Canada invites 4,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canada PR

 

In a recent federal immigration draw conducted on July 22, 2021, 4,500 Express Entry candidates were invited to apply for Canada PR.

The minimum score required to qualify was set at 357. The chosen candidates were eligible for the CEC immigration stream.

The draw had a tie-break rule implemented with the timestamp of February 14, 2021, at 09:04:15 UTC applied. This was done as an administrative requirement. The timestamp indicates the date and time that the candidates need to submit their profiles by.

A lower cut-off score

While 4,500 immigration candidates from the CEC stream were invited in the draw held previously, the cut-off score was 369. This means that the July 22 draw had a lesser cut-off score than its previous round of invitations.

The cut-off score of the July 22 draw was the second-lowest cut-off score for a CEC draw.

PNP and CEC draws

After the COVID-19 came to Canada, the country has been focusing on conducting only draws specific to PNP and CEC. The reason for this is that the candidates involved are readily available as they are mostly in Canada only. They are unaffected by the travel restrictions imposed due to the pandemic.

Now, there’s a gradual withdrawal of COVID-related restrictions at the Canada border. Canada has decided to reopen its border to fully vaccinated travelers from the US in August 2021. In September 2021, Canada will open its border to fully vaccinated travelers from all locations of the world.

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