- May 15, 2020
- Posted by: Ali Raza
- Category: Canada News, News
The Canadian Government has recently conducted its latest Express Entry draw on May 13, 2020 wherein a total number of 529 invitations were issued to apply for permanent residence of Canada. Candidates who have received a nomination from Provincial Nominee program (PNP) were invited in this new draw.
Additionally, minimum cut off score for this Canada Express Entry invitation is 718. The tie breaking rule for this draw is March 19, 2020 at 12:53:221 UTC which means that candidate who has submitted their profile before this date and time with 718 CRS score or more were eligible to apply for this invitation. If more than one candidate has lowest score, the cut off is based upon the date and time when they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
Immigration to Canada is managed through federal government and Express Entry is one of the primary sources to manage the visa applications for three federal economic immigration streams such as federal skilled worker program, federal skilled trade programs and Canadian experience class. The applicants who were qualified for Express Entry stream, they were given a CRS score on the basis of human capital factors like age, education, and work experience, Language ability in English or French and adaptability.
The highest ranked applicants will be invited to apply for permanent residence through frequent Express Entry draws.
Following table show the CRS score distribution of Candidate in the Express Entry pool as of 12th May 2020:
Range of CRS score | Number of Candidates |
601-1200 | 482 |
501-600 | 417 |
451-500 | 20,412 |
491-500 | 356 |
481-490 | 1,117 |
471-480 | 3,140 |
461-470 | 7,053 |
451-460 | 8,746 |
401-450 | 43,782 |
441-450 | 10,472 |
431-440 | 10,083 |
421-430 | 6,996 |
411-420 | 7,538 |
401-410 | 8,693 |
351-400 | 50,784 |
301-350 | 27,120 |
0-300 | 3,405 |
Total | 146,402 |
The numbers shown 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.