ARTICLE · 10 DECEMBER 2020

Canada Passes 100,000 Invitations For 2020 In New Express Entry Draw

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December 9 , 2020 - Canada passed 100,000 Invitations to Apply (ITSs) in a calendar year for the first time by issuing 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for the third consecutive Express Entry draw. The CRS score remains at 469, the lowest in 2020.

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Canada passed 100,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a calendar year for the first time by issuing 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for the third consecutive Express Entry draw.

The December 9 draw took the total ITAs for 2020 to 102,350, while the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 469 equalled the lowest of 2020.

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