Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has conducted a new Express Entry draw.
The latest Express Entry draw held on December 20, 2023, issued 670 invitations in a category-based selection draw for the Transport Occupations Category. Invited candidates required a minimum CRS score of 435 to be considered for an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
This was only the second time IRCC held a category-based draw that was targeted at candidates under the Transport Occupations category. The previous such draw was held on September 20, 2023.
Express Entry Draw #277
Type of draw: Transport Occupations (2023-1)
- Number of invitations issued: 670
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 670 or above
- Date and time of round: December 20, 2023 at 15:55:23 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 435
- Tie-breaking rule: August 30. 2023 at 17:30:21 UTC
Transport Occupations Category Eligibility
To be eligible to apply under the Transport Occupations Category, you must:
- Meet the eligibility criteria of one of the Express Entry streams: Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, or Canadian Experience Class.
- Have at least 6 months of full-time, continuous work experience within the past 3 years in Canada or abroad, in one of the 10 professions targeted for the Transport Occupations Category.
- Meet all of the requirements in the instructions for the invitation round.
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Today’s draw is the third of the week. Yesterday, on December 19th, IRCC invited 1,000 candidates with a CRS of 425, in a targeted draw for the Trade occupations category. The day before (Dec 18) 1,325 candidates with a CRS score of 542 were invited in an all-program draw.
This is the second time IRCC has conducted three Express Entry draws in a single week. Just last week, IRCC issued 11,650 invitations across three back-to-back draws.
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Source: canada.ca
https://www.cictimes.com/express-entry-draw-invites-670-candidates-from-transport-occupations-category
