The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened sixth Express Entry draw of the year on February 14, 2024 to invite 3,500 candidates to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) Visa this time around. This was a category-based Express Entry draw held specially for the Healthcare Occupation category candidates, i.e. the candidates with work experience in Healthcare occupations.
Express Entry draw on 14 Feb 2024
Find below the key details of the latest EE invitation round:
This was the sixth express entry invitation round of the year, bringing the total number of issued invitations in 2024 to 15,270.
Analysis of New EE invitation round
This was second category-based draw of the year, wherein the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score once again dropped significantly to just 422 points. In the previous category-based draw (held on 1st Feb) also the Cut off was dropped to 365 points only. Hence, the category-based selections are providing great opportunity to get Canada PR invitations for candidates with low CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score.
EE Draws in 2024
Date |
Number of Invitations |
CRS Score |
Draw Category |
14 Feb |
3,500 |
422 |
Healthcare occupations (2023-1) |
13 Feb |
1,490 |
535 |
ALL PROGRAMS |
1-Feb |
7,000 |
365 |
French language proficiency (2023-1) |
31-Jan |
730 |
541 |
ALL PROGRAMS |
23-Jan |
1,040 |
543 |
ALL PROGRAMS |
10-Jan |
1,510 |
546 |
ALL PROGRAMS |
Total |
15,270 |
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Category-Based selection in 2024
According to recent reports, the categories that IRCC focused on for category-based Express Entry draws in the year 2023 are expected to remain consistent throughout this year. These categories include:
If you fall under any of the above categories, you stand a great chance of obtaining Canadian PR visa invitation this year.
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