035 |
| 401-450 | 53,270 |
| 441-450 | 10,655 |
| 431-440 | 11,528 |
| 421-430 | 10,102 |
| 411-420 | 10,598 |
| 401-410 | 10,387 |
| 351-400 | 51,137 |
| 301-350 | 23,613 |
| 0-300 | 5,457 |
| Total | 207,762 |
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 19 September | Canada Experience Class | 4,000 | 509 |
| 13 September | French Language Proficiency | 1,000 | 446 |
| 09 September | Provincial Nominee Program | 911 | 732 |
| 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 |