November 2, 2016 – Today the Department of
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 2080
candidates to apply for Permanent Residence in Canada through
Express Entry. This is the largest number of Invitations to
Apply issued since the system's inception in January of
2015. This was an impressive jump of 276 invitations from the
last round. The lowest qualifying score decreased
slightly to 472 points from 475 in the last round but this has
made a huge difference to people in the Express Entry System. We
hope that this trend continues.
Express Entry uses a comprehensive scoring system to rank
prospective immigrants to Canada. Candidates are awarded up to 600
points based on a variety of factors meant to assess their ability
to succeed in Canada, including age, language skill, education and
work experience. An additional 600 points are awarded for holding a
valid job offer supported by a positive Labour Market Impact
Assessment (LMIA) or a provincial
