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Canada invited over 1,000 candidates in the new Express Entry draw On January 23, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second Express Entry draw of 2024 and issued 1,040 Invitations to Apply (ITA). In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.  In round #280, the cut-off score was 543 points, three points fewer than the previous draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was January 21, 2024, at 07:43:47 UTC. As of January 23, 2024, there were 213,526 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 2,550 ITAs through Express Entry. It was the second draw of 2024 after the general draw on January 10th, which invited 1,510 candidates from all Express Entry-managed programs to apply. To be considered, candidates had to have a minimum CRS score of 546. Express Entry in 2023 In 2023, Canada's Express Entry application management system underwent significant transformations. Throughout the year's

Latest Canada Express Entry draw 275 invited 1,325 candidates  On December 18, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,325 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Express Entry draw 275 . In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under all immigration programs. In the latest round of invitations, the cut-off score was 542 points, 19 points fewer than in the previous all-program draw.  The tie-breaking rule for this round was November 6, 2023, at 14:40:23 UTC.  As of December 17, 2023, are 208,638 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. In 2023, Canada issued 108,196 ITAs through the Express Entry draws. Canada Express Entry Draws in December 2023 As of December 18, 2023, Canada Express Entry draws will be held. The total number of EE draws held in December is shown in the table below: Date Draw Draw Type ITAs CRS Score 275 December 18, 2023 All-Program Draw 1325 542 274 December 08, 2023 STEM occupations 5900 481 273 December 07, 2023 French Lan

5900 STEM candidates invited to the new occupation-specific Express Entry draw On December 8, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second occupation-specific Express Entry draw for STEM candidates and issued 5,900 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to qualified Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals.  In round #274, the cut-off score was 481 points, 5 points fewer than the previous draw for STEM candidates.  The tie-breaking rule for this round was November 25, 2023, at 09:48:36 UTC.  As of December 5, 2023, there were 217,370 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool.  This year, Canada issued 106,871 ITAs through the Express Entry draws. category-based rounds of invitations Candidates in the Express Entry pool who are eligible for a specific category established by the Minister to meet an identified economic goal are invited in category-based rounds of invitations. Candidates for permanent residence are invited to apply based

  Impact of international student enrollment on domestic students in Canada From 2010-2019, the number of international students at Canadian public post-secondary institutions increased from 142,200 to 388,800. Now, over 800,000 international students study at all levels in Canada. This surge raised concerns about the impact on domestic enrolment.  However, a Statistics Canada study showed a positive relationship between domestic and international enrolment. The study focused on:  Science,  Technology,  Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Business,  Humanities,  Arts,  Social Sciences, and  Education (BHASE) programs.  It found that increased international enrolment did not affect domestic enrolment at the institution level. However, a positive correlation was seen in STEM and BHASE courses: as international enrollment rose, so did domestic enrollment.  This was stronger for BHASE programs in post-secondary non-tertiary and short-cycle tertiary programs. No correlation was found at