Inviting 512 PNP applicants in the latest Express Entry admission

Canada has held the latest Express Entry admission on August 4, 2021 inviting 512 applicants.

Express Entry applicants must have been selected by the Provincial Immigration Program or PNP; The minimum score of the applicants was 760, because they automatically receive 600 points by being selected by the provincial immigration program. Therefore, without including the additional 600 points, the minimum score of the applicants was 160.

The tie-break rule was also used in this admission. The tie-break rule is used when applicants have equal scores: in other words, applicants who submitted their profiles before March 5, 2021 at 22:38:31 EST were selected for this admission. 2021 is supposed to be a fruitful immigration year for Canada by welcoming 401,000 new immigrants, because Canada has raised its immigration goals for the coming years to compensate for the decrease in immigrants due to the Corona crisis.

Thus, until 2021, a total of 99,316 Canadian experience applicants have received invitations. The number of invitations issued this year is much higher than the same period last year. Maybe because the Immigration Department has increased the volume of admissions and sometimes issued invitations to 6,000 applicants during each admission. Also, on February 13, 2021, the Canadian Immigration Department issued an invitation to each applicant for Canadian experience to submit their application for permanent residence in Canada.

All applicants for Canadian experience or CEC have work experience in the Canadian labor market, and this is an important advantage for them. Having work experience in Canada means earlier employment and more income.

Corona has not left the world yet, and so as long as there are corona restrictions against foreign travelers, the federal government of Canada prefers to invite applicants who are currently in Canada. Canada has again indicated that Immigration Canada gives priority to applicants who are currently in Canada. About 77% of Express Entry applicants in Canada qualify for the Canadian experience category.

At the end of October 2020, Canada unveiled the multi-level immigration program; According to this plan, from the beginning of next year until 2023, Canada is supposed to attract 400 thousand permanent residents annually. More than 100,000 of these new immigrants come to Canada through programs managed by Express Entry under the federal Skilled Worker category.

About Express Entry

It should be mentioned that the Express Entry system is a system for immigrating to Canada that attracts immigrants in three categories of federal skilled workers, jobs with Canadian skills and experience from all over the world based on points and criteria. Candidates are classified based on their score in the comprehensive ranking system; The system scores candidates based on English or French proficiency (Canada’s two official languages), age, education and work experience. For the candidates who have the highest score, an ITA (Invitation to Apply for Permanent Residence) is issued at the time of admissions. It is not necessary to have a job offer to enter the express entry queue. Applicants who are selected by the province will receive 600 additional points in the comprehensive ranking system, and thus they will definitely be invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada in the next Express Entry admission. Applicants who wish to submit their Express Entry profile can do so despite the corona restrictions. Immigration Canada accepts new profiles and processes applications for permanent residence.

In the CRS system, several factors including age, education, work experience, English or French language proficiency are evaluated. Applicants with the highest scores are invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Who was invited?

Below is a hypothetical example of one of the applicants who received an invitation in this admission:

Mehdi is 39 years old and has a bachelor’s degree. He has been working as a restaurant and deli manager for six years. Mahdi’s English level is advanced. Mehdi has never worked or studied in Canada. He entered the express entry queue with 386 points. Alberta’s Express Entry immigration route also chose him and his score in the Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS reached 986. Thus, Hedi was eligible to receive an invitation to stay or an ITA in the most recent Express Entry admission.