This round targeted applicants in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC)..
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued a round of invitations to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry today. This round targeted applicants in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). A total of 3,343 invitations were issued and the lowest score to receive an invitation was 445. Invitations were not issued to applicants in any class other than the CEC.
This is the second round of invitations issued by IRCC this week. On July 22 they issued a round of invitations targeting applicants in the Provincial Nominee Class (PNC). They issued 557 invitations and the lowest score to receive an invitation was 687. Applicants in the PNC will have at least 600 points through their nomination, so anyone who was able to gain an additional 87 points would have received an invitation.
Applicants in the Federal Skilled Worker Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) have only had two opportunities to receive an invitation since March 4. On that day, IRCC issued a round of invitations under all programs and the minimum score required to receive an invitation was 471. The next opportunity was July 8, when IRCC issued a round of invitations to applicants in all programs with a score of at least 478. Before March 4, most rounds of invitations were issued to applicants in all programs, but IRCC would issue a round of invitations targeting the FSTC a few times each year. Rounds targeting the FSTC have required a score ranging from 199 to 357, with 357 being the score required in the most recent round.