Third Express Entry Draw This Month Sees 1,468 Candidates Invited to Apply for Immigration to Canada

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Third Express Entry Draw This Month Sees 1,468
Candidates Invited to Apply for Immigration to
Canada
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The latest draw from the Express Entry pool, and
the 26th since the immigration selection system
was launched just over a year ago, took place on
January 28, 2016. A total of 1,468 Invitations To
Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence
were issued to candidates with 457 or more
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. The
Third Draw This monthWhereas each of the
previous seven months have seen two Express Entry
draws take place per month, January, 2016 is now
the first month in almost a year during which
three draws have taken place. Since the Canadian
federal election took place on October 19, 2015,
a total of eight Express Entry draws have taken
place. Each of these draws has selected a portion
of candidates who do not have a qualifying job
offer in Canada or a nomination from a Canadian
province.