New Express Entry Draw Targets 4,200 Candidates As Canada Passes 70,000 Invites For 2020

Canada has conducted a second-consecutive all-program Express Entry draw issuing Invitations to Apply to 4,200 candidates.

The September 16 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 472 points, three points lower than the previous all-program draw.

This draw, and the previous draw on September 2, are jointly the second-largest Express Entry draws of all time.

The largest Express Entry draw took place on February 19, 2020, when 4,500 ITAs were issued with a minimum CRS score of 470 points.

Conducting a second major draw represents a statement of intent by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), that its policy of increasing immigration levels will continue into 2021, despite the COVID-19 crisis.