- May 28, 2020
- Posted by: Ali Raza
- Category: Canada News, News
The Canadian Government has released its new Express Entry draw on 27th May 2020 under which a total number of 385 invitations were issued to apply for Canada permanent residence. Candidates from provincial Nominee program (PNP) were eligible to apply for this round of Invitations.
Additionally, the minimum cut off score for this draw is 757. The tie breaking rule is 27th April, 2020 at 10:19:01 UTC which means that candidates who have submitted their profile before this date and time with 757 CRS score or above were qualified for this round of invitation. If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time when they have submitted their Express Entry profiles.
As of now, a total number of 38,585 Express Entry candidates have been invited to apply for permanent residence in 2020. Canada Immigration is handled by federal government and Express Entry is the primary system that manages applications in three economic class programs such as federal skilled worker program, federal skilled trade program and Canadian Experience class. PNP is also linked with Express Entry system.
Candidates who will eligible for these programs will be ranked and given a CRS (comprehensive ranking system) score which based on human capital factors like age, education, work experience, language ability and adaptability. The highest ranked candidates are then invited to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry draw.
Following table reveals the CRS score distribution in Express Entry pool as of May 25, 2020:
Range of CRS Score | Number of Candidates |
601-1200 | 310 |
501-600 | 433 |
451-500 | 19,864 |
491-500 | 329 |
481-490 | 1,168 |
471-480 | 3,311 |
461-470 | 6,986 |
451-460 | 8,070 |
401-450 | 43,064 |
441-450 | 9,581 |
431-440 | 10,221 |
421-430 | 7,021 |
411-420 | 7,568 |
401-410 | 8,673 |
351-400 | 50,332 |
301-350 | 26,665 |
0-300 | 3,388 |
Total | 144,046 |
The numbers given in above table reflect the total number of applicants in the pool overall, a few days before an invitation round. This score distribution may change if the applicants submit new profiles and other expires.